Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Mar 2025
LetterThe Benefits of Virtual Reality Travel on Symptom Burden and Mental Health of Hemodialysis Patients.
Hemodialysis (HD) patients often face a heavy symptom burden, low subjective well-being, and high perceived stress. Traditional nonpharmacological interventions have limited effectiveness in improving this situation. Virtual reality (VR) technology, as an emerging approach, has shown significant advantages in alleviating symptom burden and enhancing mental health. ⋯ [www.chictr.org.cn], identifier [ChiCTR2400082781].
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Mar 2025
Bereaved family quality of life varies with comorbid psychological distress and ICU-care quality.
Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is highly endorsed, but HRQOL studies scarcely investigate the following: ICU family members; modifiable end-of-life (EOL) ICU-care factors; conjoint associations with prolonged grief disorder (PGD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and depression; and long-term bereavement outcomes. ⋯ Bereaved family members' HRQOL was significantly associated with PGD-PTSD-depressive-symptom states and QODD classes-both modifiable through high-quality EOL ICU care.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Mar 2025
Clinician Perspectives Highlight the Need for Early Dyadic Coping Skills for People Living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
A diagnosis of ALS can be challenging, and many people find ways to adapt. At the same time, emotional distress can arise early after an ALS diagnosis even when high quality multidisciplinary care is provided. When emotional distress occurs, it can become chronic over time, and can affect both the person living with ALS and their care-partner (together called a dyad). ⋯ RT-ALS program content and structure is acceptable to clinicians. It is imperative to next seek further input from dyads about whether this type of program would be of interest and if yes, to pilot and refine the program for feasibility testing and then efficacy.