AI Article Synopsis
- Palliative care patients with pain may struggle to communicate their discomfort, leading to underrecognized pain issues.
- Using the right pain assessment tools can greatly improve pain management and outcomes for these patients.
- This paper offers a review of effective tools and guidance for clinicians in choosing the best assessment methods for patients who cannot communicate verbally.
Article Abstract
Palliative care patients who have pain are often unable to self-report their pain, placing them at increased risk for underrecognized and undertreated pain. Use of appropriate pain assessment tools significantly enhances the likelihood of effective pain management and improved pain-related outcomes. This paper reviews selected tools and provides palliative care clinicians with a practical approach to selecting a pain assessment tool for noncommunicative adult patients.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4978178 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cnur.2016.05.009 | DOI Listing |
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