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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"symptom control"”.
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A retrospective review of strong opioid use in the last 6 days of life of patients with HIV/AIDS or cancer at the in-patients unit of St. Francis Hospice
… in HIV-positive patients, the use of opioids for symptom-control may shorten life, while I felt that pain was not recognized and therefore analgesia was withheld until the HIV-positive patients were close to their natural death. Objective: To compare pain control and sedation practices for …
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Understanding community end of life anticipatory medication care
… need has become established good practice in controlling distressing symptoms for patients dying in the community. The intervention aims to optimise timely symptom control, provide reassurance for patients and families and prevent crisis hospital admissions. However, in signifying the …
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Dyspnea: Effect of Auricular Acupressure in End Stage Lung Cancer Patients, a Pilot Feasibility Study
Introduction: Dyspnea is a debilitating symptom, common in advanced lung cancer patients, and poorly controlled. The National Institutes of Health has promoted the need for research regarding end of life care symptom control. Purpose: Conduct a feasibility study evaluating auricular acupressure …
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Proactive Prescribing Enhancing Hospice Care Through Anticipatory Pharmacy Practices
… with terminal illnesses. However, inadequate symptom management, caregiver burden, and frequent hospitalizations remain persistent barriers to effective hospice delivery (Virdun et al., 2015; O’Hara et al., 2010). Delays in medication access often lead to distress, emergency interventions, and …
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Complex Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Biological Therapy in Patients with Active Ulcerative Colitis // Комплексна оценка на ефективността от биологична терапия при болни с активен язвен колит
… These medications have demonstrated that control of mucosal inflammation is possible. Healing of the mucosa is accompanied by fewer complications and better patient parameters achieved. At present, symptom control, which is one of the primary treatment goals, appears insufficient. Today, …
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The Role of Daam1 In Kidney Development
… morphology with current treatment aimed at symptom control. To understand the mechanisms underlying kidney diseases and achieve the development of novel therapies, a better understanding of how nephrons develop is needed. Although the actin cytoskeleton is critical for cell behaviors …
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The Role of Daam1 In Kidney Development
… morphology with current treatment aimed at symptom control. To understand the mechanisms underlying kidney diseases and achieve the development of novel therapies, a better understanding of how nephrons develop is needed. Although the actin cytoskeleton is critical for cell behaviors …
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Between paradox and prescribing: Understanding anticipatory prescribing at the end of life in UK care homes
… medicines for patients who require end-of-life symptom control has become established good practice in palliative and end-of-life care policy. In care homes, the intervention aims to ensure timely symptom control, reassure residents and family members, and avoid emergency hospital admissions. …
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The Geriatric Cancer Experience in End of Life: Model Adaptation and Testing
… in quality of life is explained by the person's symptom experience and spiritual experience. As the number of symptoms and the associated severity and distress increase, the person's quality of life significantly decreases (ß -0.8). As the spiritual experience increases (the expressed need for …
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Adherence therapy for people with Parkinson's disease
… tested the efficacy of AT in PD in a randomised controlled trial (RCT). Semistructured interviews were used to explore patients’ experiences of receiving AT. Results: Mood disorders, cognition, poor symptom control/QoL, younger age/longer disease duration, regimen complexity/polypharmacy, risk …
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An Investigation of the Benefits of Palliative Care for Patients with Chronic Heart Failure at a Novel Hospital-Based Palliative Care Service.
… heart failure experience similar clinical symptoms as patients with advanced cancer with significant physical and emotional suffering. This research study investigated and assessed the benefits of palliative care in this vulnerable population at a district hospital in Cape Town and …
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The use of anticholinergic agents to treat excessive oropharyngeal and tracheal secretions in palliative care
… medical and pharmacological intervention for symptom control, together with psychological, spiritual and social support for patients and families. Care is provided by teams in hospice, hospital or community environments. Although traditionally associated with providing care for cancer …
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A Phenomenological Study of Health Professionals’ Perceptions of Good and Bad Pediatric Hospital Deaths, Self-Care Needs and Lingering Distress
… Themes were categorized under four domains: <em>symptom control, preparedness, connectedness, and transcendence</em>. Several subthemes were nested under each domain. Data related to meeting the needs of HP fell under the themes:<em> focus on patient and family, resources, and cohesion</em>. …
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Difference in quality of life of referred hospital patients after hospital palliative care team intervention
… team functions as an advisory body on pain and symptom control. Palliative Care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problems associated with life threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early …
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A Community Wide Study Of The Hospice Referral Process
… Medicare benefits, pain management, and symptom control, as well as being allowed to die at home. In addition, the 24 hour crisis care and bereavement follow-up were also mentioned as being of benefit to families. Barriers to hospice care included the admission criteria for Medicare as …
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How do older heart failure patients manage their medication? A multi-methods study
… and the association between treatment and symptom control was found to be poor. While patients expressed a belief in the beneficial effects of medications, a wish to remain independent and trust in healthcare professionals were the main reasons given for adherence.<br/><br/>Finally, a …
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Optimising therapeutic strategies for chronic rhinosinusitis
… optimization options, and trivialization of symptoms by patients and physicians. Characteristically, these factors contribute to a typical remitting and relapsing disease course. The objectives of this work are to improve the therapeutic index and reach of commonly used medications by …
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A Randomized Trial of Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure Device and High Flow Oxygen For Persistent Dyspnea In
Background: Dyspnea is a common and distressing symptom among patients with advanced cancer. The role of bilevel positive airway pressure (BIPAP) and Vapotherm in the relief of dyspnea have not been well defined. We aimed to determine and to compare the efficacy of BIPAP and VapoTherm for cancer …
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The electrophysiology of the atrioventricular node in normal and failing rabbit hearts
… Wenckebach cycle length (WCL) in LVD compared to control. Furthermore, using optical mapping of electrical activation using voltage sensitive dye I observed that the prolongation of the AH interval is predominantly a consequence of conduction delay between the inputs of the AV node and the compact …
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An assessment of the prevalence and associated burden of symptoms in HIV patients in Swakopmund, Namibia
… and AIDS are characterized by a multitude of symptoms which has not changed since the advent of HAART. Based on this reality the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends palliative care to be provided alongside disease specific treatment for all PLWHIV. There are many barriers to patients …
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