Clinical Studies

Faces of Pain in Dementia: Learnings From a Real-World Study Using a Technology-Enabled Pain Assessment Tool

Mustafa Atee1,2, Kreshnik Hoti 2,3, Paola Chivers 4,5 and Jeffery D. Hughes 2*

Pain is common in people living with dementia (PLWD), including those with limited verbal skills. Facial expressions are key behavioral indicators of the pain experience in this group. However, there is a lack of real-world studies to report the prevalence and associations of pain-relevant facial micro-expressions in PLWD. In this observational retrospective study, pain-related facial features were studied in a sample of 3,144 PLWD [mean age 83.3 years (SD = 9.0); 59.0% female] using the Face domain of PainChek®, a point-of-care medical device application.

Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of PainChek® in UK Aged Care Residents with advanced dementia

Ivana Babicova^1*, Ainslea Cross², Dawn Forman¹, Jeffery Hughes³ and Kreshnik Hoti^3,4

Abstract
Background: The aim of this study was to further validate PainChek®, an electronic pain assessment instrument,with a population living with dementia in a UK care home.

Assessing procedural pain in infants: a feasibility study evaluating a point-of-care mobile solution based on automated facial analysis

Kreshnik Hoti, Paola Teresa Chivers, Jeffery David Hughes

Summary
Background The management of procedural pain in infants is suboptimal, in part, compounded by the scarcity of a simple, accurate, and reliable method of assessing such pain. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the PainChek Infant, a point-of-care mobile application that uses automated facial evaluation and analysis in the assessment of procedural pain in infants.

Published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease 60 (2017) 137–150 137 DOI 10.3233/JAD-170375 IOS Press:

Pain Assessment in Dementia: Evaluation of a Point-of-Care Technological Solution

Mustafa Atee¹, Kreshnik Hoti^1,2, Richard Parsons¹ and Jeffery D. Hughes¹

¹School of Pharmacy, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, Australia
²Division of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Pristina, Pristina, Kosovo

Psychometric Evaluation of the Electronic Pain Assessment Tool: An Innovative Instrument for Individuals with Moderate-to-Severe Dementia.

Mustafa Atee¹, Kreshnik Hoti^1,2, Richard Parsons¹ and Jeffery D. Hughes¹

¹School of Pharmacy, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, Australia
²Division of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Pristina, Pristina, Kosovo

A Technical Note on the PainChekTM System: A Web Portal and Mobile Medical Device for Assessing Pain in People With Dementia.

Mustafa Atee¹, Kreshnik Hoti^1,2, Richard Parsons¹ and Jeffery D. Hughes¹

¹School of Pharmacy, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, Australia
²Division of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Pristina, Pristina, Kosovo

Clinimetric properties of the electronic Pain Assessment Tool (ePAT) for aged-care residents with moderate to severe dementia.

Mustafa Atee¹, Kreshnik Hoti^1,2, Richard Parsons¹ and Jeffery D. Hughes¹

¹School of Pharmacy, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, Australia
²Division of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Pristina, Pristina, Kosovo

A novel pain assessment tool incorporating automated facial analysis: interrater reliability in advanced dementia Medical Device for Assessing Pain in People With Dementia.

Mustafa Atee¹, Kreshnik Hoti^1,2, Richard Parsons¹ and Jeffery D. Hughes¹

¹School of Pharmacy, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, Australia
²Division of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Pristina, Pristina, Kosovo

Psychometric Evaluation of the Electronic Pain Assessment Tool: An Innovative Instrument for Individuals with Moderate-to-Severe Dementia

Background/aims: Pain is common in aged care residents with dementia; yet it often goes undetected. A novel tool, the electronic Pain Assessment Tool (ePAT), was developed to address this challenging problem.

Pilot validation studies involving three residential aged care homes (Juniper, Brightwater and Bethanie) involving 40 residents with moderate to severe dementia completed May 2016.