Sources of Discomfort in Persons with Dementia: Scale and Initial Results
The Sources of Discomfort Scale (SODS) assesses discomfort manifestations based on source of discomfort, thus making it both distinct from and complementary to pain assessments for persons with dementia. Sources were categorized as pertaining to physical discomfort, to body position, and to environ...
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| author | Jiska Cohen-Mansfield Khin Thein Marcia S. Marx Maha Dakheel-Ali Barbara Jensen |
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| description | The Sources of Discomfort Scale (SODS) assesses discomfort manifestations based on source of discomfort, thus making it both distinct from and complementary to pain assessments for persons with dementia. Sources were categorized as pertaining to physical discomfort, to body position, and to environmental sources. Body position sources of discomfort were related to poor functional status and to pain. The SODS scores were not related to cognitive functioning, and sources of discomfort other than those pertaining to body position were not correlated with pain. This paper demonstrates a direct and enhanced method to detect the manifestations of discomfort separately from pain indicators in a population with advanced dementia. The determination of the source of discomfort has direct implications for intervention. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e41862d14af64ddca92dfcdbc6faa3882025-02-03T01:01:41ZengWileyBehavioural Neurology0953-41801875-85842015-01-01201510.1155/2015/732832732832Sources of Discomfort in Persons with Dementia: Scale and Initial ResultsJiska Cohen-Mansfield0Khin Thein1Marcia S. Marx2Maha Dakheel-Ali3Barbara Jensen4Minerva Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of End of Life, Tel-Aviv University, 69978 Tel-Aviv, IsraelInnovative Aging Research, 807 Horton Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20902, USAInnovative Aging Research, 807 Horton Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20902, USAInnovative Aging Research, 807 Horton Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20902, USAInnovative Aging Research, 807 Horton Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20902, USAThe Sources of Discomfort Scale (SODS) assesses discomfort manifestations based on source of discomfort, thus making it both distinct from and complementary to pain assessments for persons with dementia. Sources were categorized as pertaining to physical discomfort, to body position, and to environmental sources. Body position sources of discomfort were related to poor functional status and to pain. The SODS scores were not related to cognitive functioning, and sources of discomfort other than those pertaining to body position were not correlated with pain. This paper demonstrates a direct and enhanced method to detect the manifestations of discomfort separately from pain indicators in a population with advanced dementia. The determination of the source of discomfort has direct implications for intervention.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/732832 |
| spellingShingle | Jiska Cohen-Mansfield Khin Thein Marcia S. Marx Maha Dakheel-Ali Barbara Jensen Sources of Discomfort in Persons with Dementia: Scale and Initial Results Behavioural Neurology |
| title | Sources of Discomfort in Persons with Dementia: Scale and Initial Results |
| title_full | Sources of Discomfort in Persons with Dementia: Scale and Initial Results |
| title_fullStr | Sources of Discomfort in Persons with Dementia: Scale and Initial Results |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sources of Discomfort in Persons with Dementia: Scale and Initial Results |
| title_short | Sources of Discomfort in Persons with Dementia: Scale and Initial Results |
| title_sort | sources of discomfort in persons with dementia scale and initial results |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/732832 |
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