Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Nov 2014
Multicenter StudyQuality of life in patients with advanced cancer at the end of life as measured by the McGill quality of life questionnaire: a survey in China.
Quality of life (QOL) is the main outcome measure for patients with advanced cancer at the end of life. The McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire (MQOL) is designed specifically for palliative care patients and has been translated and validated in Hong Kong and Taiwan. ⋯ Our results revealed the aspects of QOL that need more attention for Chinese palliative care patients with advanced cancer. The association between the characteristics of patients, Karnofsky Performance Status, and their QOL also was identified.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Nov 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialPain medication management processes used by oncology outpatients and family caregivers part II: home and lifestyle contexts.
Despite the increasing complexity of medication regimens for persistent cancer pain, little is known about how oncology outpatients and their family caregivers manage pain medications at home. ⋯ Pain medication management is an ongoing multidimensional process, each step of which has to be mastered by patients and their family caregivers when cancer treatment and supportive care are provided on an outpatient basis. Realistic patient- and family-centered skill-building interventions are needed to achieve effective and safe pain medication management in the contexts of individual home environments and lifestyles.