Digital Approaches to Pain Assessment Across Older Adults: A Scoping Review

Emerging evidence suggests that facial-recognition-based digital pain-assessment tools may demonstrate acceptable psychometric performance and usability within dementia care settings in high-income countries. However, evidence relating to broader adult populations, diverse care contexts, and low-resource settings remains limited, highlighting important gaps for future research.

Authors

Gary F. Mitchell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5643-3145)
Tara Anderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3611-3431)
Stephanie G. Craig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0783-4975)
Arnelle Gillis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6512-1212)
Leanne McGaffin

Institutions

Queen's University Belfast (GB)

Publication Details

Journal: Healthcare
Published: 2026-01-07
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14020149
Citations: 1
Primary Topic: Pain Management and Opioid Use
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 49.76

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Digital Approaches to Pain Assessment Across Older Adults: A Scoping Review

Gary F. Mitchell, Tara Anderson, Stephanie G. Craig, Arnelle Gillis et al.

Jan 7, 2026

1 citations

Healthcare

Pain Management and Opioid Use

49.76

article

Digital Approaches to Pain Assessment Across Older Adults: A Scoping Review

Gary F. Mitchell, Tara Anderson, Stephanie G. Craig, Arnelle Gillis, Leanne McGaffin

January 7, 2026article en

1 citations

Abstract

Emerging evidence suggests that facial-recognition-based digital pain-assessment tools may demonstrate acceptable psychometric performance and usability within dementia care settings in high-income countries. However, evidence relating to broader adult populations, diverse care contexts, and low-resource settings remains limited, highlighting important gaps for future research.

HealthcareVol. 14(2)

Queen's University Belfast (GB)

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Pain Management and Opioid Use

49.76

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