Pain assessment in cognitively impaired and unimpaired older adults: a comparison of four scales
- 1 May 2001
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Pain
- Vol. 92 (1) , 173-186
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0304-3959(00)00485-1
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to compare the psychometric properties of four established pain scales in a population of hospitalized older adults (mean age, 76 years) with varying levels of cognitive impairment. Patients made ratings of current pain three times/day for 7 days. They also madeKeywords
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