• Association between pain, neuropsychiatric symptoms, and physical function in dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis 

      van Dalen-Kok, Annelore H.; Pieper, Marjoleine J.C.; de Waal, Margot W.M.; Lukas, Albert; Husebø, Bettina; Achterberg, Wilco P. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-04-19)
      Background Pain, neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) and functional impairment are prevalent in patients with dementia and pain is hypothesized to be causal in both neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) and functional impairment. ...
    • 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 ...