abstract：CONTEXT:Chronic pain impacts one-third of the U.S. population, and its effects are debilitating for individuals and costly to the medical system. Although opioids are commonly prescribed to address chronic pain, they confer risk for misuse and addiction in some patients and may not fully restore life function-particula...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Garland EL,Thomas E,Howard MO

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:According to the literature, 25%-60% of women treated for breast cancer, regardless of the stage, experience pain. Many risk factors have been suggested, with many possible confounding factors. OBJECTIVES:The aim was to investigate psychosocial, surgical, and medical factors associated with chronic pain by com...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Schou Bredal I,Smeby NA,Ottesen S,Warncke T,Schlichting E

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Oncology patients with persistent pain treated in outpatient settings and their family caregivers have significant responsibility for managing pain medications. However, little is known about their practical day-to-day experiences with pain medication management. OBJECTIVES:The aim was to describe day-to-day p...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Schumacher KL,Plano Clark VL,West CM,Dodd MJ,Rabow MW,Miaskowski C

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Previous surveys have suggested that pain in hospitalized patients remains undertreated. However, little is known about those with persistently high pain scores. OBJECTIVES:To document the distribution of scores and analyze the clinical characteristics of outliers with persistently high pain scores. METHODS:W...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Solodiuk JC,Brighton H,McHale J,LoChiatto J,Logan DE,Sager S,Zurakowski D,Berde CB

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Accurate documentation of inpatient code status discussions (CSDs) is important because of frequent patient care handoffs. OBJECTIVES:To examine the quality of inpatient CSD documentation and compare documentation quality across physician services. METHODS:This was a retrospective study of patients hospitaliz...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Thurston A,Wayne DB,Feinglass J,Sharma RK

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The successful management of breakthrough pain depends on a combination of adequate assessment, appropriate (individualized) treatment, and adequate re-assessment. Currently, there is no fully validated clinical assessment tool for breakthrough pain in cancer patients. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this project was to...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Webber K,Davies AN,Zeppetella G,Cowie MR

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Palliative care patients and their family caregivers may have a foreshortened perspective of the time left to live, or the expectation of the patient's death in the near future. Patients and caregivers may report distress in physical, psychological, or existential/spiritual realms. OBJECTIVES:To conduct a rand...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Allen RS,Harris GM,Burgio LD,Azuero CB,Miller LA,Shin HJ,Eichorst MK,Csikai EL,DeCoster J,Dunn LL,Kvale E,Parmelee P

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dying patients whose implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) continue to deliver shocks may experience significant pain, and the National Quality Forum has endorsed routine deactivation of ICDs when patients near the end of life. The overarching goal of this quality improvement project was to increase...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Kraynik SE,Casarett DJ,Corcoran AM

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:High body mass index (BMI) is linked to an increased risk of developing pancreatic cancer (PC). However, in patients with advanced PC (APC), especially those receiving palliative chemotherapy, the impact of BMI on survival has not been investigated fully. OBJECTIVES:To assess changes in BMI during the course o...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Choi Y,Kim TY,Lee KH,Han SW,Oh DY,Im SA,Kim TY,Bang YJ

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Patient demographic and clinical factors have known associations with acute health care utilization (AHCU) among patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), but it is unknown if pain measured predominantly in an outpatient setting is a predictor of future AHCU in patients with SCD. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Ezenwa MO,Molokie RE,Wang ZJ,Yao Y,Suarez ML,Angulo V,Wilkie DJ

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The best evidence suggests that feeding tubes are ineffective in persons with advanced dementia. Little is known about their health care costs. OBJECTIVES:To estimate Medicare costs attributable to inpatient care among nursing home (NH) residents with advanced dementia during the year following the placement o...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Hwang D,Teno JM,Gozalo P,Mitchell S

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Sedation is administered to some palliative care patients at the end of their life. Nurses play an important role in this practice. OBJECTIVES:To systematically review the evidence on nurses' attitudes and practice of end-of-life sedation. METHODS:We searched eight electronic databases, four key palliative ca...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Abarshi EA,Papavasiliou ES,Preston N,Brown J,Payne S,EURO IMPACT.

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Octreotide, a synthetic analogue of the hormone somatostatin, is primarily used in palliative medicine because of its antisecretory effect and has been shown to be effective in the management of bowel obstruction, nausea, and diarrhea. Octreotide also has been successfully used for the management of bronchorrhea in bo...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Pahuja M,Shepherd RW,Lyckholm LJ

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Burdensome symptoms present frequently in dementia at the end of life, but we know little about the symptom control provided, such as type and dosage of medication. OBJECTIVES:To investigate symptom prevalence and prescribed treatment, explore associations with quality of life (QOL) in the last week of life, a...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Hendriks SA,Smalbrugge M,Hertogh CM,van der Steen JT

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Efforts in developing useful tools to properly identify the end-of-life trajectory of patients with advanced medical diseases have been made, but the calibration and/or discriminative power of these tools has not been optimal. OBJECTIVES:Our objective was to develop a new, reliable prognostic tool to identify ...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Bernabeu-Wittel M,Murcia-Zaragoza J,Hernández-Quiles C,Escolano-Fernández B,Jarava-Rol G,Oliver M,Díez-Manglano J,Ruiz-Cantero A,Ollero-Baturone M,PALIAR Researchers.

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) can severely impair patients' quality of life (QOL). Psychotropics, especially olanzapine, have a strong antiemetic effect. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether olanzapine could reduce the frequency of CINV and improve patients' QOL during chemotherapy. METHODS:This ...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Mizukami N,Yamauchi M,Koike K,Watanabe A,Ichihara K,Masumori N,Yamakage M

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Dyspnea is one of the most distressing symptoms in patients with cancer, and often worsens with breakthrough episodes on exertion. We hypothesized that fentanyl given prophylactically may alleviate breakthrough dyspnea. OBJECTIVES:To determine the feasibility of conducting a randomized trial of subcutaneous fe...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Hui D,Xu A,Frisbee-Hume S,Chisholm G,Morgado M,Reddy S,Bruera E

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Palliative care research in Africa is in its relative infancy, with dedicated financial support extremely limited. Therefore, setting research priorities to optimize use of limited resources is imperative. OBJECTIVES:To develop a prioritized research agenda for palliative care in Africa. METHODS:We used a two...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Powell RA,Harding R,Namisango E,Katabira E,Gwyther L,Radbruch L,Murray SA,El-Ansary M,Leng M,Ajayi IO,Blanchard C,Kariuki H,Kasirye I,Namukwaya E,Gafer N,Casarett D,Atieno M,Mwangi-Powell FN

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Adequate symptom management is essential to ensure quality cancer care, but symptom management is not always evidence based. Adapting and automating national guidelines for use at the point of care may enhance use by clinicians. OBJECTIVES:This article reports on a process of adapting research evidence for use...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Cooley ME,Lobach DF,Johns E,Halpenny B,Saunders TA,Del Fiol G,Rabin MS,Calarese P,Berenbaum IL,Zaner K,Finn K,Berry DL,Abrahm JL

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Placebo and nocebo effects are known to contribute significantly to the response to symptom control, including analgesia. Clinical trial methodologies using placebo controls are designed to identify the magnitude of these effects in the research context. An adequately powered, randomized, double-blind, placebo-control...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Sanderson C,Hardy J,Spruyt O,Currow DC

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Joint and muscle aches, pain, and stiffness have been reported to be a problem for some women after adjuvant breast cancer treatment; however, the extent and impact of this problem are unknown. OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of this problem in comparison with women of a si...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Fenlon D,Addington-Hall JM,O'Callaghan AC,Clough J,Nicholls P,Simmonds P

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The prevalence of neuropathic pain in patients with cancer pain has been estimated to be around 40%. Neuropathic pain may be caused by tumor invasion and is considered as mixed nociceptive-neuropathic pain, or caused by an anticancer treatment and considered as purely neuropathic pain. The use of adjuvant analg...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Jongen JL,Huijsman ML,Jessurun J,Ogenio K,Schipper D,Verkouteren DR,Moorman PW,van der Rijt CC,Vissers KC

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Palliative services have historically been offered to terminal patients with cancer, but much less so in other chronic illnesses such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) because of difficulties in predicting the trajectory to death. OBJECTIVES:The goal of this study was to determine if the change o...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Benzo R,Siemion W,Novotny P,Sternberg A,Kaplan RM,Ries A,Wise R,Martinez F,Utz J,Sciurba F,National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group.

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:General practitioners (GPs) and community nurses (CNs) have a central role in palliative care. With health policy focusing more and more on enabling patients to die at home, primary health care professionals are increasingly responsible for symptom management of patients near the end of life. OBJECTIVES:1) To ...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Momen N,Hadfield P,Harrison K,Barclay S

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Sleep disturbances are frequent in cancer patients during chemotherapy; the contributory role of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in this setting has never been assessed. OBJECTIVES:This study investigated the role of RLS in causing sleep disturbances and altering the quality of life in cancer patients during chem...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Saini A,Berruti A,Ferini-Strambi L,Castronovo V,Rametti E,Giuliano PL,Ramassotto B,Picci RL,Negro M,Campagna S,Furlan PM,Ostacoli L

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The HIV/AIDS epidemic in boys and men with hemophilia began in the early 1980s with the puzzling occurrence of systemic illness and fatal opportunistic infections in patients who had received plasma-derived clotting factor concentrates. This brief narrative describes one physician's experience in caring for patients w...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Ballard JO

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:More people are surviving into old age, and chronic diseases tend to become more common with age. Ill health and disability can lead to concerns about loss of personal dignity. OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether health status affects the perceptions of factors influencing personal dignity at the end of life, an...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Albers G,Pasman HR,Deliens L,de Vet HC,Onwuteaka-Philipsen BD

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Both maintaining hope and preparing for the patient's death are important for families of terminally ill cancer patients. OBJECTIVES:The primary aim of this study was to clarify the level of the family's achievement of maintaining hope and preparing for death and the professional's behavior related to their ev...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Shirado A,Morita T,Akazawa T,Miyashita M,Sato K,Tsuneto S,Shima Y

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Conflicts between families and clinicians in pediatric end-of-life (EOL) care cause distress for providers, dissatisfaction for patients' families, and potential suffering for terminally ill children. OBJECTIVES:We hypothesized that family factors might influence clinician decision making in these circumstance...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Ruppe MD,Feudtner C,Hexem KR,Morrison WE

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:There is an increasing use of palliative care units (PCUs) for the treatment of terminally ill cancer patients. Thus, it is important to evaluate the care and quality of life of terminally ill cancer patients treated in PCUs so that improvements can be made. Limited research has investigated the quality of dyin...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Choi JY,Chang YJ,Song HY,Jho HJ,Lee MK

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Because Tai Chi (TC) is beneficial to elders without cognitive impairment (CI), it also may benefit elders with CI. But elders with CI have generally been excluded from TC studies because many measurement tools require verbal reports that some elders with CI are unable to provide. OBJECTIVES:To test the effica...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Tsai PF,Chang JY,Beck C,Kuo YF,Keefe FJ

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Although episodic breathlessness (EB) is reported to be highly prevalent in advanced disease, our understanding about it is limited. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to systematically review and synthesize the evidence on EB regarding definition, characteristics, and patients' experiences. METHODS:Systema...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Simon ST,Bausewein C,Schildmann E,Higginson IJ,Magnussen H,Scheve C,Ramsenthaler C

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Hospice care is traditionally used for patients with advanced cancer, but it is increasingly considered for patients with end-stage heart failure. OBJECTIVES:We compared enrollment patterns and clinical events of hospice patients with end-stage heart failure with those of patients with advanced cancer. METHOD...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Cheung WY,Schaefer K,May CW,Glynn RJ,Curtis LH,Stevenson LW,Setoguchi S

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Sleep is a significant problem in breast cancer survivors (BCS) and measured frequently using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Thus, it is important to evaluate its factor structure. The two-process model of sleep regulation was the theoretical framework for this study. OBJECTIVES:To perform a confir...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Otte JL,Rand KL,Carpenter JS,Russell KM,Champion VL

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Systematic reviews and meta-analyses suggest that community specialist palliative care services (SPCSs) can avoid hospitalizations and enable home deaths. But more information is needed regarding the relative efficacies of different models. Family caregivers highlight home nursing as the most important service,...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Luckett T,Davidson PM,Lam L,Phillips J,Currow DC,Agar M

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Despite the recognized distressing symptom of fatigue in children with cancer, little information is available to assist in the selection of an instrument to be used to measure fatigue. OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study were to 1) describe the instruments that have been used to measure cancer-related fat...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Tomlinson D,Hinds PS,Ethier MC,Ness KK,Zupanec S,Sung L

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Advance care planning is not included in regular clinical care for patients on dialysis. Insight into life-sustaining treatment preferences and communication about end-of-life care is necessary to develop interventions to improve advance care planning for patients on dialysis. OBJECTIVES:This cross-sectional o...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Janssen DJ,Spruit MA,Schols JM,van der Sande FM,Frenken LA,Wouters EF

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Fatigue is the most common symptom among Hodgkin's lymphoma survivors. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI). METHODS:The MFI was translated into Brazilian Portuguese using established forward-backward translation procedures...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Baptista RL,Biasoli I,Scheliga A,Soares A,Brabo E,Morais JC,Werneck GL,Spector N

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, palliative care and related organizations have increasingly adopted a stance of "studied neutrality" on the question of whether euthanasia should be legalized as a bona fide medical regimen in palliative care contexts. This stance, however, has attracted criticism from both opponents and proponents of...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Johnstone MJ

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The efficacy and tolerability of once-daily hydromorphone extended release (ER) (OROS(®) hydromorphone ER, Exalgo(®), Mallinckrodt Brand Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Hazelwood, MO) in patients with chronic cancer and noncancer pain have been reported in previous studies. OBJECTIVES:The objective of this analysis was...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Nalamachu SR,Kutch M,Hale ME

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00