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    The document describes a behavioral pain assessment scale for the elderly called DOLOPLUS-2. It lists 10 categories for evaluating pain behaviors including somatic reactions, psychomotor reactions, and psychosocial reactions. Each category contains 4 levels for scoring different levels of pain behaviors.

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    DOLOPLUS-2 SCALE

    BEHAVIOURAL PAIN ASSESSMENT IN THE ELDERLY

    NAME : Christian name : DATES

    Unit :

    Behavioural records
    SOMATIC REACTIONS
    1• Somatic • no complaint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0
    complaints • complaints expressed upon inquiry only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1 1
    • occasional involuntary complaints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 2 2
    • continuous involuntary complaints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 3 3

    2• Protective • no protective body posture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0


    body postures • the patient occasionally avoids certain postures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1 1
    adopted at rest • protective postures continuously and effectively sought . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 2 2
    • protective postures continuously sought, without success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 3 3

    3• Protection • no protective action taken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0


    of sore areas • protective actions attempted without interfering against any investigation or nursing . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1 1
    • protective actions against any investigations and nursing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 2 2
    • protective actions taken at rest, even when not approached . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 3 3

    4• Expression • usual expression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0


    • expression showing pain when approached . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1 1
    • expression showing pain even without being approached . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 2 2
    • permanent and unusually blank look (voiceless, staring, looking blank) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 3 3

    5• Sleep pattern • normal sleep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0


    • difficult to go to sleep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1 1
    • frequent waking (restlessness) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 2 2
    • insomnia affecting waking times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 3 3

    PSYCHOMOTOR REACTIONS
    6• Activities • usual abilities unaffected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0
    of daily living • usual abilities slightly affected (careful but thorough) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1 1
    (washing • usual abilities highly impaired, washing &/or dressing is laborious and incomplete . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 2 2
    &/or dressing)
    • washing &/or dressing rendered impossible as the patient resists any attempt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 3 3

    7• Mobility • usual abilities & activities remain unaffected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0


    • usual activities are reduced (the patient avoids certain movements and reduces his/her walking distance) 1 1 1 1
    • usual activities and abilities reduced (even with help, the patient cuts down on his/her movements) . 2 2 2 2
    • any movement is impossible, the patient resists all persuasion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 3 3

    PSYCHOSOCIAL REACTIONS
    8• Communication • unchanged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0
    • heightened (the patient demands attention in an unusual manner) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1 1
    • lessened (the patient cuts him/herself off) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 2 2
    • absence or refusal of any form of communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 3 3

    9• Social life • participates normally in every activity (meals, entertainment, therapy workshops) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0
    • participates in activities when asked to do so only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1 1
    • sometimes refuses to participate in any activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 2 2
    • refuses to participate in anything . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 3 3

    10• Problems • normal behaviour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0


    of behaviour • problems of repetitive reactive behaviour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1 1
    • problems of permanent reactive behaviour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 2 2
    • permanent behaviour problems (without any external stimulus) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 3 3

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