Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Jan 2019
Randomized Controlled TrialTriggered Palliative Care for Late-stage Dementia: a Pilot Randomized Trial.
Persons with late-stage dementia have limited access to palliative care. ⋯ Specialty palliative care consultation for hospitalized patients with late-stage dementia is feasible and promising to improve decision-making and some treatment outcomes.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Jan 2019
ReviewControl and context are central for people with advanced illness experiencing breathlessness: A systematic review and thematic-synthesis.
Breathlessness is common and distressing in advanced illness. It is a challenge to assess, with few effective treatment options. To evaluate new treatments, appropriate outcome measures that reflect the concerns of people experiencing breathlessness are needed. ⋯ People with advanced illness living with breathlessness have concerns in multiple domains, supporting a concept of "total breathlessness." This adapted model can help to guide comprehensive clinical assessment and inform future outcome measurement in clinical practice and research.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Jan 2019
Randomized Controlled TrialThe possible Preventive Role of Pregabalin in Post-mastectomy Pain Syndrome: A Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.
Chronic postmastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS) has a considerable negative impact on the quality of life of breast cancer patients. ⋯ Perioperative oral pregabalin 75 mg twice daily, starting at the morning of surgery and continued for one week, could reduce the frequency of postmastectomy pain syndrome.