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Implementing PainChek and PARO to Support Pain Assessment and Management in Residents with Dementia: A Qualitative Study.
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Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses [Pain Manag Nurs] 2023 Dec; Vol. 24 (6), pp. 587-594. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 25. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Background: Pain is a common problem but often undiagnosed and untreated in people with dementia.<br />Aims: This study explored the experiences of residents with dementia, family, andformal carers with (1) pain assessment and management for residents with dementia; (2) the use of the PainChek app for pain assessment, and (3) the use of a social robot PARO for pain management in residents with dementia.<br />Design: A qualitative study.<br />Settings/participants: Interviews were conducted with 13 residents withdementia, three family members, and 18 formal carers from a residential aged carefacility.<br />Method: Residents with dementia interacted with PARO for 15 mins, five days perweek for three weeks. The PainChek app assessed pain levels before and after eachsession. After three-week intervention, individual interviews were conducted withresidents, family, and formal carers who experienced or observed the use of PainChekapp and PARO for residents. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, andanalyzed using thematic analysis.<br />Results: Four themes were identified regarding pain in residents with dementia: (1) the impact, challenges and strategies of pain assessment and management; (2) benefits and barriers of using PainChek app to assess pain; (3) benefits of interacting with PARO to manage pain and behavioral symptoms; and (4) implementing PainChek app and PARO to support pain assessment and management in dementia care.<br />Conclusions: Technology, such as PainChek and PARO, is promising to improve painassessment and reduce pain for people with dementia. Barriers to using technologyinclude limited staff training and the implementation of person-centered care.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.<br /> (Copyright © 2023 American Society for Pain Management Nursing. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1532-8635
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 37105837
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmn.2023.04.001