Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2002
Pain in cognitively impaired nursing home residents: how well are physicians diagnosing it?
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Cohen-Mansfield Jiska, Lipson Steven
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OBJECTIVES: This study examined the reliability and validity of geriatricians' assessments of pain in cognitively impaired nursing home residents.
DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis.
SETTING: A large suburban nursing home.
PARTICIPANTS: Seventy-nine nursing home residents participated in the study. Of these, 31 had mild/moderate cognitive impairment (average Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) = 16.04) and 48 were severely cognitively impaired (average MMSE = 1.91). More than 80% of the participants were female, and the average age was 87.
MEASUREMENTS: Two geriatricians from outside the nursing home examined laboratory results, performed a physical examination, and completed a detailed assessment of pain. The personal geriatricians of 42 of the participants also completed the same assessment.
RESULTS: Intergeriatrician agreement rates were statistically significant and moderate in magnitude. When examined by subgroup, the correlations were significant only for those with mild/moderate impairment. Some of the geriatricians' ratings of pain correlated significantly with residents' self-reports. All relationships were weaker in the severely cognitively impaired group. Ratings of greater pain were significantly correlated with higher cognitive functioning.
CONCLUSIONS: The results validate geriatricians' evaluations of pain during a medical examination for moderately impaired persons and question their ability to evaluate pain in the severely cognitively impaired. There is a need for increased awareness of pain in this population and a need for improved methodologies to identify it.
DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis.
SETTING: A large suburban nursing home.
PARTICIPANTS: Seventy-nine nursing home residents participated in the study. Of these, 31 had mild/moderate cognitive impairment (average Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) = 16.04) and 48 were severely cognitively impaired (average MMSE = 1.91). More than 80% of the participants were female, and the average age was 87.
MEASUREMENTS: Two geriatricians from outside the nursing home examined laboratory results, performed a physical examination, and completed a detailed assessment of pain. The personal geriatricians of 42 of the participants also completed the same assessment.
RESULTS: Intergeriatrician agreement rates were statistically significant and moderate in magnitude. When examined by subgroup, the correlations were significant only for those with mild/moderate impairment. Some of the geriatricians' ratings of pain correlated significantly with residents' self-reports. All relationships were weaker in the severely cognitively impaired group. Ratings of greater pain were significantly correlated with higher cognitive functioning.
CONCLUSIONS: The results validate geriatricians' evaluations of pain during a medical examination for moderately impaired persons and question their ability to evaluate pain in the severely cognitively impaired. There is a need for increased awareness of pain in this population and a need for improved methodologies to identify it.