Assessing pain knowledge

Assessing Knowledge Management Success

This article proposes a framework for assessing knowledge management system (KMS) success models. The framework uses three criteria: how well the model fits actual KMS success factors, the degree to which the model has a theoretical foundation, and if the model can be used for both types of KMSs. The framework is then applied to four KMS success models found in the literature and is determined ...

Assessing Provider Knowledge

Assessing pain in older adults.

WHY: Studies on pain in older adults (persons 65 years of age and older) have demonstrated that 25%45% of community dwelling older people have chronic pain. 45-85% of nursing home residents also report pain that is often left untreated. Although there is minimal research that strictly focuses on pain in older adults, studies with younger participants have elucidated associations between pain an...

Defining and Assessing Animal Pain

The detection and assessment of pain in animals is crucial to improving their welfare in a variety of contexts in which humans are ethically or legally bound to do so. Thus clear standards to judge whether pain is likely to occur in any animal species is vital to inform whether to alleviate pain or to drive the refinement of procedures to reduce invasiveness, thereby minimizing pain. We define ...

Tools for Assessing Neuropathic Pain

According to the latest definition, the term neuropathic pain refers to pain arising as a direct consequence of a lesion or disease affecting the somatosensory system [1]. When physicians and researchers use the term assessment of neuropathic pain, they may be referring to two distinct types of assessment: (1) assessing pain intensity and quality and possibly their treatmentinduced changes, and...