Pain General
Oct 06, 2022
Patients with advanced heart failure (HF) usually exhibit severe psychological symptoms that frequently match diagnostic standards for psychological disorders such as anxiety, sadness, and drug use di...
Oct 03, 2022
Patients with serious illnesses who have prioritized healthcare objectives and whose doctors are aware of them are probably in a better position to get the care that is goal-concordant. For a study, r...
Sep 06, 2022
Family members of dead intensive care unit (ICU) patients may have psychological effects due to their loved one's passing. For a study, researchers sought to provide an overview of various bereavement...
Sep 06, 2022
For COVID-19 patients, there are guidelines to help manage their symptoms as they approach death. However, little attention has been paid to the actual symptom patterns, level of adherence to drug usa...
Sep 06, 2022
In hospital settings, continuous opioid infusions are frequently used to treat end-of-life (EOL) symptoms. Nevertheless, prescription procedures differ, and even contemporary research offers contradic...
Aug 22, 2022
Children with life-threatening illnesses need the best pediatric palliative care (PPC) possible. Therefore, understanding the quality improvement (QI) efforts of PPC physicians and programs is crucial...
Aug 22, 2022
More than 74% of juvenile fatalities occur in intensive care units (ICU), 40% of which happen after the withdrawal of life-supporting therapies (WOLST). Yet, no requirements analysis identified provid...
Aug 22, 2022
For persons with dementia (PWD), who may be particularly vulnerable to getting care at the end of life that is not consistent with their wishes or that causes a greater strain on caregivers, less was ...
Aug 22, 2022
Sickle cell disease (SCD) may have serious consequences that worsen psychosocial functioning and increase the burden of illness. However, little was known about particular disease-related factors link...
Aug 22, 2022
Serious disease conversation-promoting interventions have proven promise in advancing high-quality care. In contrast, some individuals in randomized studies could gain more from the intervention than ...
Aug 22, 2022
Although it commonly happens late in the course of the disease, pediatric palliative care (PPC) improves the quality of life and end-of-life outcomes for children with cancer. The Supportive Care Clin...
Aug 22, 2022
American Indians (AIs) on the Great Plains do not have access to culturally appropriate palliative care (PC), despite this need being well-known. There is a dearth of literature identifying certain fa...
Aug 22, 2022
Previous research on the quality of life (QOL) following lung cancer surgery has noted persistent postoperative symptoms. First, researchers thoroughly analyzed QOL in lung cancer surgery patients. Th...
Aug 22, 2022
The health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer is lower than that of other age groups. A modifiable predictor of HRQOL is symptom burden. For a study, re...
Aug 22, 2022
More than 60% of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients have chronic discomfort, a clinical issue that is getting less attention. Chronic long-term pain is linked to low quality of life (QoL), mood i...
Aug 22, 2022
National oncology and pediatric organizations view the integration of palliative care (PC) into the treatment of pediatric cancer as best practice. Even while mounting data indicated that embedded mod...
Aug 22, 2022
Although polypharmacy is frequently acceptable for kids with terminal illnesses, it is also linked to an increase in hospitalizations, inappropriate prescriptions, and can negatively impact kids' and ...
Aug 16, 2022
1. Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) may provide greater immediate improvements in insomnia symptoms compared to applied relaxation. 2. After 6 months post-treatment, both treatmen...
Jul 21, 2022
For a study, researchers sought to describe the design and lessons learned for the Pediatric Palliative Care Research Network's Shared Data and Research (SHARE) project, a multicenter prospective coho...
Jul 21, 2022
For a study, researchers sought to present a review of the current research on racial differences in palliative and end-of-life care quality and to highlight gaps in the investigation of the underlyin...