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Pain Assessment in Individuals with Limited Ability to Communicate

  • New York Medical College

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Abstract

Patients with neurocognitive impairments can provide particular challenges in regard to treatment of pain. Difficulties may arise in assessment of pain, communication, treatment, confirmation of effect of intervention, or in all phases. As a result, these patients are at risk for poor pain management, with extremes of under- or over-treatment of pain. Caregivers’ input and contextual clues can be of significant help, provided this information is appropriately interpreted. Validated clinical scales play a key role in this patient population.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAcademic Pain Medicine
Subtitle of host publicationA Practical Guide to Rotations, Fellowship, and Beyond
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media
Pages351-355
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9783030180058
ISBN (Print)9783030180041
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2019

Keywords

  • BPS
  • CPOT
  • CRIES
  • Critically ill
  • Developmental delay
  • FACS
  • FLACC
  • Intellectual disability
  • Neurocognitive impairment
  • Pain assessment scales
  • Pediatric pain scale

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