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Sources of Discomfort in Persons with Dementia: Scale and Initial Results
Joint Authors
Thein, Khin
Marx, Marcia S.
Dakheel-Ali, Maha
Jensen, Barbara
Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-06-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska& Thein, Khin& Marx, Marcia S.& Dakheel-Ali, Maha& Jensen, Barbara. 2015. Sources of Discomfort in Persons with Dementia: Scale and Initial Results. Behavioural Neurology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057572
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska…[et al.]. Sources of Discomfort in Persons with Dementia: Scale and Initial Results. Behavioural Neurology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057572
American Medical Association (AMA)
Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska& Thein, Khin& Marx, Marcia S.& Dakheel-Ali, Maha& Jensen, Barbara. Sources of Discomfort in Persons with Dementia: Scale and Initial Results. Behavioural Neurology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057572
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1057572