Assessment scales
PAINAD
Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia
An observer-rated pain scale for adults with advanced dementia who cannot report pain — breathing, vocalisation, facial expression, body language, consolability.
How it gets tested
The item names a patient with dementia and asks which pain tool is appropriate; the numeric scale and FACES are the distractors.
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