Abstract：
:We used exploratory factor analysis within the confirmatory analysis framework, and data provided by family members and friends of 205 decedents in Missoula, Montana, to construct a model of latent-variable domains underlying the Quality of Dying and Death questionnaire (QODD). We then used data from 182 surrogate respondents, who were survivors of Seattle decedents, to verify the latent-variable structure. Results from the two samples suggested that survivors' retrospective ratings of 13 specific aspects of decedents' end-of-life experience served as indicators of four correlated, but distinct, latent-variable domains: Symptom Control, Preparation, Connectedness, and Transcendence. A model testing a unidimensional domain structure exhibited unsatisfactory fit to the data, implying that a single global quality measure of dying and death may provide insufficient evidence for guiding clinical practice, evaluating interventions to improve quality of care or assessing the status or trajectory of individual patients. In anticipation of possible future research tying the quality of dying and death to theoretical constructs, we linked the inferred domains to concepts from identity theory and existential psychology. We conclude that research based on the current version of the QODD might benefit from the use of composite measures representing the four identified domains, but that future expansion and modification of the questionnaire are in order.
journal_name
J Pain Symptom Managejournal_title
Journal of pain and symptom managementauthors
Downey L,Curtis JR,Lafferty WE,Herting JR,Engelberg RAdoi
10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.05.012subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2010-01-01 00:00:00pages
9-22issue
1eissn
0885-3924issn
1873-6513pii
S0885-3924(09)00737-4journal_volume
39pub_type
杂志文章abstract：:The results of a novel approach to the use of ketamine in refractory cancer pain are reported. In this prospective, multicenter, unblinded, open-label audit, 39 patients (with a total of 43 pains) received a short duration (3 to 5 days) ketamine infusion. The initial dose of 100 mg/24 hr was escalated if required to 3...
journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：10.1016/s0885-3924(01)00340-2
更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The aims of this study were (a) to estimate the prevalence of pain and eight other common symptoms in a large population of patients with advanced cancer from different palliative care centers, and (b) to assess the differences in prevalence of the symptoms by primary site. In 1990-1991, the prevalence of eight major ...
journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：10.1016/0885-3924(96)00042-5
更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Because no rigorously validated, simple yet accurate continuous delirium assessment instrument exists, we developed the Nursing Delirium Screening Scale (Nu-DESC). The Nu-DESC is an observational five-item scale that can be completed quickly. To test the validity of the Nu-DESC, 146 consecutive hospitalized patients f...
journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2004.07.009
更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Variations in treatment effects between drug trials are usually attributed to different patient characteristics, variations in outcome assessment, and random error. We have previously hypothesized that part of the variation in treatment effects between drug trials might be caused by differences in nonspecific factors....
journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/s0885-3924(01)00265-2
更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The results of a randomized controlled trial that tested the effects of eight-week, six-contact multidimensional interactive interventions for symptom management are presented. Four hundred and thirty-five cancer patients with solid tumors undergoing chemotherapy were randomized to receive either nurse-assisted sympto...
journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.11.018
更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence, severity, and management of pain in Korean patients with advanced cancer, and to identify the predictors of inadequate management of cancer pain in Korea. From 8 university hospitals, 655 patients with advanced cancer were surveyed. Information concerning analgesic...
journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：10.1016/s0885-3924(03)00103-9
更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：CONTEXT:Measuring opioid concentrations in pain treatment is warranted in situations where optimal opioid analgesia is difficult to reach. OBJECTIVES:To assess the usefulness of oral fluid (OFL) as an alternative to plasma in opioid concentration monitoring in cancer patients on chronic opioid therapy. METHODS:We col...
journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2014.09.004
更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Pruritus is a common opioid side effect and can be so severe that opioid therapy must be modified or abandoned. Antihistamines, opioid antagonists, and propofol have been proposed as treatment options, but none is universally effective. The use of intranasal butorphanol, an opioid agonist-antagonist, for pruritus has ...
journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0885-3924(96)00154-6
更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：CONTEXT:Although many family members who make surrogate decisions report problems with communication, there is no validated instrument to accurately measure surrogate/clinician communication for older adults in the acute hospital setting. OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to validate a survey of surrogate-rat...
journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.08.010
更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:To validate the Greek version of the Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI-Gr) in a sample of cancer patients, the scale was translated with the "forward-backward" procedure to Greek. It was administered twice, at a three-day interval, to 102 eligible patients with cancer. Together with the BFI-Gr scale, the patients also comp...
journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.10.021
更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：CONTEXT:This scoping review maps the existing literature on narrative interventions within a palliative care and end-of-life context. OBJECTIVES:A scoping review was performed to address the following research question: What observational or randomized controlled trials have been performed to evaluate narrative interv...
journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.06.009
更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Radiotherapy remains the primary treatment of malignant epidural spinal cord compression. Therapeutic success depends on diagnosis before the development of neurological compromise and the prompt initiation of radiotherapy. Radiotherapy alone is effective in over 85% of cases of spinal cord compression that occur in h...
journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/0885-3924(95)00137-9
更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：CONTEXT:The symptom experience of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is extremely complex. It is characterized by multiple co-occurring symptoms. However, very few studies have described this experience in COPD patients. OBJECTIVES:The aims of this study were to evaluate for differences in symp...
journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.12.324
更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：CONTEXT:Patients from minority ethnic groups experience lower rates of referrals to end-of-life (EoL) care services, higher levels of dissatisfaction with services, and perceive some services as culturally inappropriate. OBJECTIVES:To systematically review original studies of minority ethnic groups and EoL care in the...
journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.04.012
更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The rising prevalence of neuropathic pain and the multifaceted sequelae of pain particularly within older adults are part of the increasing challenges in providing good geriatric pain management. Aging can lead to a higher sensitivity to pain within older adults, whereas physiological changes modify the absorption, bi...
journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.05.002
更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Treatment of painful episodes in sickle cell disease (SCD) is sometimes complicated by disputes between patients and staff and patient behaviors that raise concerns about analgesic misuse. Those concern-raising behaviors could indicate either drug seeking caused by analgesic dependence or pseudoaddiction caused by und...
journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2003.12.001
更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The United States Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) Acute Pain Management Guidelines were written to provide a scientific basis for practice. Educational programs designed to promote use of the guidelines may change practice in community hospitals. This article describes the development and implementa...
journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0885-3924(98)00142-0
更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：CONTEXT:Being diagnosed with incurable cancer can be a life-changing experience, evoking different spiritual questions and needs. Confronting a serious life-threatening event occurs not only often unexpected but also can disrupt a person's self-image and ideals of their personhood. This confrontation makes it difficult...
journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2017.11.007
更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This study compared the effects of nebulized versus subcutaneous morphine on the intensity of dyspnea in cancer patients. Patients with a resting dyspnea intensity > or =3 on a 0-10 scale (0=no dyspnea, 10=worst possible dyspnea) who received regular oral or parenteral opioids were included. On day 1, patients receive...
journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2004.08.016
更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：CONTEXT:Challenges experienced by patients with the left ventricular assist device (LVAD) and their caregivers during the early period after LVAD implantation are well documented. However, little is known about long-term challenges, supportive care needs, and views toward supportive care of Asian LVAD patients and care...
journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.03.022
更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This report describes a pharmacokinetic study and a clinical study of three different formulations of oral tramadol: once-daily tramadol tablets 150 and 200 mg, and normal release tramadol capsules 50 mg 8-hourly. The randomized, open-label, crossover pharmacokinetic study included 22 subjects. The three treatments sh...
journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/s0885-3924(02)00642-5
更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:To identify aspects of end-of-life care in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system that are not assessed by existing survey instruments and to identify issues that may be unique to veterans, telephone interviews using open-ended questions were conducted with family members of veterans who had r...
journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.03.008
更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The doses of opioid analgesics required to control pain in patients with cancer may result in somnolence and reduced interaction with family members. Psychostimulants such as dextroamphetamine (DA, Dexedrine) or methylphenidate (MP, Ritalin) have been used in adults to counteract the sedation of opioid analgesia. We r...
journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0885-3924(94)90165-1
更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:To evaluate the role of oral ketamine as an adjuvant to oral morphine in cancer patients experiencing neuropathic pain, 9 cancer patients (5 men, 4 women) taking maximally tolerated doses of either morphine, amitriptyline, sodium valproate, or a combination of these drugs for intractable neuropathic pain, and reportin...
journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0885-3924(01)00373-6
更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The problem of undertreatment of acute postoperative pain has been documented in many studies. This article reviews this evidence and defines the problem of undertreatment as a group of attitudes about pain treatment that originate with deficiencies in knowledge and skills and lead to the development of inappropriate ...
journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Although recent empirical studies reveal that fostering patients' perception of meaning in their lives is an essential task for palliative care clinicians, few studies have reported the effects of training programs for nurses specifically aimed at improving these skills. The primary aim of this randomized controlled t...
journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2008.04.017
更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：CONTEXT:The Cancer Control Act was passed in Japan in 2007, and various additional programs on palliative care have been implemented to improve quality of life and relieve pain and suffering in patients with cancer. However, how clinical settings have changed remains unclear. OBJECTIVES:The primary aim of the present ...
journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2017.08.034
更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The authors report the data from two studies on the use of controlled-release morphine sulphate tablets for cancer pain relief. This preparation allows just two administrations per day, in comparison with immediate release oral aqueous morphine solution. The first study, a randomized trial carried out on 70 patients s...
journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/0885-3924(89)90005-5
更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Pain was measured and analgesic treatment examined in 131 children and adolescents, 8-17 years of age, for 5 days after surgery. Analgesic data were converted to 10 mg intramuscular morphine-equivalent doses (IMMSEQ) and were designated appropriate or inappropriate for body weight. Analgesic onset, peak, and duration ...
journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0885-3924(94)90161-9
更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Oral amitriptyline has been used as an analgesic in a wide range of pain settings. Despite long-term availability of a parenteral form, the few reports about this formulation have been limited to pharmacokinetic studies in normal volunteers, trials in depressed patients, and analyses of electroencephalogram (EEG) acti...
journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0885-3924(95)00062-4
更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00
