Trial reportThe Clinical journal of pain2014
Caregiver's perceptions of the relationship of pain to behavioral and psychiatric symptoms in older community-residing adults with dementia.
Trial report in The Clinical journal of pain, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06264362 (Developing a Nonpharmacological Pain Intervention for Community-dwelling Older Adults With Dementia), which is not on this map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Developing a Nonpharmacological Pain Intervention for Community-dwelling Older Adults With Dementia
Who cites it
15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.
- Assessing neuropsychiatric symptoms in people with dementia: a systematic review of measures.International psychogeriatrics · 2014Pooled it
- Problem Adaptation Therapy for Older Adults with Chronic Pain and Negative Emotions in Primary Care (PATH-Pain): A Randomized Clinical Trial.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2025Trial
- Pain in persons with dementia and the direct and indirect impacts on caregiver burden.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)Trial
- Pain Cues in People With Dementia: Scoping Review.JMIR mental health · 2025Article
- Experiences managing behavioral symptoms among Latino caregivers of Latino older adults with dementia and memory problems: a qualitative study.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Health Information-Seeking Behavior of Latino Caregivers of People Living with Dementia: A Mixed-Methods Study.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2023Article
- Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on the management of pain in older people - a summary report.British journal of pain · 2022Article
- WeCareAdvisor, an Online Platform to Help Family Caregivers Manage Dementia-Related Behavioral Symptoms: an Efficacy Trial in the Time of COVID-19.Journal of technology in behavioral science · 2022Article
- Uncontrolled Pain and Risk for Depression and Behavioral Symptoms in Residents With Dementia.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2021Article
- Taking Another Look: Thoughts on Behavioral Symptoms in Dementia and Their Measurement.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Article
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- Assessment and management of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2015Review
- Management of neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia in clinical settings: recommendations from a multidisciplinary expert panel.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2014Review
- The role of the occupational therapist in the management of neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia in clinical settings.Occupational therapy in health care · 2014Article
- The influence of sleep disruption and pain perception on indicators of quality of life in individuals living with dementia at home.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesPain is underrecognized and undermanaged in older adults with dementia. Because dementia patients have a diminished capacity to communicate discomfort, untreated pain may be expressed in the form of behavioral and psychiatric symptoms. The goal of the present study was to examine the relationship between pain and behavioral and psychiatric symptoms of dementia in community-residing older adults from the perspective of the family caregiver. MATERIALS AND
methodsDyads composed of 272 dementia patients, and their family caregivers were assessed to determine dementia patient's mental status; family caregiver's assessment of care recipient's pain, functional dependence, and number of behavioral symptoms; analgesic use; and demographic information.
resultsHierarchical multiple regression analysis controlling for age, marital status, race, functional disability, and analgesic use showed that pain explained a small but significant percent of variance in the number of behavioral symptoms (3%, P<0.001). Pain had a stronger influence on the number of behavioral and psychiatric symptoms of dementia among those with severe cognitive impairment (F1,69=11.75, P<0.001) compared with those with low to moderate cognitive impairment (F1,199=4.543, P=0.034.). DISCUSSION: The findings indicate that pain is a risk factor for behavioral symptoms in individuals with dementia and suggest that pain is a more significant predictor of behavior for individuals with severe dementia, compared with those with mild/moderate stage dementia. These results reinforce the importance of proper pain assessment and its management as part of dementia care planning.
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