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Query: UMLS:C0030193 (
pain
)
261,466
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
INTERVENTIONS AFTER DIAGNOSING
PAIN
IN NURSING HOME RESIDENTS WITH DEMENTIA: THE
PILOT
IMPLEMENTATION OF AN OBSERVATIONAL
PAIN
SCALE (PACSLAC-D):
Pain
occurs regularly among nursing home residents with dementia. There are indications that appliance of structural
pain
assessment can contribute to the adequate diagnosis of
pain
. The aim of this study is to gain insight into applied interventions after diagnosing
pain
with an observational
pain
scale (PACSLAC-D) among nursing home resident with dementia.During a six week period
pain
was measured twice a week, among 22 residents of a psychogeriatric nursing home ward, using the PACSLAC-D. Interventions undertaken as a result of a
pain
score were inventoried on a datasheet. After the third and sixth week implementation of
pain
assessment was evaluated.In total 264
pain
assessments using the PACSLAC-D were conducted. Of all scheduled standardized measurements 90% was completed. Sixty observations resulted in a
pain
score. Completed datasheets (N=39) showed that a
pain
score often (N=17) did not result in any intervention. The majority of interventions that were undertaken consisted of a non pharmacological approach (N=19). Evaluation meetings indicated that the PACSLAC-D was considered useful, though the chosen procedure of standardized measurements twice a week was not yet ideal.This study demonstrates that although there was a high compliance rate,
pain
relieving interventions were not frequently applied.Tijdschr Gerontol Geriatr 2011; 42: 67-78.
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