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The Impact of Pain on Behavioural Disturbances in Patients with
Moderate and Severe Dementia. A Cluster Randomized Trial
Worldwide, 24 mill. people have dementia (70000 in Norway) with expected doubling in 30 years. The prevalence of dementia in nursing homes (NH) is 80%, often (60%-80%) combined with behavioural/psychiatric disturbances (BPSD). Additionally, about 80% of N H-patients have pain, which seems to incr...