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Title
Evaluation of easily applicable pain measurement tools for the assessment of pain in demented patients.
Authors
Pesonen, A; Kauppila, T; Tarkkila, P; Sutela, A; Niinistö, L; Rosenberg, P H
Abstract
Difficulties in communication and lack of suitable pain scales may lead to undertreatment of pain in cognitively impaired patients. We performed a study in this type of patients and evaluated the usefulness of four simple pain scales.