[Pain assessment in non-communicative patients]. / Mesurer la douleur chez le patient non communicant.
Rev Med Liege
; 63(5-6): 429-37, 2008.
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em Fr
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18669216
Pain is a subjective experience. Its assessment is based on the subject's direct verbal report. This method of assessment is, however, impossible in patients who cannot communicate their feelings. In this context, indirect measurements such as behavioral observations or physiological measurements are needed. To facilitate the assessment of pain in non-communicative patients, numerous standardized behavioral scales have been developed. The aim of this review is to discuss the main validated pain scales employed in end-stage dementia, newborn and preverbal children, and severely brain damaged patients with a disorder of consciousness such as coma, the vegetative state or the minimally conscious state.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Medição da Dor
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Demência
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
Rev Med Liege
Ano de publicação:
2008
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Article
País de afiliação:
Bélgica
País de publicação:
Bélgica