Tools to Assess Pain or Lack of Comfort in Dementia: A Content Analysis

van der Steen, Jenny T; Sampson, Elizabeth L; Van den Block, Lieve; Lord, Kathryn; Vankova, Hana; Pautex, Sophie Marie; Vandervoort, An; Radbruch, Lukas; Shvartzman, Pesach; Sacchi, Valentina; de Vet, Henrica C W; Van Den Noortgate, Nele J A

doi:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.05.015

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Tools to Assess Pain or Lack of Comfort in Dementia: A Content Analysis

Contributorsvan der Steen, Jenny T; Sampson, Elizabeth L; Van den Block, Lieve; Lord, Kathryn; Vankova, Hana; Pautex, Sophie Marie; Vandervoort, An; Radbruch, Lukas; Shvartzman, Pesach; Sacchi, Valentina; de Vet, Henrica C W; Van Den Noortgate, Nele J A

Published inJournal of pain and symptom management, vol. 50, no. 5, p. 659-675.e3

Publication date2015

Abstract

There is need for tools to help detect pain or lack of comfort in persons unable to communicate. However, pain and (dis)comfort tools have not been compared, and it is unclear to what extent they discriminate between pain and other possible sources of discomfort, or even if items differ.

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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires

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VAN DER STEEN, Jenny T et al. Tools to Assess Pain or Lack of Comfort in Dementia: A Content Analysis. In: Journal of pain and symptom management, 2015, vol. 50, n° 5, p. 659–675.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.05.015

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PID : unige:89978
DOI : 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.05.015
PMID : 26212095

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Tools to Assess Pain or Lack of Comfort in Dementia: A Content Analysis

There is need for tools to help detect pain or lack of comfort in persons unable to communicate. However, pain and (dis)comfort tools have not been compared, and it is unclear to what extent they discriminate between pain and other possible sources of discomfort, or even if items differ.

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