Free Online Resources

Interested in learning more about dementia care?

Dementia Training Australia

Dementia Training Australia offers free online dementia courses
Dementia Training Australia
https://dta.com.au
The pain puzzle: Recognition, assessment and treatment of pain in people living with dementia
https://dta.com.au/online-courses/the-pain-puzzle/
Recognition of Pain
https://dta.com.au/online-courses/the-pain-puzzle/recognising-pain/
Pain management strategies for direct care workers
https://dta.com.au/online-courses/recognising-and-acting-on-pain-in-people-living-with-dementia-for-direct-care-workers/pain-management-strategies-for-direct-care-workers/
Recognising and acting on pain in people living with dementia for direct care workers
https://dta.com.au/online-courses/recognising-and-acting-on-pain-in-people-living-with-dementia-for-direct-care-workers/

Freely available articles on pain in older persons

Achterberg, W., Lautenbacher, S., Husebo, B., Erdal, A., & Herr, K. (2020). Pain in dementia. Pain Reports, 5(1), e803. https://doi.org/10.1097/pr9.0000000000000803​
Helvik, AS., Bergh, S. & Tevik, K. A systematic review of prevalence of pain in nursing home residents with dementia. BMC Geriatr 23, 641 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-04340-z​
Helvik A-S, Bergh S, Kabukcuoğlu K, Šaltytė Benth J, Lichtwarck B, Husebø B, et al. (2022) Prevalence and persistent prescription of analgesic drugs in persons admitted with dementia to a nursing home – A longitudinal study. PLoS ONE 17(12): e0279909. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279909​
Sonneborn, Olivia and Williams, Annie (2020) "How does the 2020 revised definition of pain impact nursing practice?," Journal of Perioperative Nursing: Vol. 33 : Iss. 4. Available at: https://doi.org/10.26550/2209-1092.1104

Recommended guidelines on pain and dementia

The assessment of pain in older people: UK National guideline
https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afx192​
Pain management guide (PMG) toolkit for aged care, 2nd edition
https://www.nari.net.au/pmg-toolkit-for-aged-care-2nd-edition
Dementia: assessment, management and support for people living with dementia and their carers NICE guideline [NG97]
https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng97/chapter/Recommendations#managing-non-cognitive-symptoms​
Clinical practice guidelines and principles of care for people with dementia ​
https://cdpc.sydney.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/CDPC-Dementia-Guidelines_WEB.pdf

More freely available articles on dementia care

Pat Schofield, The Assessment of Pain in Older People: UK National Guidelines, Age and Ageing, Volume 47, Issue suppl_1, March 2018, Pages i1–i22, ​https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afx192
Felton, N., Lewis, J. S., Cockburn, S. J., Hodgson, M., & Dawson, S. (2021). Pain Assessment for Individuals with Advanced Dementia in Care Homes: A Systematic Review. Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland), 6(4), 101. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics6040101​
Minaya-Freire, A., Subirana-Casacuberta, M., Puigoriol-Juvanteny, E., & Ramon-Aribau, A. (2021). Pain management nursing practice assessment in older adults with dementia. Nursing open, 8(6), 3349–3357. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.880​
Giménez-Llort, L., Bernal, M. L., Docking, R., Muntsant-Soria, A., Torres-Lista, V., Bulbena, A., & Schofield, P. A. (2020). Pain in Older Adults With Dementia: A Survey in Spain. Frontiers in neurology, 11, 592366. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2020.592366​