Efficiency of Facial Expression Diagnostic System in Pain Assessment After Geriatric Surgery

By integrating the methods used in the assessment of pain in geriatric surgery patients with literature, theory and research, this study aims to: evaluate the effectiveness of the facial diagnosis system in the evaluation of pain after geriatric surgery.The research hypotheses are as follows:H1: In the evaluation of pain after geriatric surgery, there is a concordance between the pain score evaluated by the patient and the pain score obtained from facial expression diagnostic system analysis.H1: In the evaluation of pain after geriatric surgery, there is a correlation between the pain score evaluated by the nurse and the pain score obtained from the analysis of the facial expression diagnosis system.H1: In the evaluation of pain after geriatric surgery, there is a correlation between the pain score evaluated by the patient and the pain score evaluated by the nurse.

Inclusion Criteria:The patient is 65 years or older,According to the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification; Being in class -II and III; ASA II: Patient with mild systemic disease, ASA III: Patient with severe systemic disease but not affecting activities of daily living.Willingness to participate in the research,The patient is awake and oriented after the surgery,The patient is not discharged within the first 24 hours after the operation,Exclusion Criteria:Not being willing to participate in the research,The presence of any facial anomalies that may change the facial expression analysis of the patient,The patient's regular use of opiates in the last 6 months,The patient has undergone surgical intervention that requires not being in the prone or semifowler position,The patient is not awake and oriented after the surgery,Discharge of the patient within the first 24 hours after surgery.