How well do surrogates assess the pain of seriously ill patients?
Critical Care MedicinePublished 1 May 2000
Norman A. Desbiens, Nancy Mueller‐Rizner
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Comparing pain assessments made by seriously ill hospitalized patients and their surrogates and to understand factors that might lead to reporting differences is compared to determine whether surrogates’ accuracy in estimating patients’ pain can be improved.
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Family members correctly assess the level of pain of hospitalized patients with moderate success. Further studies are needed to assess the accuracy of assessment of pain by family members compared with that of health professionals, and to determine whether surrogates' accuracy in estimating patients' pain can be improved.
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