Observational Pain Assessment Instruments for Use With Nonverbal Patients at the End-of-life: A Systematic Review.

CONCLUSIONS:: At this point, it is impossible to recommend any of the tools evaluated given the low number and quality of the studies. Other analyses and studies need to be conducted to develop, adapt, or further validate observational pain instruments for the end-of-life population, regardless of the disease. PMID: 30638134 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Palliative Care - Category: Palliative Care Tags: J Palliat Care Source Type: research