Pain management in patients with dementia

WP Achterberg, MJC Pieper… - … interventions in aging, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
There are an estimated 35 million people with dementia across the world, of whom 50%
experience regular pain. Despite this, current assessment and treatment of pain in this …

Assessment and treatment of pain in people with dementia

A Corbett, B Husebo, M Malcangio… - Nature Reviews …, 2012 - nature.com
Many elderly people experience pain and regularly take analgesic medication. Pain is also
frequent in people with dementia, particularly those with severe disease. As no robust …

Pain assessment in the patient unable to self-report: position statement with clinical practice recommendations

K Herr, PJ Coyne, M McCaffery… - Pain …, 2011 - painmanagementnursing.org
Pain is a subjective experience, and no objective tests exist to measure it (American Pain
Society, 2009). Whenever possible, the existence and intensity of pain are measured by the …

Efficacy of treating pain to reduce behavioural disturbances in residents of nursing homes with dementia: cluster randomised clinical trial

BS Husebo, C Ballard, R Sandvik, OB Nilsen… - Bmj, 2011 - bmj.com
Objective To determine whether a systematic approach to the treatment of pain can reduce
agitation in people with moderate to severe dementia living in nursing homes. Design …

[HTML][HTML] Pain assessment strategies in older patients

K Herr - The journal of pain, 2011 - Elsevier
The prevalence of pain and pain undertreatment in older persons, along with the many
potential detrimental consequences of undertreated pain, pose a substantial burden to the …

Identifying and managing pain in people with Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia: a systematic review

BS Husebo, W Achterberg, E Flo - CNS drugs, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background and Objective Pain in patients with Alzheimer's disease is a complex
issue; these patients suffer from the common causes of acute and chronic pain, and some …

Polypharmacy and inappropriate medication use in patients with dementia: an underresearched problem

C Parsons - Therapeutic advances in drug safety, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Multimorbidity and polypharmacy are increasingly prevalent across healthcare systems and
settings as global demographic trends shift towards increased proportions of older people in …

[LIVRE][B] Understanding behaviour in dementia that challenges: A guide to assessment and treatment

IA James, L Jackman - 2017 - books.google.com
The innovative Newcastle Challenging Behaviour Model for dementia care has recently
been updated, leading to new advances in the field. This revised second edition guide to …

[HTML][HTML] Pain in dementia: prevalence and association with neuropsychiatric behaviors

M Atee, T Morris, S Macfarlane… - Journal of Pain and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Context Pain is linked to behaviours and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD);
however, it often remains under-recognised in this population. Objectives We aimed to …

The response of agitated behavior to pain management in persons with dementia

BS Husebo, C Ballard, J Cohen-Mansfield… - The American Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objectives Behavioral disturbances and pain are common in nursing home (NH) patients
with dementia. An association between pain and increased agitation has been suggested …