A comparative investigation of observational pain assessment tools for older adults with dementia

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 226-237

  Lints Martindale, Amanda C ^a   Hadjistavropoulos, Thomas ^b   Lix, Lisa M ^c   Thorpe, Lilian ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d Department of Community Health and Epidemiology ^*  (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

aging; delirium; elderly; nonverbal expressions

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF DISCOMFORT IN DEMENTIA; CHECKLIST OF NONVERBAL PAIN INDICATOR; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COLORED ANALOG SCALE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFUSION ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNELL SCALE FOR DEPRESSION IN DEMENTIA; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NONCOMMUNICATIVE PATIENT PAIN ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST FOR SENIOR WITH LIMITED ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE; PAIN ASSESSMENT FOR THE DEMENTING ELDERLY SCALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT IN ADVANCED DEMENTIA SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RESIDENTIAL CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OBSERVATION; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84857037309     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e3182290d90     Document Type: Article

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