Journal of palliative medicine
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Pain, dyspnea, and depression are highly troubling near the end of life. ⋯ Factors associated with common, burdensome symptoms in a national sample suggest clinical and population strategies for targeting symptom assessment and management.
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Heart failure (HF) affects 5.1 million U.S. citizens with approximately half dying within 5 years of diagnosis, but many never receive palliative care consults or interventions. ⋯ Many healthcare providers are unsure when to consult nonhospice palliative care (NHPC) teams for patients with chronic diseases. The findings of this study are important, as they suggest an RRAT can assist with identifying patients with HF in need of NHPC consults.