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Experience and asse...
Experience and assessment of pain in individuals with cognitive impairments.
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- Gabre, Pia (författare)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Odontologiska institutionen,Institute of Odontology
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Sjöquist, Kerstin (författare)
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(creator_code:org_t)
- 2002
- 2002
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry. - 0275-1879. ; 22:5, s. 174-80
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Abstract
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- The authors review the literature on pain experience and pain assessment in people with cognitive impairments, focusing on individuals with dementia and mental retardation. The impact of cognitive impairments on pain sensation is not well understood, although some observations have been published. For example, research suggests that pain experience can be influenced by neuropathological processes in the brain and memory impairments. Reporting of pain decreases as cognitive impairment increases. In addition, poor verbal skills lead to difficulties in communicating pain. Pain assessment depends primarily on one's ability to describe the dimensions of pain. Individuals with limited ability to report pain can use pain assessment methods that rely on simple cognitive tasks. For individuals who have no ability to report pain, an outside observer must describe the discomfort experienced by interpreting the patient's body language. The authors conclude that further research is needed to develop valid and reliable assessment methods for people with cognitive impairments.
Ämnesord
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Odontologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Dentistry (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- Activities of Daily Living
- Acute Disease
- Aged
- Alzheimer Disease
- physiopathology
- Brain
- physiopathology
- Chronic Disease
- Cognition Disorders
- physiopathology
- Dementia
- physiopathology
- Facial Expression
- Humans
- Kinesics
- Memory Disorders
- physiopathology
- Mental Retardation
- physiopathology
- Pain
- physiopathology
- Pain Measurement
- Pain Threshold
- physiology
- Verbal Behavior
- physiology
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