The authors of a recent study published in Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics aimed to develop a modified version of the Assessment of Pain in Elderly People with Communication Impairment (PACSLAC-J) and evaluate the validity and reliability of the scale for use in older patients with dementia. The authors used the PACSLAC-J to assess pain behaviors among 117 older adults with dementia and found that “patients who stated they experienced pain had higher scores than did patients who stated they had no pain during movement (i.e. walking, raising arms).”
