Pain Incidence, Treatment, and Associated Symptoms in Hospitalized Persons with Dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Moderate to severe pain has been frequently reported in hospitalized older adults. Pain in hospitalized persons with dementia within the context of other common symptoms, functional decline, delirium, and behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), has received little attention.

Aims

Describe the incidence of pain, the pharmacologic management of pain, and the association of pain with physical function, delirium, and BPSD in hospitalized persons with dementia.

Design

Descriptive, cross-sectional study.

Setting

Six medical units in three hospitals.

Participants

Baseline data from 299 hospitalized persons with dementia enrolled in the Family-centered Function-focused Care (Fam-FFC) cluster randomized trial.

Methods

Descripti

SUBMITTER: Boltz M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7943650 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature