Process of pain assessment in people with dementia living in nursing homes: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Pain is a common symptom in people with dementia; untreated, it reduces quality of life and causes suffering. People with dementia living in nursing homes most often have dementia in moderate to severe stages. The cognitive impairment, including language and communication difficulties, challenges pain assessment. Since pain is a subjective experience, self-reporting is the gold standard of assessment methods. Healthcare professionals are advised to help people with dementia communicate about their pain. The proposed scoping review is the first step in the development of a systematic pain assessment model for people with dementia living in nursing homes. The scoping review aims to identify, categorise and summarise knowledge on how pain assessment processes in this popu

SUBMITTER: Overen CK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9528625 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature