A pain treatment protocol that offered a variety of medication options improved mood symptoms in a group of elderly nursing home patients with moderate to severe dementia, a new study conducted in Norway has found. The findings highlight the role of untreated pain in the presence of distressing ...
Germany; 5Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 6Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases, King#39;s College London, London, UK Abstract: There are an estimated 35 million people with dementia across the world, of whom 50% experience regular p...
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Whereas in old patients data on pain management are becoming more consistent, we still lack clinical evidence in those affected by dementia. In this narrative review, we summarize the best-available evidence regarding the aetiology, assessment and treatment of pain in people with dementia. Further ...
Ageing, which commonly underlies dementia, is usually associated with painful conditions. Nevertheless, utility analgesics are underused in dementia patients due to their difficulty communicating. Dementia lesions are also situated on the nociceptive pathways. For this reason, the pain experienced is differ...
Communication: Patients with communication problems with physician had worse pain control. Psychological: Anxiety, distress, depression, anger, and dementia, all of which can complicate assessment by masking symptoms. Attitudinal issues: Fear of addiction, tolerance, and side effects, belief that pain ...
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More patients were randomized to the AI-CBT-CP group than to the control (1.4:1) to maximize the system’s ability to learn from patient interactions. Interventions All patients received 10 weeks of CBT-CP. For the AI-CBT-CP group, patient feedback via daily IVR calls was used by the ...
Opioid use in patients with dementia can lead to higher rates of confusion and respiratory depression. Multimodal strategies for pain control including the use of nonopioid analgesics and regional nerve block techniques are recommended for elderly patients to reduce the incidence of delirium, including ...
In the adjusted model, patients with dementia appeared to have a 20% decreased probability of being treated relative to patients with normal cognitive performance (OR, 0.80; 95% CI, 0.69-0.93). Comment The results of the present study show that more than 40% of elderly patients living in ...