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Our group is internationally renowned for developing and validating innovative approaches to the pain assessment of older persons who present with dementias and serious limitations in ability to communicate.
As an example, the Pain Assessment Checklist for Seniors with Limited Ability to Communicate (PACSLAC), developed in the lab, has been translated in several languages and has been used around the world. As a second example, knowledge translation work has involved the development of a pain self-management program for seniors which has been made available through the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP).
This work is presented in a book published by IASP. We have also studied cognitive behavioural pain management interventions for older persons. Members of this cluster have been successful in attracting several million dollars of research funding in recent years.
Thomas Hadjistavropoulos, Ph.D., ABPP, FCAHS, Department of Psychology, University of Regina
Michelle Gagnon, Ph.D. University of Saskatchewan
Natasha Gallant, Ph.D, Department of Psychology, University of Regina
Abigail Wickson-Griffiths, Ph.D, Faculty of Nursing, University of Regina
Kylie Arsenault, Psychology
Louise Castillo, Psychology
Andy McLennan, Psychology
Rhonda Stopyn, Psychology
Vivian Tran, Psychology
Emily Winters, Psychology
Hadjistavropoulos, T. & Makris, U.E. (2022). Pain evaluation and management in patients with limited ability to communicate because of dementia. In H. T. Benzon, J. P. Rathmell, C. L. Wu, D.C. Turk, C.E. Argoff, R. Hurley, and A. L. Nicol (Editors), Practical management of pain (6th Edition), pp. 1052-1058, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier.
Castillo, L. I. R., Hadjistavropoulos, T., & Brachaniec, M. (2021). The effectiveness of social media in the dissemination of knowledge about pain in dementia. Pain Medicine. 22, 2584–2596.
Guliani, H., Hadjistavropoulos, T., Jin, S. & Lix, L.M. (2021). Pain-related health care costs for long-term care residents. BMC Geriatrics, 552 (221). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02424-
Stopyn, R., Hadjistavropoulos, T., & Loucks, J. (2021). An eye tracking investigation of pain decoding based on older and younger adults’ facial expressions. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 45, 31-52.
For more information, contact Cluster Leader Dr. Thomas Hadjistavropoulos at Thomas.Hadjistavropoulos@uregina.ca
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Original: @AIGMcLennan, @LouiseCastiillo & @DrThomasHadjist compared tools assessing pain in people with dementia to tools developed for a different population
— All tools showed satisfactory psychometric properties
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Lab HQP @AIGMcLennan presenting some of his research results at #CAG_2024 @cagacg supporting the idea that lay people (e.g., informal caregivers) may be able to use observational pain assessment tools for people with dementia under professional guidance
HQP @KylieArsenault1 presenting the work she conducted through our lab on the relationship among #pain #ageism and Covid-related stress at #CAG_2024 @cagacg @gjgasmundson
Congratulations to lab HQP @LaneyYarycky for presenting the results of her meta-analysis on #pain #self-management programs for older adults at #CAG_2024 @cagacg
Poster presentation at #AGEWELL2024 by our research group @RStopyn @AbhishekMoturu @Babak_Taati @AGEWELL_NCE
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