Blar i Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care på forfatter "Kunz, Miriam"

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    • Are Chronic Pain Patients with Dementia Being Undermedicated? 

      Achterberg, Wilco P.; Erdal, Ane; Husebø, Bettina; Kunz, Miriam; Lautenbacher, Stefan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      In dementia, neuropathological changes alter the perception and expression of pain. For clinicians and family members, this knowledge gap leads to difficulties in recognizing and assessing chronic pain, which may consequently ...

    • An international road map to improve pain assessment in people with impaired cognition: the development of the Pain Assessment in Impaired Cognition (PAIC) meta-tool 

      Corbett, Anne; Achterberg, Wilco; Husebø, Bettina; Lobbezoo, Frank; de Vet, Henrica; Kunz, Miriam; Strand, Liv Inger; Constantinou, Marios; Tudose, Catalina; Kappesser, Judith; de Waal, Margot; Lautenbacher, Stefan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-12-10)
      Background: Pain is common in people with dementia, yet identification is challenging. A number of pain assessment tools exist, utilizing observation of pain-related behaviours, vocalizations and facial expressions. Whilst ...

    • The Pain Assessment in Impaired Cognition scale (PAIC15): A multidisciplinary and international approach to develop and test a meta-tool for pain assessment in impaired cognition, especially dementia 

      Kunz, Miriam; de Waal, Margot W. M.; Achterberg, Wilco P.; Gimenez-Llort, Lydia; Lobbezoo, Frank; Sampson, Elizabeth L.; van Dalen-Kok, Annelore H.; Defrin, Ruth; Invitto, Sara; Konstantinovic, Ljubica; Oosterman, Joukje; Petrini, Laura; van der Steen, Jenny T.; Strand, Liv Inger; de Tommaso, Marina; Zwakhalen, Sandra; Husebø, Bettina; Lautenbacher, Stefan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Background: Over the last decades, a considerable number of observational scales have been developed to assess pain in persons with dementia. The time seems ripe now to build on the knowledge and expertize implemented in ...

    • Pain management in patients with dementia 

      Achterberg, Wilco P.; Pieper, Marjoleine J.C.; van Dalen-Kok, Annelore H.; de Waal, Margot W.M.; Husebø, Bettina; Lautenbacher, Stefan; Kunz, Miriam; Scherder, Erik J.A.; Corbett, Anne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-10-31)
      There are an estimated 35 million people with dementia across the world, of whom 50% experience regular pain. Despite this, current assessment and treatment of pain in this patient group are inadequate. In addition to the ...