Additional Resources
Journal Articles:
- Anne Corbett, Bettina Husebo, Marzia Malcangio, Amelia Staniland, Jiska Cohen-Mansfield, Dag Aarsland & Clive Ballard. Assessment and treatment of pain in people with dementia. Nature Reviews Neurology. 2012, volume 8, pages 264–274. Erratum in Nat Rev Neurol. 2013 Jul;9(7):358.
- van Kooten J, Smaburgge M, van der Wouden JC, Stek ML, Hertogh CMPM. Prevalence of pain in nursing home residents: the role of dementia stage and dementia subtypes. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2017;18:522–7.
- AGS Panel on Persistent Pain in Older Persons. (2002). The Management of Persistent Pain in Older Persons. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 50(S6), S205–S224
- Vu Bach T, Pan J, Kirstein A, Grief CJ, Grossman D. Use of methadone as an adjuvant medication to low-dose opioids for neuropathic pain in the frail elderly: A Case series. J Palliat Med. 2016;19:1351–5
Online Resources:
- CEP Management of Chronic Non-Cancer Pain Tool – https://cep.health/clinical-products/chronic-non-cancer-pain//
- HQO Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Pain – https://www.hqontario.ca/Evidence-to-Improve-Care/Quality-Standards/View-all-Quality-Standards/Opioid-Prescribing-for-Chronic-Pain
- Geriatric Pain Assessment – https://geriatricpain.org/pain-assessment
- 2017 Canadian Guideline for Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain – http://www.cmaj.ca/content/suppl/2017/05/03/189.18.E659.DC1/170363-guide-1-at-updated.pdf
- Pain Numeric Rating Scale – https://www.va.gov/PAINMANAGEMENT/docs/PainNRS.pdf
- Verbal Descriptor Scale – https://geriatricpain.org/assessment/cognitively-intact/vds-pain-thermometer/verbal-descriptor-scale-pain-thermometer
- Visual Analogue Scale – http://img.medscape.com/article/742/580/VAS.pdf
- Brief Pain Inventory – http://npcrc.org/files/news/briefpain_short.pdf
- Geriatric Pain Measure – http://www.palliativecareswo.ca/docs/Geriatric%20Pain%20Measure%20GPM.pdf
- Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale – http://www.gpscbc.ca/sites/default/files/Edmonton%20Symptom%20Assessment%20Scale%20(ESAS-r)%20guidelines-3.pdf
- Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia (PAINAD) Scale – http://bcbpsd.ca/docs/part-1/Final%20Provincial%20PAINAD%20Scale.pdf