Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia Scale (PAINAD)
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Procedure
- observe patient for 5 minutes before scoring[2]
- items for scoring
- breathing
- vocalization
- facial expression
- body language
- cosolability
Interpretation
- 10 points total[1]
- 2 possible points each
- score of 0 = no pain
- score of 1-3 = mild pain
- score of 4-6 = moderate pain
- score of 7-10 = severe pain
More general terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia Scale (PAINAD) https://www.mdcalc.com/calc/3701/pain-assessment-advanced-dementia-scale-painad
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia Scale (PAINAD) https://dementiapathways.ie/_filecache/04a/ddd/98-painad.pdf
- ↑ Warden V, Hurley AC, Volicer L. Development and psychometric evaluation of the Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia (PAINAD) scale. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2003;4(1):9-15. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12807591 https://www.jamda.com/article/S1525-8610(04)70258-3/fulltext