Note
Statement on Fictitious Characters
The faces and names used throughout this User Guide are entirely fictitious. They are not real Residents, and any resemblance to actual individuals, living or deceased, is purely coincidental.
Disclaimer
The individuals depicted in this User Guide are fictional characters created solely for illustrative purposes. The use of fictitious names and images is intended to demonstrate the product features and functionality without compromising the privacy of any real Resident. No personal or identifiable Resident data has been used in this User Guide.
PainChek® is an observational pain Assessment software application used to assist clinicians and carers in assessing and monitoring the levels of pain in Residents.
PainChek® is a pain assessment software system which is comprised of the following components:
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PainChek® App
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PainChek® Portal
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PainChek® Application Programming Interface (API)
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PainChek® Database
The PainChek® App is a mobile application that uses facial detection and analysis technology to detect facial features indicative of the presence of pain and then combines these data with non-facial pain features inputted by the User through a series of digital checklists to confirm the presence and intensity of pain. The PainChek® App is downloaded from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store and it is generally used in much the same way as any other App.
The PainChek® Portal is a secure website that allows you to manage your data, PainChek® License, Facilities, Users, installations and edit your PainChek® profile settings. See the "PainChek® Portal User Guide” for the instructions on how to use the PainChek® Portal.
The PainChek® API provides the means for the PainChek® App and PainChek® Portal to access the PainChek® database in a secure, authenticated and controlled manner. It is also possible to grant third parties access to the API to enable PainChek® to be integrated with other systems (e.g. a client’s electronic care management system).
The PainChek® Database stores all of the PainChek® data (e.g. User, Resident and Assessment details).
PainChek® is intended to be used to assess and monitor pain in people who cannot verbalise such as people with dementia or communication difficulties.
PainChek® is an observational pain assessment software application used to assist clinicians and carers in assessing and monitoring the levels of pain in non-verbal Residents who have been diagnosed with moderate to severe dementia and who are living in nursing homes.
Precautions to the use of automated facial analysis:
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Subject is unable to partially or completely exhibit any facial expression (e.g., as a result of a facial palsy, facial injuries, stroke, Parkinson’s disease and other pathologies including neuromuscular degenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis and muscular dystrophy).
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Subject with a significant mental illness such as severe depression, anxiety disorders or schizophrenia, which could lead to altered facial expressions due to the illness or medication.