Pain assessment in elderly adults with dementia

T Hadjistavropoulos, K Herr, KM Prkachin… - The Lancet …, 2014 - thelancet.com
Chronic pain is highly prevalent in the ageing population. Individuals with neurological
disorders such as dementia are susceptible patient groups in which pain is frequently under …

Use of pain-behavioral assessment tools in the nursing home: expert consensus recommendations for practice.

K Herr, H Bursch, M Ersek, LL Miller… - Journal of …, 2010 - search.ebscohost.com
Many tools are available for the assessment of pain in nonverbal older adults; however,
guidelines are needed to help clinicians select the proper instrument for use in the nursing …

[HTML][HTML] The need for a Canadian pain strategy

ME Lynch - Pain Research & Management: The Journal of the …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pain is poorly managed in Canada. This includes acute pain caused by ongoing tissue
damage, trauma or surgery, chronic pain and pain related to terminal illness. Reasons for …

Evidence-based development and initial validation of the pain assessment checklist for seniors with limited ability to communicate-II (PACSLAC-II)

S Chan, T Hadjistavropoulos, J Williams… - The Clinical journal …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Our goal was to develop and validate, based on theoretical and empirical
knowledge, the Pain Assessment Checklist for Seniors with Limited Ability to Communicate …

Practice guidelines for assessing pain in older persons with dementia residing in long-term care facilities

T Hadjistavropoulos, TD Fitzgerald… - Physiotherapy …, 2010 - utpjournals.press
Purpose: Frail patients with dementia most frequently present with musculoskeletal pain and
mobility concerns; therefore, physiotherapy interventions for this population are likely to be …

Unobtrusive pain monitoring in older adults with dementia using pairwise and contrastive training

S Rezaei, A Moturu, S Zhao… - IEEE Journal of …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Although pain is frequent in old age, older adults are often undertreated for pain. This is
especially the case for long-term care residents with moderate to severe dementia who …

Evaluating the efficacy of oxytocin for pain management: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials and observational studies

AA Mekhael, JE Bent, JM Fawcett… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background There is a need for novel analgesics with favorable risk to benefit profiles.
Oxytocin has recently gained attention for its potential analgesic properties. Aim The aim of …

The effectiveness of a nurse practitioner-led pain management team in long-term care: A mixed methods study

S Kaasalainen, A Wickson-Griffiths… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Considering the high rates of pain as well as its under-management in long-
term care (LTC) settings, research is needed to explore innovations in pain management …

Quasi-experimental evaluation of a multifaceted intervention to improve quality of end-of-life care and quality of dying for patients with advanced dementia in long-term …

R Verreault, M Arcand, L Misson… - Palliative …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Improvement in the quality of end-of-life care for advanced dementia is
increasingly recognized as a priority in palliative care. Aim: To evaluate the impact of a …

Pain in dementia: Use of observational pain assessment tools by people who are not health professionals

DA Ammaturo, T Hadjistavropoulos, J Williams - Pain Medicine, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Objective Pain is prevalent among older adults but is often underestimated and
undertreated, especially in people with severe dementia who have limited ability to self …