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dc.contributor.authorSchofield, Pat
dc.contributor.authorClarke, Amanda
dc.contributor.authorFaulkner, Mark
dc.contributor.authorRyan, Tony
dc.contributor.authorDunham, Margaret
dc.contributor.authorHowarth, Amanda
dc.date.accessioned2007-09-18T10:52:33Z
dc.date.available2007-09-18T10:52:33Z
dc.date.issued2005-04
dc.identifier.citationSchofield, P., Clarke, A., Faulkner, M., Ryan, T., Dunham, M., and Howarth, A. (2005) Assessment of Pain in adults with cognitive impairment : a review of the tools. International journal on disability and human development.en
dc.identifier.issn1565-012X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2164/167
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this paper is to discuss the results of a review into the literature related to chronic pain and the older adult. Several themes within the review have been identified and reported elsewhere and the final report has been published by the University of Sheffield in the form of an annotated bibliography. This report focuses upon the findings of the in relation to the assessment of pain in the adult with cognitive impairment. Issues surrounding assessment in the non-cognitively impaired older adult have also been reported elsewhere. For this paper nine studies will be discussed which report the development and testing of pain assessment scales the focus of which is upon behavioural indicators of pain. Some scales have been omitted from the review and the rationale for this decision will be discussed. Each of the selected scales will be discussed and the authors will make recommendations for both clinical practice and for future research based upon the validity, reliability and user friendliness of the scales. From the paper it can be concluded that the Abbey, DOLOPLUS-2 and PACSLAC appear to be the most reliable and valid and in terms of the “user friendliness” would be appropriate to explore further. Recommendations are made for further multi-centre evaluation of these scales.en
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity of Sheffielden
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dc.publisherFreunden
dc.subjectassessmenten
dc.subjectolder peopleen
dc.subjectbehavioural scalesen
dc.subjectassessment toolsen
dc.subjectpainen
dc.subjectUnited Kingdomen
dc.titleAssessment of Pain in adults with cognitive impairment : a review of the toolsen
dc.typeJournal Articleen


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