title: Pain assessment and management in the patient with mild to moderate cognitive impairment.
abstract: The gold standard for pain screening and assessment is the patient report. Research shows that many patients with mild to moderate cognitive impairment retain the ability to report pain. All patients should be given the opportunity to self-report their pain using valid and reliable tools.
authors.affiliation: Capital Hospice, Falls Church, VA 22042, USA. mwheeler@capitalhospice.org
authors.forename: Mary S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Wheeler
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D003693:Delirium / Q000175:diagnosis; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005149:Facial Expression; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D010166:Palliative Care; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D015995:Prevalence; D011594:Psychometrics; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics