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10641467

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-2-11
pubmed:abstractText
People with dementia have often been excluded from pain studies. However, there is evidence supporting that people with dementia experience frequent pain, often poorly assessed and undertreated, and that the etiology for pain descriptions is poorly documented. The Assessment of Discomfort in Dementia (ADD) Protocol is designed to: a) more accurately assess discomfort in people with dementia who can no longer verbally describe physical pain or affective discomfort; b) more accurately and thoroughly treat physical pain and affective discomfort; and c) decrease inappropriate use of psychotropic medication. The use of the ADD Protocol was studies with a convenience sample of 104 residents of long-term care with end-stage dementia. Use of the ADD Protocol was associated with a significant decrease in discomfort (t = 6.56, p = 0.000). The most frequently seen behavioral symptoms associated with discomfort were tense body language, sad facial expression, fidgeting, perseverant verbalizations, and verbal outburts. The ADD Protocol was also associated with a significant increase in the use of scheduled analgesics and non-pharmacological comfort interventions. The protocol was not associated with an increase in the use of prn analgesics or with prn or scheduled psychotropics. This study has provided some support for the notion that the needs of people with significant dementia can be discerned and treated.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0885-3924
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
412-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Assessment and treatment of discomfort for people with late-stage dementia.
pubmed:affiliation
Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't