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PAIN ASSESSMENT

ABBEY PAIN SCALE

In residents with cognitive impairment and late stage dementia and who cannot verbalise the Abbey Pain

Scale

is an efficient and effective informant-based tool. Assessment includes date, time, and signature of

person making the assessment. The tool measures severity of ‘acute pain’, ‘chronic pain’ and ‘acute on

chronic pain’

. Each item is leveled on a four point scale for severity (absent: 0; mild: 1; moderate: 2;

severe: 3). Item scores are individualised and summed up with a score ranging from 0-18.

No pain: 0-2

Mild pain: 3-7

Moderate: 8-13

Severe: 14+

The Map of medicine is a useful resource for health professionals :

Ruder, S. (2010). Seven tools to assist hospice and home care clinicians in pain management at end of life. Home Healthcare Nurse.

Retrieved from

McCaffery, M., & Pasero, C. (1999). Pain. Clinical manual (2

ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

Australian National Health and Research Council. (2006). Guidelines for a Palliative Approach in Residential Aged Care. Retrieved

from

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Abbey, J; De Bellis, A; Piller, N; Esterman, A; Giles, L; parker, D and Lowcay, B. Funded by the JH & JD Gunn Medical Research

Foundation 1998-2002.

March 2017

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