Skip to main content
Fig. 1 | BMC Health Services Research

Fig. 1

From: The assessment and management of pain in patients with dementia in hospital settings: a multi-case exploratory study from a decision making perspective

Fig. 1

Correspondence between cognitive and clinical process for the recognition, assessment and management of pain. Pain assessment and management involve decision making processes: the interpretation of the patient’s pain experience (an assessment or judgement), and taking appropriate actions to ameliorate the pain (making treatment decisions)

Back to article page