The Comprehensive Care Clinic

Carpiac-Claver, Maria L.; Guzman, Jenice S.; Castle, Steven

doi:10.1093/hsw/32.3.219

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“…The use of a holistic and multidisciplinary model for pain management has been gaining popularity (Sieppert, 1996). Carpiac-Claver, Guzman, and Castle (2007) found that the support provided to elderly persons by an interdisciplinary team is crucial. Because a holistic approach is consistent with social work values, social workers have the potential to contribute to a multidisciplinary and holistic approach to pain assessment.…”

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A Review of Observational Pain Scales in Nonverbal Elderly With Cognitive Impairments

Park

Castellanos-Brown

Belcher

2009

Research on Social Work Practice

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Objective: Pain assessment for nonverbal older adults with cognitive impairments or dementia presents many challenges, and it is important to determine which scales are most useful in assessing pain among this population. Method: In this review 11 observational scales for assessment of pain in older adults with dementia or cognitive impairments are evaluated in four areas: pain indicators, reliability, validity, and clinical utility of the measure. Results: Results indicate that various scales are available for assessing pain in cognitively impaired or demented older adults who are unable to report their pain, but future research should focus on further psychometric evaluations. Conclusions: Implications include that social workers should be trained as raters of pain assessment methods.

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A Review of Observational Pain Scales in Nonverbal Elderly With Cognitive Impairments

Park

Castellanos-Brown

Belcher

2009

Research on Social Work Practice

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Deciding to Use the Emergency Room: A Qualitative Survey of Older Veterans

Claver

2011

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

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Increasing use in the past decade has created pressure for hospital emergency rooms (ERs). Healthcare provided through an ER is expensive and is not designed to meet the complex needs of an older, chronically-ill population. ER visits are presented as the outcome of a decision-making process. Thirty veterans who had visited the ER in the previous year were asked about their decisions to use the ER. Their responses reflected four distinct approaches to ER use, which are characterized by frequency (frequent/infrequent) and risk for social isolation (low/high). Appropriate interventions by social work personnel might reduce inappropriate use of the ER and enhance the care of this vulnerable population.

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The Future of the Multidisciplinary Clinic

Brei

2007

The Scientific World JOURNAL

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The Comprehensive Care Clinic

Cited by 3 publications

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A Review of Observational Pain Scales in Nonverbal Elderly With Cognitive Impairments

A Review of Observational Pain Scales in Nonverbal Elderly With Cognitive Impairments

Deciding to Use the Emergency Room: A Qualitative Survey of Older Veterans

The Future of the Multidisciplinary Clinic

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