J Palliat Care
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Refractory breathlessness is a common and distressing symptom among patients receiving palliative care. Improvements in the assessment and management of refractory breathlessness are dependent on further research. In this article, we have outlined research topics on which to base future work.
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Comparative Study
Is performance status associated with symptom scores? A population-based longitudinal study among cancer outpatients.
Symptom scores and performance status are both important measures for patients with cancer. However, since performance status is not often part of routinely collected data, there is interest in exploring whether it can be calculated from symptom scores. ⋯ Performance status is an important measurement that cannot be substituted or captured with symptom scores; it is important for healthcare providers to record performance scores on a regular basis.
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By examining clinical parameters associated with survival time and analyzing patients' survival times using prognostic scores, this study aimed to provide helpful information related to the treatment of terminal cancer patients. ⋯ Performance decline is a major factor affecting survival time. The PaP is the most useful tool for predicting four-week survival, with an optimal value of over 10.
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Comparative Study
Palliative care intervention in the intensive care unit: comparing outcomes among seriously ill Asian patients and those of other ethnicities.
The literature describing the attitude of Asians toward palliative care in the intensive care unit (ICU) is scarce. ⋯ Asians are as likely as people of other ethnicities to decide on advance care directives, life-sustaining treatments, and comfort measures after palliative care evaluation in the ICU.