Reliability and Feasibility of the Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia Scale-Korean Version (PAINAD-K).

Background: There is currently no observational instrument for assessing pain in aged patients who are unable to provide self-report in long-term care hospitals in Korea.

Aims: The goal of this research was to culturally adapt and test the validity, reliability, and feasibility of the Korean version of the Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia Scale.

Design: This was a methodologic study aiming to translate the Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia Scale.

Development of Knowledge and Attitudes Survey on Pain Management for Korean Long-term Care Professionals.

Purpose: Inappropriate knowledge and attitude toward pain management of professionals has been pointed to be major obstacles to effective pain management in long-term care setting. The purpose of this study was to develop the knowledge and attitudes survey on pain management for Korean long-term care (LTC) professionals (KASP-K).

Methods: To develop the KASP-K, the knowledge and attitudes survey regarding pain developed by Ferrell and McCaffery in 2014 was amended after a review of broad literature and the latest pain management standards.