A Comparison of the Pain Assessment Checklist for Seniors with Limited Ability to Communicate (PACSLAC) and Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia Scale (PAINAD)

There is currently no gold standard instrument for assessing pain in severely cognitively impaired adults who are unable to provide self-report.

Source: Pain Management Nursing - May 28, 2020 Category: Nursing Authors: Teofanes Natavio, Elizabeth McQuillen, Mary S. Dietrich, Nancy Wells, Bethany A. Rhoten, April Hazard Vallerand, Todd B. Monroe Tags: Original Article Source Type: research