Monday 11 May 2015

Detecting pain or distress in people with dementia: an appraisal of two strategies

European Journal of Palliative Care, May/June 2015, 22 (3) 110-113
Jenny T van der Steen, Claud Regnard, Ladislav Volicer, Nele J A Van den Noortgate and Elizabeth L Sampson

What is the best approach to recognise pain or distress in people with dementia who cannot express themselves verbally? Jenny T van der Steen, et al have critically appraised two assessment tools: the pain tool PAINAD and the distress documentation tool DisDAT.

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