Correlation between Biomarkers of Pain in Saliva and PAINAD Scale in Elderly People with Cognitive Impairment and Inability to Communicate

Correlation between Biomarkers of Pain in Saliva and PAINAD Scale in Elderly People with Cognitive Impairment and Inability to Communicate

The pain assessment in advanced dementia (PAINAD) appears to be a clinically useful tool. However, the salivary determination of tumor necrosis factor receptor type II (sTNF-RII) and secretory IgA (sIgA) as pain biomarkers is still incipient. The aim was to correlate the PAINAD score with sTNF-RII a...

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Main Authors: Vanesa Cantón-Habas, Manuel Rich-Ruiz, María Teresa Moreno-Casbas, María Jesús Ramírez-Expósito, Jose Manuel Martínez-Martos, María Del Pilar Carrera-González
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
dementia
pain
pain assessment in advanced dementia (PAINAD)
biomarkers
nursing
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/7/1424

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