Psychometric Evaluation of the Electronic Pain Assessment Tool: An Innovative Instrument for Individuals with Moderate-to-Severe Dementia

• Published in: Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders Vol. 44; no. 5-6; p. 256
• Main Authors: Atee, Mustafa, Hoti, Kreshnik, Hughes, Jeffery D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland 01.01.2017
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cognition; Dementia - complications; Dementia - psychology; Female; Homes for the Aged; Humans; Male; Neuropsychological Tests; Observer Variation; Pain Measurement - methods; Predictive Value of Tests; Prospective Studies; Psychometrics; Reproducibility of Results; Validity; Pain; Observational pain scales; Electronic Pain Assessment Tool; Facial action units; Automated facial analysis; Reliability; Application; Automated facial recognition; Psychometric properties; Dementia

Pain is common in aged care residents with dementia; yet it often goes undetected. A novel tool, the electronic Pain Assessment Tool (ePAT), was developed to address this challenging problem. We investigated the psychometric properties of the ePAT. In a 10-week prospective observational study, the e...