The current retrospective descriptive study evaluated nursing practice variations on pain management in older adults with dementia admitted to an acute geriatrics unit (AGU) before (2018) and during (2021) the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Data were gathered from electronic health records. Pain intensity was evaluated a median of 1.9 times per day of stay in the pre-COVID-19 sample, whereas in the COVID-19 sample, the median was 0.7 times per day of stay. Median number of analgesic administrations per day of stay and mean percentage of clinical care records that mentioned pain were higher in patients admitted during the pandemic. Variations in nursing care organization in the AGU due to the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on the patterns of pain management nursing practice in older adults with dementia. [Research in Gerontological Nursing, 16(4), 173-182.].

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COVID-19 大流行期间入住急性老年病科的老年痴呆症患者疼痛管理的护理实践差异。

目前的回顾性描述性研究评估了 2019 年冠状病毒病 (COVID-19) 大流行之前 (2018 年) 和期间 (2021 年) 入住急性老年科 (AGU) 的痴呆症老年人疼痛管理的护理实践差异。数据是从电子健康记录中收集的。在 COVID-19 之前的样本中，疼痛强度的中位数为每天住院 1.9 次，而在 COVID-19 样本中，中位数为每天住院 0.7 次。在大流行期间入院的患者每天住院镇痛次数的中位数以及提到疼痛的临床护理记录的平均百分比更高。由于 COVID-19 大流行，AGU 护理组织的变化对患有痴呆症的老年人的疼痛管理护理实践模式产生了影响。[老年护理研究，16(4), 173-182.]。