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Introduction of a pain scale for palliative care patients with cognitive impairment
van Iersel T, Timmerman D, Mullie A.. International journal of palliative nursing, 2006-02-01
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Plain-language summary
Aim To describe the development and introduction of a pain scale for patients with cognitive impairment who are admitted to homes for older people and nursing homes in the region of northwest Flanders in Belgium. Design A questionnaire comparing the Abbey and Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia (PAINAD) scales was distributed in 17 homes; 185 care providers participated, evaluating 157 patients. Findings Approximately half of the care providers evaluated both scales as being good measures of pain and easy to use. Of the different items scored in both scales, care providers agreed upon three indicators as being most valuable to use for measuring pain: facial expression; vocalization; and body language. Conclusion The findings were not conclusive for the introduction of either Abbey or PAINAD. Based on the results, a simplified pain observation scale consisting of three items was developed. It has been introduced in the homes of the region and is being tested currently.
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van Iersel, T., Timmerman, D., & Mullie, A. (2006). Introduction of a pain scale for palliative care patients with cognitive impairment. International journal of palliative nursing. https://doi.org/10.12968/ijpn.2006.12.2.20531
Vancouver
van Iersel T, Timmerman D, Mullie A. Introduction of a pain scale for palliative care patients with cognitive impairment. International journal of palliative nursing. 2006. doi:10.12968/ijpn.2006.12.2.20531. PMID: 16603993.
BibTeX
@article{vaniersel2006-16603993,
author = {van Iersel, T. and Timmerman, D. and Mullie, A.},
title = {{Introduction of a pain scale for palliative care patients with cognitive impairment}},
journal = {International journal of palliative nursing},
year = {2006},
doi = {10.12968/ijpn.2006.12.2.20531},
pmid = {16603993},
url = {https://doi.org/10.12968/ijpn.2006.12.2.20531}
}
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Key findings
- Based on the results, a simplified pain observation scale consisting of three items was developed.
Study details
- Participants157
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 45/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, effect reported and randomized / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record, times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here, still being cited, senior author's track record, institution's track record and multicenter collaboration, so those were left out: it earned 26 of the 58 points we could judge it on, which is 45 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (International journal of palliative nursing) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 2006 — older than 20 years, still counted |
| Sample size | 2 / 4 | 157 participants |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 3 / 3 | Studied in people (participant count stated) |
| Randomized / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomization or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | — / 7 | No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score |
| Citations per year | — / 5 | No citation count or no year — left out of this score |
| Impact for its field and year | — / 6 | No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score |
| Cited by studies here | — / 6 | Not yet checked against this library's citation graph — left out of this score |
| Still being cited | — / 4 | No yearly citation counts — left out of this score |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multicenter collaboration | — / 3 | Institutions not listed — left out of this score |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 16603993) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Points | 26 / 58 | Scored on 11 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 26 of the 58 points we could judge it on is 45 out of 100. |
| Total | 45 / 100 | — |
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