Scoping review finds acceptable performance of facial-recognition pain assessment in dementia care, highlighting critical evidence gaps in diverse and low-resource settings.
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.
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