Abstract
BACKGROUND: Pain assessment is a necessary step in pain management in older people in palliative care. In older people, pain assessment can be challenging due to underreporting and atypical pain manifestations by other distressing symptoms. Anxiety, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, insomnia, dyspnoea, and bowel problems correlate with pain in palliative care patients. Insight into these symptoms as predictors may help to identify the underlying presence of pain. This study aimed to develop and test a prediction model for pain in community-dwelling frail older people in palliative care. METHODS: In this cross-sectional observational study, community-care nurses from multiple organizations across the Netherlands included eligible patients (life expectancy
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 252 |
| Journal | BMC Palliative Care |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 14 Oct 2025 |
Keywords
- Aged
- 80 and over
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Female
- Frail Elderly/statistics & numerical data
- Humans
- Independent Living/psychology
- Logistic Models
- Male
- Netherlands
- Pain Measurement/methods
- Pain/diagnosis
- Palliative Care/methods
- ROC Curve
Research Focus Areas Hanze University of Applied Sciences * (mandatory by Hanze)
- Healthy Ageing
Research Focus Areas Research Centre or Centre of Expertise * (mandatory by Hanze)
- Frailty and adequate care
Publinova themes
- Other
