Low back pain (LBP) is one of the major disabling health conditions among older adults
aged 60 years or older. While most causes of LBP among older adults are non-specific and …

Chronic pain is highly prevalent in the ageing population. Individuals with neurological
disorders such as dementia are susceptible patient groups in which pain is frequently under …

This well-established and accessible text has been completely revised in this expanded fifth
edition. Each chapter has been updated, often extensively, to reflect current thinking, and an …

Objectives: Our goal was to develop and validate, based on theoretical and empirical
knowledge, the Pain Assessment Checklist for Seniors with Limited Ability to Communicate …

Objectives: Pain assessment in patients with dementia and severe limitations in ability to
communicate can be challenging. The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) encourages the …

Pain can be influenced by its social context. We aimed to examine under controlled
experimental conditions how empathy from a partner and personal attachment style affect …

Purpose: Frail patients with dementia most frequently present with musculoskeletal pain and
mobility concerns; therefore, physiotherapy interventions for this population are likely to be …

Background. Pain perception is highly subjective, and effective pain management can be
challenging in the elderly. We aimed to identify a set of practical measures that could be …

Purpose of the study Interest in person-centred dementia care has flourished in the last two
decades. Despite growing interest in the development and implementation of person …

We conducted a systematic review of pain assessment tools suitable for community-dwelling
older adults. For this work, we conceptualized existing psychometric tools as falling under …