Systematic pain assessment in elderly care: does it make a difference?
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Residential living facilities for older people.Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN71142240
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Gävle (Sweden)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 270
Inclusion Criteria
Living permanently in one of the 10 residential living facilities in the municipality
Exclusion Criteria
1. Newly moved into the residential living facility, i.e., the person has lived there less than one month
2. Short time and respite care
3. Palliative care status
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Well-being (OUALID, WHO-5 index)<br>2. Proxy-VAS
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Medication<br>2. Physical and cognitive ability<br>3. Documentation about pain <br><br>In addition, the psychometric properties of the pain assessment scales will be investigated.