Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Feb 2014
Multicenter Study Observational StudyOne, two, or three? Constructs of the brief pain inventory among patients with non-cancer pain in the outpatient setting.
Either a two-factor representation (pain intensity and interference) or a three-factor representation (pain intensity, activity interference, and affective interference) of the modified Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) is appropriate among cancer patients. ⋯ Consistent with analyses among cancer patients, a two-factor representation of BPI is appropriate for noncancer patients seen in an ambulatory setting. This work lends additional support for the psychometric properties of BPI.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Feb 2014
Multicenter StudyA new Italian questionnaire to assess caregivers of cancer patients' satisfaction with palliative care: multicenter validation of the post mortem questionnaire-short form.
Caregiver satisfaction with palliative care is a crucial indicator of its effectiveness. In light of the lack of validated or reliable Italian instruments, the Post Mortem Questionnaire-Short Form (QPM-SF), a self-report questionnaire, has been developed to assess home and inpatient hospice care. ⋯ QPM-SF may be considered a valid, reliable, and well-accepted self-report instrument for examining and implementing palliative care interventions.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Feb 2014
Self-reported physical symptoms in intensive care unit (ICU) survivors: pilot exploration over four months post-ICU discharge.
Survivors of critical illness must overcome persistent physical and psychological challenges. Few studies have longitudinally examined self-reported physical symptoms in intensive care unit (ICU) survivors. ⋯ In our sample, sleep disturbance, fatigue, weakness, and pain were the four key symptoms during first four months post-ICU discharge. Future studies focusing on these four symptoms are necessary to promote quality in post-ICU symptom management.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Feb 2014
Predictive factors for do-not-resuscitate designation among terminally ill cancer patients receiving care from a palliative care consultation service.
Since the development of palliative care in the 1980s, "do not resuscitate" (DNR) has been promoted worldwide to avoid unnecessary resuscitation in terminally ill cancer patients. ⋯ DNR designation was late in terminally ill cancer patients. DNR-designated cancer patient indicators were high PPI scores, patients' prognostic awareness, family's diagnostic and prognostic awareness, and longer durations of care by the PCCS.