Observational pain assessment in older persons with dementia in four countries: observer agreement of items and factor structure of the Pain Assessment in Impaired Cognition

ConclusionsObservation of PAIC items can be done reliably in healthcare settings. Observer agreement is quite promising already without extensive training.

Source: European Journal of Pain - September 12, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Margot W M de Waal, Annelore H van Dalen ‐Kok, Henrica C W de Vet, Lydia Gimenez‐Llort, Ljubica Konstantinovic, Marina de Tommaso, Thomas Fischer, Albert Lukas, Miriam Kunz, Stefan Lautenbacher, Frank Lobbezoo, Brian E McGuire, Jenny T van Tags: ORIGIBAL ARTICLE Source Type: research