ArticleArquivos de neuro-psiquiatria2023
Pain in older adults with dementia: Brazilian validation of Pain Intensity Measure for Persons with Dementia (PIMD).
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- Reducing Barriers for Best Practice in People Living with Dementia: Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Content Validity of the Brazilian Version of the Pain Assessment in Impaired Cognition (PAIC-15) Meta-Tool.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Pain in older adults with dementia: improving diagnosis to provide better care.Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough there are several ways to assess pain in dementia, there is still a need for tools with better items to assess the presence of pain intensity in these individuals.
objectiveTo validate to Brazilian version of the "Pain Intensity Measure for Persons with Dementia - PIMD-p.
methodsOlder adults, all demented with impaired verbal communication and exposed to potentially painful situations, were selected from an outpatient clinic and long-term care facility (LTCF). The PIMD-p was applied independently by 2 researchers (E1 and E2) on the same day. Within 14 days, the instrument was reapplied by one of the 2 researchers (E3). The pain intensity reported by participants' caregivers and LTCF nurses were recorded on a verbal numeric pain scale. For the statistical analysis, Cronbach's Alpha, Spearman's Coefficient and intraclass correlation Index were calculated.
resultsA total of 50 older individuals were selected (mean age 86 years), majority with musculoskeletal pain. The PIMD-p demonstrated good internal consistency according to Cronbach's α (0.838), excellent intra and interobserver reproducibility (0.927 and 0.970, respectively;
conclusionThe PIMD-p showed satisfactory psychometric properties for measuring intensity of pain in demented older adults with impaired verbal communication.
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