title: [Pain assessment in patients with dementia].
abstract: Recent literature demonstrates that pain in patients with dementia is often undertreated. This can partially be explained by a lack of training in the possibilities of assessing pain in patients with dementia. Subjective reports are the most valid approach for the assessment of the subjective experience of pain and should therefore be preferred over other methods. The assessment of the context, behavior, and physiological markers is advised if the patient is unable to provide a subjective report. Pain assessment scales are useful for documentation and monitoring.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Medizinische Universität Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 29, 8036, Graz, Österreich.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bornemann-Cimenti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wejbora
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Michaeli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kern-Pirsch
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sandner-Kiesling
mesh_terms: D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods*