Perception of pain and its management among aged patients in selected hospitals in Ibadan, Nigeria.

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Philip A. Ojo
Prisca O. Adejumo
Rotimi P. Olonisakin
Simeon A. Ojo
Omolara O. Tunmibi
Bibian N. Kuforiji

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Pain perception is influenced by numerous mental processes, such as one’s sentiments and beliefs regarding pain which differ across different age categories as pain threshold increases with age. This study, therefore investigated the perception of pain and its management among aged patients in selected hospitals in Ibadan, Nigeria...

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Ojo, P. A., Adejumo, P. O., Olonisakin, R. P., Ojo, S. A., Tunmibi , O. O., & Kuforiji, B. N. (2023). Perception of pain and its management among aged patients in selected hospitals in Ibadan, Nigeria. West African Journal of Nursing, 33(1), 55–64. Retrieved from https://www.wajournalofnursing.org/index.php/wajn/article/view/5
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Philip A. Ojo, University College, Ibadan

School of Nursing

Prisca O. Adejumo, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan

Department of Nursing

Rotimi P. Olonisakin, University College Hospital, University of Ibadan, Ibadan

Department of Anesthesia 

Simeon A. Ojo, Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State

Department of Nursing

Omolara O. Tunmibi , University College Hospital, University of Ibadan, Ibadan

School Nursing

Bibian N. Kuforiji, Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

Department of Nursing

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