Probable Pain on the Pain Assessment in Impaired Cognition (PAIC15) Instrument: Assessing Sensitivity and Specificity of Cut-Offs against Three Standards

Probable Pain on the Pain Assessment in Impaired Cognition (PAIC15) Instrument: Assessing Sensitivity and Specificity of Cut-Offs against Three Standards

Observational pain scales can help to identify pain in persons with dementia who may have difficulty expressing pain verbally. The Pain Assessment in Impaired Cognition-15 (PAIC15) covers 15 items that indicate pain, but it is unclear how probable pain is, for each summed score (range 0–45). We aime...

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Main Authors: Jenny T. van der Steen, Andrew Westzaan, Kimberley Hanemaayer, Muhamad Muhamad, Margot W. M. de Waal, Wilco P. Achterberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Brain Sciences
Subjects:
dementia
pain measurement
behavior observation techniques
diagnostic techniques and procedures
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/7/869

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