disease interaction(s) of pain with dementia
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Clinical manifestations
- patients with dementia are less likely to report pain after activity
- 6 behavioral domains predict pain in elderly with dementia[3]
- facial expressions
- verbalizations/vocalizations
- body movements
- changes in interpersonal interactions
- changes in activity patterns/routines
- mental status changes
* also see assessment of pain in patients with dementia
More general terms
References
- ↑ Geriatric Review Syllabus, 8th edition (GRS8) Durso SC and Sullivan GN (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2013
- ↑ Horgas AL, Elliott AF, Marsiske M. Pain assessment in persons with dementia: relationship between self-report and behavioral observation. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 Jan;57(1):126-32. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19054191
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lints-Martindale AC, Hadjistavropoulos T, Lix LM, Thorpe L. A comparative investigation of observational pain assessment tools for older adults with dementia. Clin J Pain. 2012 Mar-Apr;28(3):226-37 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21904200