Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Sep 2016
Prospective Validation of the Objective Prognostic Score for Advanced Cancer Patients in Diverse Palliative Settings.
Prognostication is an essential part of palliative care to aid decision making and negotiate goals of care. The Objective Prognostic Score (OPS) is an easy-to-use prognosticating tool to predict survival among far-advanced cancer patients in palliative care units (PCUs) in Korea. ⋯ The OPS can be used for prognostication among advanced cancer patients in PCT, PCU, and HPC settings.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Sep 2016
Significant Morbidity and Mortality Among Hospitalized End-Stage Liver Disease Patients in Medicare.
For end-stage liver disease (ESLD) patients, care focuses on managing the life-threatening complications of portal hypertension, causing high resource utilization. ⋯ The results of this study show that morbidity and mortality rates associated with end of life in ESLD are substantial. There is an acute need for alternative approaches to manage the care of ESLD patients.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Sep 2016
Psychometric Properties of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Neutropenia (FACT-N) in Asian Cancer Patients with Chemotherapy-Induced Neutropenia.
The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Neutropenia (FACT-N) is a neutropenia-specific questionnaire to assess patients' health-related quality of life. ⋯ The FACT-N is a valid and reliable instrument to be used in clinical practice to evaluate the health-related quality of life among multiethnic Asian patients with CIN.