ArticleClinical interventions in aging2018
Pain as a challenge in nursing home residents with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.
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- Targeting Pain and Depression in Alzheimer's Disease: Translational Insights and Emerging Treatments.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Observing and treating pain in people living with dementia in long-term care facilities.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Ethical Obligation of Adequate Pain Management in Long Term Care Residents with Dementia.Kansas journal of medicine · 2024Article
- Prospective study of pain and patient outcomes in the emergency department: a tale of two pain assessment methods.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2023Observational
- Pain and Its Management in Patients Referred to a Geriatric Outpatient Clinic.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Association Between Pain and Fall Worry Among Community-Dwelling Older People With Cognitive Impairment in the United States.Innovation in aging · 2023Article
- Pain Assessment for Individuals with Advanced Dementia in Care Homes: A Systematic Review.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- A Latent Approach to Understanding Pain in Nursing Home Residents Who are Unable to Self-Report Pain.Journal of pain research · 2021Article
- Palliative Care Symptoms, Outcomes, and Interventions for Chronic Advanced Patients in Spanish Nursing Homes with and without Dementia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Pain in People with Advanced Dementia: The Opinions of Kazakh Medical Students.Journal of pain research · 2020Article
- Characteristics of pharmacological pain treatment in older nursing home residents.Journal of pain research · 2019Article
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5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.
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Abstract
introductionIn patients with dementia, observational scales are recommended for use in the assessment of pain. Unfortunately, their application is rare, and as a consequence pain is frequently underdiagnosed and undertreated in these types of subjects. Thus, the aim of the study was to assess analgesic treatment in nursing home residents with cognitive impairment and to delineate the relationship between pain and behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. PATIENTS AND
methodsThe research was conducted in 2 nursing home facilities in Wielkopolska, Poland. The analyzed group consisted of 96 residents (78 female) with moderate and severe cognitive impairment in whom pain was assessed with the Abbey Pain Scale (APS) and agitation with the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI). Thereafter, medical files related to drug prescriptions were analyzed.
resultsAnalgesics were consumed by 33 individuals (34%); 24 (25%) received regular pain treatment and 7 individuals (7%) - as when needed pain treatment. A relationship was found between the APS and CMAI (
conclusionOur study suggests that pain can be an important underlying cause of behavioral disturbances in older subjects with dementia. In order to reduce their frequency and to avoid excessive usage of sedatives, proper pain assessment and management are essential.
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