Moreover, it’s an easy-to-use tool that allows a standardized approach for assessing pain in adult patients who cannot verbalize ... being r = 0.88 and p<0.02. Nonverbal Pain Scale (NVPS) versus ...

Primary outcomes were physical function and pain measured before and after (2 months and 4 months) surgery using the Oxford Knee Score (OKS) and Timed Up and Go (TUG) test. Secondary outcomes included ...

Acute myocardial infarctions are increasingly common among young adults. We investigated sex and racial differences in the evaluation of chest pain (CP) among young adults presenting to the emergency ...

(4) Twelve heteroassessment scales to recognize pain in non-verbal patients were found in literature ... Other pain assessment scales can be used in adult and elderly patients unable to self-report.

Pain in the older adult can present unique challenges. Cognitive impairment and polypharmacy can make assessment and treatment difficult. An interdisciplinary team that includes family caregivers ...

Effects of Organizational Characteristics on Outcomes and Resource Use in Patients With Cancer Admitted to Intensive Care Units ...

One of UK's leading pain specialists is today raising the alarm as research reveals that 1 in 3 adults in Scotland being treated for depression are living with undiagnosed chronic pain ...

Like other joints, they have soft tissue that absorbs shock. Although popularly known as TMJ, jaw pain isn’t a single condition; it’s a group of more than 30 disorders called temporomandibular ...

Objective To evaluate whether interventions aimed at increasing adherence to therapeutic exercise increase adherence greater than a contextually equivalent control among older adults with chronic low ...

There is no agreement on how to classify, define or diagnose hip-related pain—a common cause of hip and groin pain in young and middle-aged active adults. This complicates ... We recommend large-scale ...