Title
Pain Assessment For Older Persons In Nursing Home Care
Authoring Organizations
Publication Month/Year
February 1, 2020
Last Updated Month/Year
December 16, 2024
Supplemental Implementation Tools
Document Type
Guideline
External Publication Status
Published
Country of Publication
US
Inclusion Criteria
Female, Male, Older adult
Health Care Settings
Long term care
Intended Users
Social worker, nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant
Scope
Assessment and screening
Keywords
nursing home, Pain Assessment
Methodology
Number of Source Documents
39
Literature Search Start Date
January 1, 2003
Literature Search End Date
December 31, 2015
Description of External Review Process
37 organizations and patient representatives participated.
Description of Public Comment Process
37 organizations and patient representatives participated.
Specialties Involved
Geriatric Medicine, Post Acute And Long Term Care
Description of Systematic Review
AMDA-PALTC has a clear methodology.
List of Questions
Recommendations were subjected to a structured consensus-finding process with representatives from 37 scientific and professional organizations and patient representatives. The guideline underwent independent peer review before finalization. It comprises 62 recommendations that are grouped into 4 chapters: (1) context of pain assessment in nursing home care; (2) screening; (3) focused assessment; and (4) reassessment/monitoring of pain.
Description of Study Criteria
Inclusion criteria included elderly, long term care, and dementia topics. The following search terms were used: elderly, long term care, nursing home, antipsychotics, behavior management, pharmacological management, addiction, among other criteria.
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