Pain Assessment for Individuals with Advanced Dementia in Care Homes: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Pain is prevalent in older people, especially in those with advanced dementia who have communication impairments. Although pain is recognised to be present in this population, it is often under-assessed and ineffectively managed. The assessment of pain in advanced dementia is extremely challenging and complex, particularly in institutional settings such as care homes. This study systematically reviews the literature to examine and characterise the evidence for the use of pain assessment tools in care homes with individuals living with advanced dementia. Relevant publications were sourced from electronic bibliometric medical databases including AMED, CINAHL Plus, Medline, PsycINFO, EMBASE, TRIP Pro, Google Scholar, and HINARI. The database search was supplemented by screening citations and

SUBMITTER: Felton N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8544573 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature