Cognitive Functioning and Pain Reactions in Hospitalized Elders

Cognitive Functioning and Pain Reactions in Hospitalized Elders

BACKGROUND: Objectively coded facial activity provides a useful index of pain among elders who have difficulty in reporting pain because of cognitive impairments. However, limitations of previous research include no direct assessment of participants' level of cognitive impairment; no comparison...

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Main Authors: Thomas Hadjistvropoulos, Diane LaChapelle, Farley MacLeod, Carla Hale, Norm O’Rourke, Kenneth D Craig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1998-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1998/621580
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spelling doaj-d94a35cf77e246c694ad56d3511afeb12020-11-24T22:38:02ZengHindawi LimitedPain Research and Management1203-67651998-01-013314515110.1155/1998/621580Cognitive Functioning and Pain Reactions in Hospitalized EldersThomas Hadjistvropoulos0Diane LaChapelle1Farley MacLeod2Carla Hale3Norm O’Rourke4Kenneth D Craig5Department of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, CanadaSchool of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaBACKGROUND: Objectively coded facial activity provides a useful index of pain among elders who have difficulty in reporting pain because of cognitive impairments. However, limitations of previous research include no direct assessment of participants' level of cognitive impairment; no comparison of the reactions of elders with cognitive impairments with those of nonimpaired elders; observers' expectations about pain levels could have influenced judgements about the severity of pain experienced when global rather than objectively coded measures were used because the painful medical procedure was visible on film.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1998/621580
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description BACKGROUND: Objectively coded facial activity provides a useful index of pain among elders who have difficulty in reporting pain because of cognitive impairments. However, limitations of previous research include no direct assessment of participants' level of cognitive impairment; no comparison of the reactions of elders with cognitive impairments with those of nonimpaired elders; observers' expectations about pain levels could have influenced judgements about the severity of pain experienced when global rather than objectively coded measures were used because the painful medical procedure was visible on film.
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