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 ...

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.

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 ...

The key pain biomarkers investigated are sTNFR2 (Soluble Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor 2) and sIgA (immunoglobulin A), both associated with inflammation, a process intricately linked to dementia ...

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 ...

From Care and Cure magazine, find out why pain in people with dementia is underreported in hospitals. A new study has shown that pain in people with dementia when admitted to hospital is underreported ...

Dementia after a head injury is a significant public health problem.. In the United States, roughly 2 per 1,000 people each year have some kind of head injury. Many do not seek medical care ...

A new study has shown that pain in people with dementia when admitted to hospital is underreported, which leads to symptoms worsening.. Pain is commonly under-detected and under-treated in people with ...