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A. Lukas

Bio: A. Lukas is an academic researcher from Robert Bosch Stiftung. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pain assessment & Dementia. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 8 publications receiving 420 citations.

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TL;DR: The systematic study of facial expressions through a computerised system has identified core features that are highly specific to the experience of pain, with potential future effects on assessment practices in people with dementia.
Abstract: Summary Chronic pain is highly prevalent in the ageing population. Individuals with neurological disorders such as dementia are susceptible patient groups in which pain is frequently under-recognised, underestimated, and undertreated. Results from neurophysiological and neuroimaging studies showing that elderly adults are particularly susceptible to the negative effects of pain are of additional concern. The inability to successfully communicate pain in severe dementia is a major barrier to effective treatment. The systematic study of facial expressions through a computerised system has identified core features that are highly specific to the experience of pain, with potential future effects on assessment practices in people with dementia. Various observational–behavioural pain assessment instruments have been reported to be both reliable and valid in individuals with dementia. These techniques need to be interpreted in the context of observer bias, contextual variables, and the overall state of the individual's health and wellbeing.

237 citations

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01 Nov 2006-Schmerz
TL;DR: The data demonstrate that pain medication strongly impacts the behavior of demented patients and the construct validity of the German version of the PAINAD-Scale is investigated.
Abstract: Die BESD-Skala zur Beurteilung des Schmerzes bei Demenz ist eine deutsche Ubersetzung der PAINAD-Scale mit den Beobachtungskategorien Atmung, negative Lautauserungen, Gesichtsausdruck, Korpersprache und Reaktion auf Trostung. Die vorliegende Untersuchung pruft die Konstruktvaliditat der deutschen Fassung. Es handelt sich um eine prospektive einfaktorielle Beobachtungsstudie mit 2facher Messwiederholung (t1=vor Intervention, t2=2 h nach Intervention, t3=24 h nach Intervention). Die Stichprobe bestand aus 12 verbal nichtkommunikativen, multimorbiden Demenzpatienten in der Akutgeriatrie im Alter von M=84,3 Jahren (SD=4,4), 10 davon weiblich. Einschlusskriterien waren mit Schmerz assoziierte Erkrankungen sowie beobachtbares Schmerzverhalten. Alle Patienten erhielten eine analgetische Medikation. Bei 5 Patienten wurde die Medikation ab t2 bis t3 ausgesetzt. Das Schmerzverhalten wurde durch Pflegepersonal mit Hilfe der BESD-Skala nach einer Beobachtungszeit von 2 min wahrend der Routinepflege dokumentiert. Zu t2 zeigte sich eine signifikante Verringerung des Schmerzverhaltens mit groser Effektstarke. Diese Verringerung konnte bei fortgesetzter Medikation bis t3 aufrecht erhalten werden, wahrend in der anderen Teilgruppe das Ausgangsniveau des Schmerzverhaltens erneut erreicht wurde. Die Schmerzmedikation zeigte einen deutlichen Einfluss auf das Schmerzverhalten. Dies wird als Beleg dafur gewertet, dass die BESD-Skala tatsachlich Schmerz misst.

108 citations

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TL;DR: The objective of this study was to determine whether observer‐rated pain assessment tools can also be used to evaluate intensity of pain.

62 citations

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TL;DR: Current knowledge about pain assessment in people with dementia and to discuss special challenges and possible solutions are presented and Behavioural pain assessment tools should be used in advanced dementia despite their current imperfections.
Abstract: Purpose The aim was to present current knowledge about pain assessment in people with dementia and to discuss special challenges and possible solutions.

47 citations

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20 Jul 2012-Schmerz
TL;DR: In this paper, a methodische Vorgehen der Leitlinienentwicklung for Schmerz assessment in Einrichtungen der Altenhilfe is presented.
Abstract: Derzeit liegen fur den deutschsprachigen Raum keine Leitlinien zum Schmerzassessment speziell bei alteren Menschen vor Dabei wird ein systematisches Schmerzmanagement in Einrichtungen der Altenhilfe durch den Gesetzgeber gefordert Fur diese spezielle Gruppe, insbesondere fur Menschen mit Demenz, fehlt es allerdings in Deutschland an geeigneten interdisziplinaren Orientierungen fur die Versorgungspraxis Der Arbeitskreis „Schmerz und Alter“ der Deutschen Schmerzgesellschaft hat daher gemeinsam mit dem Deutschen Zentrum fur Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen (DZNE), Witten, die Entwicklung einer interdisziplinaren S3-Leitline zum „Schmerzassessment bei alteren Menschen in der vollstationaren Altenhilfe“ initiiert Das durch die Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften e V (AWMF) und das Arztliche Zentrum fur Qualitat in der Medizin (AZQ) sowie im Deutschen Leitlinien-Bewertungsinstrument (DELBI) beschriebene Prozedere liegt dieser Arbeit zugrunde Auf 3 unterschiedlichen Ebenen konnen sich die Delegierten der derzeit 38 beteiligten wissenschaftlichen Fachgesellschaften und Interessengruppen an der inhaltlichen Arbeit beteiligen Dieser Artikel beschreibt das methodische Vorgehen der Leitlinienentwicklung

14 citations


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21 Jun 2010

1,966 citations

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TL;DR: This guideline is aimed to promote knowledge and education in the preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative setting not only among anaesthesiologists but also among all other healthcare professionals involved in the care of surgical patients.
Abstract: The purpose of this guideline is to present evidence-based and consensus-based recommendations for the prevention and treatment of postoperative delirium. The cornerstones of the guideline are the preoperative identification and handling of patients at risk, adequate intraoperative care, postoperative detection of delirium and management of delirious patients. The scope of this guideline is not to cover ICU delirium. Considering that many medical disciplines are involved in the treatment of surgical patients, a team-based approach should be implemented into daily practice. This guideline is aimed to promote knowledge and education in the preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative setting not only among anaesthesiologists but also among all other healthcare professionals involved in the care of surgical patients.

654 citations

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TL;DR: This review article provides clinical recommendations for enhancing ADL capacity with an emphasis on self-care tasks (eating, grooming, dressing, bathing and toileting), and identifies interventions that treatment providers can implement to reduce the burden of ADL care.

456 citations

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TL;DR: The VAS appears to be most similar to the NRS and less influenced by non-pain intensity factors than the VRS or FPS-R, and should be kept in mind when selecting pain measures and interpreting the results of research studies using these scales.

282 citations

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TL;DR: This publication is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary, evidence and consensus-based set of level 3 guidelines for intensive care medicine, designed for all ICU professionals, and takes into account all critically ill patient populations.
Abstract: In 2010, under the guidance of the DGAI (German Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine) and DIVI (German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine), twelve German medical societies published the "Evidence- and Consensus-based Guidelines on the Management of Analgesia, Sedation and Delirium in Intensive Care". Since then, several new studies and publications have considerably increased the body of evidence, including the new recommendations from the American College of Critical Care Medicine (ACCM) in conjunction with Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) from 2013. For this update, a major restructuring and extension of the guidelines were needed in order to cover new aspects of treatment, such as sleep and anxiety management. The literature was systematically searched and evaluated using the criteria of the Oxford Center of Evidence Based Medicine. The body of evidence used to formulate these recommendations was reviewed and approved by representatives of 17 national societies. Three grades of recommendation were used as follows: Grade "A" (strong recommendation), Grade "B" (recommendation) and Grade "0" (open recommendation). The result is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary, evidence and consensus-based set of level 3 guidelines. This publication was designed for all ICU professionals, and takes into account all critically ill patient populations. It represents a guide to symptom-oriented prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of delirium, anxiety, stress, and protocol-based analgesia, sedation, and sleep-management in intensive care medicine.

272 citations