abstract：:This study aimed to clarify and compare the awareness and perceptions of the specialized inpatient palliative care service. A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was performed on the general population selected by stratified two-stage random sampling (n=2,548) and bereaved families who actually received specialized i...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Sanjo M,Miyashita M,Morita T,Hirai K,Kawa M,Ashiya T,Ishihara T,Miyoshi I,Matsubara T,Nakaho T,Nakashima N,Onishi H,Ozawa T,Suenaga K,Tajima T,Hisanaga T,Uchitomi Y

更新日期：2008-03-01 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

authors： Casarett D,Pickard A,Amos Bailey F,Ritchie C,Furman C,Rosenfeld K,Shreve S,Shea JA

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breakthrough pain is a prevalent cancer pain syndrome, and research is needed to identify more effective interventions to manage it. A validated tool to assess breakthrough pain in a standard and reliable manner is urgently needed to support the conduct of clinical trials in breakthrough pain. To address this need, we...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Hagen NA,Stiles C,Nekolaichuk C,Biondo P,Carlson LE,Fisher K,Fainsinger R

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer colorectal cancer (CRC)-specific quality-of-life questionnaire module (QLQ-CR38) assesses health-related quality of life in patients with CRC. We studied its psychometric properties and clinical validity in Hong Kong Chinese patients with CRC. The 38 items...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Law CC,Tak Lam WW,Fu YT,Wong KH,Sprangers MA,Fielding R

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropathy is common in patients receiving vinca alkaloids, platinum derivatives, or taxanes. This double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study assessed the efficacy of low-dose amitriptyline to relieve chemotherapy-induced symptoms in 44 patients (age 20-65 years) who had neuropathic symptoms (numbness, tinglin...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Kautio AL,Haanpää M,Saarto T,Kalso E

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer patients often experience multiple symptoms concurrently, a phenomenon called symptom clustering. Different symptom clusters have been identified by various symptom assessment tools, as well as by different research methods, but no study has reported whether these identified symptom clusters can be replicated i...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Chen ML,Lin CC

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessment of patient quality of life (QOL) requires balancing the details provided by multi-item assessments with the reduced burden of single-item assessments. In this project, we investigated the psychometric properties of single-item Linear Analog Scale Assessments (LASAs) for patients with newly diagnosed high-gr...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Locke DE,Decker PA,Sloan JA,Brown PD,Malec JF,Clark MM,Rummans TA,Ballman KV,Schaefer PL,Buckner JC

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent case reports have raised concerns about the potential for methadone to prolong the QTc interval (QT corrected for heart rate) and predispose patients to torsade de pointes (TdP), a life-threatening arrhythmia. We present a case report that describes the successful use of parenteral and oral methadone in a patie...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Sekine R,Obbens EA,Coyle N,Inturrisi CE

更新日期：2007-11-01 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

authors： Sikorskii A,Given CW,Given B,Jeon S,Decker V,Decker D,Champion V,McCorkle R

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Women dying of ovarian cancer vary considerably in their complications and in the types of health care they receive. The objective of this study was to describe the complications of ovarian cancer, other than pain, and their treatment at the end of life. This study used a cohort of 421 enrollees in three nonprofit man...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Herrinton LJ,Neslund-Dudas C,Rolnick SJ,Hornbrook MC,Bachman DJ,Darbinian JA,Jackson JM,Coughlin SS

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent empirical studies revealed that fostering patients' perception of meaning in their life is an essential task for palliative care clinicians. However, few studies have reported the effects of training programs for nurses specifically aimed at improving skills to relieve the meaninglessness of terminally ill canc...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Morita T,Murata H,Hirai K,Tamura K,Kataoka J,Ohnishi H,Akizuki N,Kurihara Y,Akechi T,Uchitomi Y,Japanese Spiritual Care Task Force.

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Palliative care aims to improve the quality of life of patients and their families and reduce suffering from life-threatening illness. In assessing palliative care efficacy, researchers must consider a broad range of potential outcomes, including those experienced by the patient's family/caregivers, clinicians, and th...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Mularski RA,Rosenfeld K,Coons SJ,Dueck A,Cella D,Feuer DJ,Lipscomb J,Karpeh MS Jr,Mosich T,Sloan JA,Krouse RS

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diurnal variation in pain perception is recognized. The question of whether opioid prescribing should be adjusted to account for diurnal variation can be tested with the advent of once-daily sustained-release morphine. The study recruited 45 people with opioid-responsive pain on stable doses of analgesics and advanced...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Currow DC,Plummer JL,Cooney NJ,Gorman D,Glare PA

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a paucity of information on hospice and palliative care provision in Africa and only a weak evidence base upon which to build policy and practice development. We set out to assess the current state of provision across the continent, mapping the existence of services country by country and exploring the perspe...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Clark D,Wright M,Hunt J,Lynch T

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is little objective data on how cancer and its therapy affect physical activity. The main aims of this pilot study were 1) to compare physical activity in patients receiving palliative chemotherapy and healthy controls, and 2) to explore the relationship between patients' activity, quality of life (QoL), and cli...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Dahele M,Skipworth RJ,Wall L,Voss A,Preston T,Fearon KC

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Good policies lay the groundwork for an effective health care system and society. They facilitate the implementation of palliative care programs aimed at providing care for all people in need of these services, and they ensure equitable access to affordable medications and therapies. The lack of good policies can lead...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Stjernswärd J,Foley KM,Ferris FD

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last few years, Nepali and international colleagues have been collaborating in the development of palliative care services in Nepal. The program continues to move forward amid the considerable social and political difficulties facing Nepal. Although a number of individuals and organizations have been involved...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Brown S,Black F,Vaidya P,Shrestha S,Ennals D,LeBaron VT

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Palliative care developed unevenly in Edmonton in the 1980s and early 1990s. Health care budget cuts created an opportunity for innovative redesign of palliative care service delivery. This report describes the components that were developed to build an integrated comprehensive palliative care program, the use of comm...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Fainsinger RL,Brenneis C,Fassbender K

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few studies have evaluated sex differences in the prevalence, severity, and correlates of fatigue at the end of life. The Brief Fatigue Inventory, McGill Quality of Life (MQOL) Questionnaire, and Karnofsky Performance Scale were administered at two-week intervals to 102 patients in a home palliative program. Outcomes ...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Husain AF,Stewart K,Arseneault R,Moineddin R,Cellarius V,Librach SL,Dudgeon D

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic refractory angina is an increasingly prevalent, complex chronic pain condition, which results in frequent hospitalization for chest pain. We have previously shown that a novel outpatient cognitive-behavioral chronic disease management program (CB-CDMP) improves angina status and quality of life in such patient...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Moore RK,Groves DG,Bridson JD,Grayson AD,Wong H,Leach A,Lewin RJ,Chester MR

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Comparisons of symptom ratings and health-related quality of life between significant others and patients have been the focus of numerous studies during the past decades. Additional studies are needed to assess the discrepancies identified in this work. In the present cross-sectional exploratory study, focus has been ...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Wennman-Larsen A,Tishelman C,Wengström Y,Gustavsson P

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is consensus that more research is needed to help improve care at the end of life. Despite the fact that hospices take care of more and more dying persons every year, hospice organizations have not been highly involved in research. The National Hospice Work Group is comprised of hospice organizations that have m...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Tolley DC,Payne R

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper assesses different methods of evaluating pain management. We used the established methods of pain prevalence measurement and the Pain Management Index (PMI) to compare pain management between two groups who might be expected to have different outcomes. We also developed and used a method to assess how quick...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Russell PB,Aveyard SC,Oxenham DR

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiology of cancer pain and the outcomes associated with pain treatments were investigated through a retrospective survey of 772 patients with advanced cancer. The cumulative prevalence of pain was 87%, including all types of cancer. Mean duration of pain was 6.9+/-8.1 months. The prevalence of pain was 28%, 4...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Peng WL,Wu GJ,Sun WZ,Chen JC,Huang AT

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of personality characteristics on how patients cope with various challenges at the end of life has not been extensively studied. In order to examine the association between end-of-life experience and neuroticism (defined within the personality literature as a trait tendency to experience psychological di...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Chochinov HM,Kristjanson LJ,Hack TF,Hassard T,McClement S,Harlos M

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a significant clinical symptom. Effective assessment of CRF attributes from the patients' perspective is essential. This study tested the psychometric properties of the Wu Cancer Fatigue Scale (WCFS). A total of 172 outpatients with breast cancer, who were at various stages and on vario...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Wu HS,Wyrwich KW,McSweeney M

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients (n = 231) diagnosed with solid tumors and undergoing chemotherapy were randomly assigned to the experimental arm (n = 114) or to conventional care (n = 117). A symptom severity index based on summed severity scores across 15 symptoms was the primary outcome. Building on previously published work, an analysis ...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Sikorskii A,Given C,Given B,Jeon S,McCorkle R

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Palliative care research is challenged by a disagreement as to what palliative care is, when it should be offered and what conditions warrant specialized palliative care services. These challenges became evident when we used a population-based data linkage to evaluate the delivery of palliative care services in Wester...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： McNamara B,Rosenwax LK,Holman CD

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective protocol for treatment of malignant inoperable bowel obstruction was implemented at Grenoble University Hospital Center for 4 years. All 80 episodes of obstruction resulted from peritoneal carcinomatosis and none could expect another treatment cure. The protocol comprised three successive stages. Stage I...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Laval G,Arvieux C,Stefani L,Villard ML,Mestrallet JP,Cardin N

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Safety and efficacy data from a study of slow intrathecal (IT) ziconotide titration for the management of severe chronic pain are presented. Patients randomized to ziconotide (n = 112) or placebo (n = 108) started IT infusion at 0.1 microg/hour (2.4 microg/day), increasing gradually (0.05-0.1 microg/hour increments) o...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Rauck RL,Wallace MS,Leong MS,Minehart M,Webster LR,Charapata SG,Abraham JE,Buffington DE,Ellis D,Kartzinel R,Ziconotide 301 Study Group.

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was done to examine the level of symptom experience, and symptom variation in relation to demographic and clinical variables, in Korean patients with liver cirrhosis (LC). Symptom experience was measured using a scale developed by the researchers through a literature review on LC. Participants were 129 pati...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Kim SH,Oh EG,Lee WH,Kim OS,Han KH

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The drive for good quality evidence has highlighted the importance of well-conducted systematic reviews and meta-analyses that critically evaluate and grade studies for new or existing therapies. A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to review the efficacy, safety, and cost effectiveness of spinal cord s...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Taylor RS

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies have documented the efficacy of coping skills training (CST) for managing pain, distress, and disability in persons with arthritis. However, no laboratory studies have examined the effects of CST on descending modulation of nociception. This study used the nociceptive flexion reflex (NFR) to document pain and ...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Emery CF,Keefe FJ,France CR,Affleck G,Waters S,Fondow MD,McKee DC,France JL,Hackshaw KV,Caldwell DS,Stainbrook D

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To improve assessment and management of pain in nonverbal older adults with dementia, an effective means of recognizing and evaluating pain in this vulnerable population is needed. The purpose of this review is to critically evaluate the existing tools used for pain assessment in this population to provide recommendat...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Herr K,Bjoro K,Decker S

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brief symptom instruments are designed to assess symptoms while maintaining low respondent burden, but they may omit important information. Our objective was to determine whether a representative brief symptom instrument effectively captures the full symptom experience of older adults with advanced diseases. In this c...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Walke LM,Byers AL,McCorkle R,Fried TR

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection is common among advanced cancer patients. This study was undertaken to review the pattern of use of antibiotics and to identify potential factors that could affect outcomes after infection. The medical records of all patients with advanced cancer who were enrolled into the palliative care service of a distri...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Lam PT,Chan KS,Tse CY,Leung MW

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pain is a multidimensional phenomenon with physical, psychological, and social components and is a significant problem for 50% of hemodialysis (HD) patients. Failure to treat pain adequately may lead to disruption in many aspects of life. This study examines the relationship between moderate to severe chronic pain and...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Davison SN,Jhangri GS

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dexamethasone is likely to play a role in the etiology of hiccups in patients receiving cisplatin-based regimens. Two hundred seventy-seven patients received three doses of ondansetron 8mg intravenously (IV) at 4hour intervals plus dexamethasone 20mg IV from the start of chemotherapy, followed by dexamethasone 5mg IV ...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Liaw CC,Wang CH,Chang HK,Wang HM,Huang JS,Lin YC,Chen JS

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:No instrument to assess autonomy problems in palliative care is currently available. The purpose of this study was to develop a comprehensive and concise questionnaire to measure autonomy problems in palliative cancer patients and to study its validity and reliability. We systematically developed a questionnaire throu...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Vernooij-Dassen MJ,Osse BH,Schadé E,Grol RP

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the relationship between personal values and individual quality of life (iQoL) in palliative care patients, 75 patients with advanced cancer or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) were asked to complete a self-report questionnaire concerning personal values and a semi-structured interview on their iQoL. Si...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Fegg MJ,Wasner M,Neudert C,Borasio GD

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00