Journal of Clinical Nursing
Exploring Pain Management for People Living With Dementia in Acute Care Settings Using the COM ‐B Framework to Guide Baseline Data Gathering
ABSTRACT Aim To establish a comprehensive pre‐implementation baseline of pain management for people living with dementia (PLWD) in acute hospitals by exploring behavioural, contextual, organisational and clinical practice factors to inform the implementation of the DOTS approach. Background Pain is common yet frequently under‐recognised and inconsistently managed in PLWD in acute care. Behaviour change frameworks, such as COM‐B, may help identify determinants of practice and inform implementation strategies. Design …