Assessment of pain in people living with dementia at the end of life: a systematic review

Grainne McAnee; Kelly Norwood; Michael Rosato; Gerry Leavey

doi:10.12968/ijpn.2021.27.2.72

Assessment of pain in people living with dementia at the end of life: a systematic review

Grainne McAnee, Kelly Norwood, Michael Rosato, Gerry Leavey

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Abstract

Background: People with dementia may not receive the same quality of palliative care as those with other life-limiting conditions, particularly at end of life (EOL).

Aims: To understand the best way to examine pain for people with dementia.

Methods: A systematic review of tools to assess pain in patients with dementia near the end of life, PubMed, Medline, Embase, (EBSCO Host) CINAHL Plus, Web of Science, Psycinfo, PsycArticles and Scopus were searched.

Findings: 15
articles were identified which were synthesised qualitatively.

Conclusion: There are a range of pain assessment tools which are appropriate for use for people with dementia, but 15 studies used a formal tool. A more robust approach is needed to improve the quality of research for measurement and management of pain in this population.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	72-85
Number of pages	14
Journal	International Journal of Palliative Nursing
Volume	27
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.12968/ijpn.2021.27.2.72
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 2 Apr 2021

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Acknowledgements: This work was supported by funding from the Administrative Data Research Centre-NI (ADRC-NI) funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 MA Healthcare Ltd. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Dementia
End of life
Pain assessment
Pain assessment tools
Palliative care
Advanced and Specialised Nursing
Pain
Humans
Death
Palliative Care
Terminal Care
Pain Measurement

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