A commonly prescribed pain medication—gabapentin—often considered a safer alternative to opioids for those who suffer from ...

The Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia Scale (PAINAD) was developed to assess pain and reduce the likelihood that it is unrecognized and untreated.

Dementia isn't a specific disease. Instead, it describes a collection of symptoms that affect a person's thinking and social abilities enough to interfere with daily life. There are more than ...

Until now the usual way to detect pain in patients with reduced communication was using the PAINAD scale, a methodology of pain observation in patients with advanced dementia, recently validated ...

Moreover, if they can report their pain and discomfort, they may not be able to fully understand the pain scales presented by doctors, so the self-report may be inaccurate.

Most of the time when someone is in pain, everyone around them knows. Chances are, they are vocalizing their discomfort, perhaps telling where the pain is, or what caused it.

According to the company, PainChek can detect pain with over 90% accuracy and more than 180,000 pain assessments have been completed worldwide on over 66,000 people. The app was designed for use ...

Please, someone tell me why we are still challenged with identifying and treating pain in the elderly, particularly those with dementia. MCKNIGHT’S LONG-TERM CARE NEWS MCKNIGHT’S SENIOR LIVING ...