The Clinical journal of pain
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Comparative Study
Pain Assessment in Noncommunicative Elderly persons--PAINE.
We describe the validation of an informant-based pain assessment for persons suffering from dementia called Pain Assessment in Noncommunicative Elderly persons (PAINE) using 2 different samples. ⋯ PAINE has the advantage of using a comprehensive list of pain symptoms on the basis of systematic questioning of direct caregivers from several institutions. The validity results suggest that this assessment could be a useful tool in detecting pain in persons with dementia.