MeSH: Aged, 80 and over
Crying out in pain-A systematic review into the validity of vocalization as an indicator for pain
BACKGROUND: Vocalization is often used to assess pain, sometimes combined with other behaviours such as facial expressions. Contrary to facial expressions, however, for vocalization, there is little evidence available on the association with pain. The aim of this systematic review was to critically analyse the association between vocalization and pain, to explore if vocalizations can…