ArticleEinstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Pain assessment in elderly with dementia: Brazilian validation of the PACSLAC scale.
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- Pain assessment tools in adults with communication disorders: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Psychometric properties of pain measurements for people living with dementia: a COSMIN systematic review.European geriatric medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Quality of Assessment Tools for Aphasia: A Systematic Review.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- Information Model on pain management for elder adults aged 75 years or older.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2024Observational
- Pain in older adults with dementia: Brazilian validation of Pain Intensity Measure for Persons with Dementia (PIMD).Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria · 2023Article
- Do Nursing Home Residents With Dementia Receive Pain Interventions?American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias · 2019Article
- Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation, and Validation of the Portuguese Version of the Rotterdam Elderly Pain Observation Scale.Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders extraArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo validate the Pain Assessment Checklist for Seniors with Limited Ability to Communicate - Portuguese in demented elderly and to analyze its measurement properties.
methodsWe evaluated 50 elderly with dementia, residing in a nursing home and with limited communication ability, when exposed to potentially painful situations. The tool was applied at two different moments. First, two interviewers applied it simultaneously, and the intensity of pain was asked based on the caregiver's opinion. After 14 days, with no analgesic intervention, one of the interviewers applied it again.
resultsThe sample comprised more females, aged over 80 years, with dementia due to Alzheimer, presenting musculoskeletal pain of moderate to severe intensity. The psychometric properties of the tool demonstrated appropriate internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.827). The scale had excellent reproducibility, according to the intraclass correlation coefficient, and the tool has been duly validated.
conclusionThe Pain Assessment Checklist for Seniors with Limited Ability to Communicate - Portuguese had adequate measuring properties for use with elderly presenting limited communication. OBJETIVO: Validar o Pain Assessment Checklist for Seniors with Limited Ability to Communicate - Portuguese em idosos dementados e analisar as propriedades de suas medições. MÉTODOS: Foram avaliados 50 idosos dementados, residentes de uma casa de repouso e com capacidade de comunicação verbal limitada, quando expostos a situações potencialmente dolorosas. A ferramenta foi utilizada em dois momentos diferentes. Primeiro, foi aplicada por dois entrevistadores simultaneamente, e a intensidade da dor foi questionada com base na opinião do cuidador. Depois de 14 dias, sem intervenção de analgésico, a ferramenta foi aplicada novamente por um dos entrevistadores. RESULTADOS: A amostra teve predominância de mulheres, acima de 80 anos de idade, com demência de Alzheimer, apresentando dores musculoesqueléticas com intensidade moderada a grave. As propriedades psicométricas do instrumento demonstraram consistência interna adequada (coeficiente alfa de Cronbach de 0,827). A escala teve excelente reprodutibilidade, de acordo com o coeficiente de correlação intraclasse, e o instrumento demonstrou validade adequada. CONCLUSÃO: O Pain Assessment Checklist for Seniors with Limited Ability to Communicate - Portuguese teve propriedades de medição adequadas para idosos com limitações de comunicação.
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