Pain

Pain

Individuals Able to Self-Report

Screening

• ESAS-r Tool
  • Administrative Manual
  • Graph
  • Instructional Video (2017, 51m55s)
  • Printable Symptom Diary (Printable)
• Numeric Rating Scale
• Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale

Assessment

• Pain Assessment Tool
• Symptom Assessment Algorithm (OPQRSTUV)
• Palliative EZ Guide – “Blue Book” – online clinical guide for basic, everyday pain and symptom management information and tools. (McMaster)

Individuals Unable to Self-Report

Screening

• Dementia Observational System (DOS) Form
• Comfort Control Graph: Behavioural Response to Pain

Assessment

• Abbey Pain Scale (For the Non-Communicative Person)
  • Acute Care Setting – Video (2019, 6m44s)
  • Community Setting – Video (2019, 6m02s)
  • Long Term Care Setting – Video (2019, 8m57s)  
• Doloplus-2 Scale
• FLACC Scale (Pediatric)
• PAINAD (For the Non-Communicative Person)
  • • Comfort Control Graph Using the PAINAD Scale

Management

• Symptom Management Tools – CCO
• Equianalgesic Dosing Chart
• Opioid Rotation Sheet
• Opioid Sedation Scale
• Pain Pump Resources
• Neuropathic Pain Guidelines 2007

Other Resources

• Michael G. DeGroote National Pain Centre