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ArticleSchmerz (Berlin, Germany)2015

[Pain measurement in cognitively impaired patients with the Doloshort scale].

R Likar, W Pipam, S Neuwersch, M Köstenberger, G Pinter, C Gatternig, J Marksteiner

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Article in Schmerz (Berlin, Germany), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Pain management in hemophilia: expert recommendations.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2021
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7 authors.

R LikarAbteilung für Anästhesie und Allgemeine Intensivmedizin, Klinikum Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Feschnigstr. 11, 9020, Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Österreich, anaesthesie.abteilung@lkh-klu.at.
W Pipam
S Neuwersch
M Köstenberger
G Pinter
C Gatternig
J Marksteiner

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundUntil recently the measurement of pain in cognitively impaired patients represented a neglected field in the diagnostics and treatment of pain. Investigations indicate a prevalence of pain in nursing home residents of between 45 % and 80 %. MATERIAL AND

methodsThis study investigated the reliability of the German translation of the Doloshort scale and compared it with the visual analog scale (VS). The aim of this study was to determine the practical applicability of this scale in the clinical routine and to calculate the intrarater reliability (retest) and interrater reliability.

resultsThe interrater and intrarater reliability of the Doloshort scale was between 0.949 and 0.970. There was a highly significant correlation between the values of the Doloshort scale and the VAS.

conclusionThe Doloshort scale is a well suited measurement instrument for the evaluation of pain in cognitively impaired patients. Because of the short form only simple instructions are necessary and it has a high acceptance with users.

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TranslatingAgedAged, 80 and overChronic PainCognitive DysfunctionDementiaDocumentationFemaleGermanyHomes for the AgedHumansMaleMental Status ScheduleNursing HomesObserver VariationPain Measurement

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