Staja Q Booker1, Keela A Herr2, Ann L Horgas3. 1. College of Nursing, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. Electronic address: bookers@ufl.edu. 2. College of Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. 3. College of Nursing, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The profession of nursing has been on the front line of pain assessment and management in older adults for several decades. Self-report has traditionally been the most reliable pain assessment method, and it remains a priority best practice in identifying the presence and intensity of pain. Although advances in technology, biomarkers, and facial cue recognition now complement self-report, it is still important to maximize self-report of pain and to gather understanding of the total pain experience directly from patients. Practices in pain assessment in older adults have evolved over the past 25 years, and current research and quality improvement studies seek not only to detect the presence of pain, but also to determine the best protocol for assessment and most important pain characteristics to assess. Increasing data are now supporting two emerging practices: (1) consistently assessing the impact of pain on function, and (2) measuring pain during movement-based activities rather than at rest. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is thus to discuss the shifting paradigm for movement-based pain assessment in older adults, as well as the practice, policy, and regulatory drivers that support this practice change.
BACKGROUND: The profession of nursing has been on the front line of pain assessment and management in older adults for several decades. Self-report has traditionally been the most reliable pain assessment method, and it remains a priority best practice in identifying the presence and intensity of pain. Although advances in technology, biomarkers, and facial cue recognition now complement self-report, it is still important to maximize self-report of pain and to gather understanding of the total pain experience directly from patients. Practices in pain assessment in older adults have evolved over the past 25 years, and current research and quality improvement studies seek not only to detect the presence of pain, but also to determine the best protocol for assessment and most important pain characteristics to assess. Increasing data are now supporting two emerging practices: (1) consistently assessing the impact of pain on function, and (2) measuring pain during movement-based activities rather than at rest. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is thus to discuss the shifting paradigm for movement-based pain assessment in older adults, as well as the practice, policy, and regulatory drivers that support this practice change.
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