Pain underreporting associated with profound intellectual disability in emergency departments

Amor-Salamanca, A.

Pain underreporting associated with profound intellectual disability in emergency departments - Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 61 (4) 2017: 341-347 1365-2788 .

The results of this study suggest that persons with profound intellectual disability are less able to conceptualise and communicate information about their symptoms, especially as regards pain, and that this influences the diagnosis they are given when attending an emergency department. Professionals working in this environment need to be aware of this possibility so as not to underestimate or overlook such symptoms and the illnesses related to them.


PROFOUND INTELLECTUAL AND MULTIPLE DISABILITIES (PIMD)
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS
ASSESSMENT
PAIN
DIAGNOSIS
SPAIN

REASONS FOR ED CONSULTATION

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