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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
1
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
2004-3-4
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The purpose of this study, conducted in three phases, was to develop a clinically useful observational tool (i.e., the Pain Assessment Checklist for Seniors With Limited Ability to Communicate [PACSLAC]) to assess pain in seniors with severe dementia. In Phase 1, professional caregivers of seniors with severe dementia were interviewed in order to generate a list of pain-related behaviors that are characteristic of care recipients living in long-term-care facilities. Based on a systematic examination of interview transcripts by experienced researchers and an independent coder, a behavioral checklist (i.e., the initial version of the PACSLAC) was developed. The checklist items were organized into conceptually based subscales (e.g., facial expressions, activity/body movement). Phase 2 focused on an assessment of the internal consistency of the checklist (alpha =.92). Following an item analysis, the subscales of the PACSLAC (Social/Personality/Mood Indicators, Facial Expressions, Activity/Body Movement, and Physiological Indicators/Eating/Sleeping Changes/Vocal Behaviors) were found to be internally consistent. Phase 3 focused on a preliminary validation of the PACSLAC. Analyses suggest that the PACSLAC discriminated among pain events (during which there was a clear and recognizable cause for the patients' pain), events during which patients were experiencing nonpainful distress, and situations during which patients were calm.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Mar
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| pubmed:issn |
1524-9042
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
5
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
37-49
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:14999652-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:14999652-Affect,
pubmed-meshheading:14999652-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:14999652-Aged, 80 and over,
pubmed-meshheading:14999652-Aggression,
pubmed-meshheading:14999652-Attitude of Health Personnel,
pubmed-meshheading:14999652-Communication Disorders,
pubmed-meshheading:14999652-Dementia,
pubmed-meshheading:14999652-Discriminant Analysis,
pubmed-meshheading:14999652-Facial Expression,
pubmed-meshheading:14999652-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:14999652-Geriatric Assessment,
pubmed-meshheading:14999652-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:14999652-Kinesics,
pubmed-meshheading:14999652-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:14999652-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:14999652-Nursing Assessment,
pubmed-meshheading:14999652-Nursing Evaluation Research,
pubmed-meshheading:14999652-Pain,
pubmed-meshheading:14999652-Pain Measurement,
pubmed-meshheading:14999652-Psychometrics,
pubmed-meshheading:14999652-Questionnaires,
pubmed-meshheading:14999652-Sensitivity and Specificity,
pubmed-meshheading:14999652-Social Behavior,
pubmed-meshheading:14999652-Verbal Behavior
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| pubmed:year |
2004
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Development and preliminary validation of the pain assessment checklist for seniors with limited ability to communicate (PACSLAC).
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Psychology, University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't,
Validation Studies
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