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End-of-Life Family Caregivers: Experience with Symptom Management

Dec 08, 2022

About 30% of all fatalities in the US take place at home. Good end-of-life (EOL) care requires effective symptom management. In managing EOL symptom management, family caregivers are crucial. Accordin...

Identifying Factors Tied With Long-Term Opioid Therapy for SLE

Dec 07, 2022

Patients with SLE are more likely to receive opioid therapy not only due to SLE manifestations but also because of associated comorbidities. Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) exp...

Adherence to coprescribing of laxatives with opioids and associated characteristics in general practices in the Netherlands.

Dec 05, 2022

Guidelines recommend to prescribe a laxative with an opioid to prevent constipation. We aimed to determine the adherence by general practitioners (GPs) to this recommendation and to explore which GP- ...

Adherence to coprescribing of laxatives with opioids and associated characteristics in general practices in the Netherlands.

Dec 05, 2022

Guidelines recommend to prescribe a laxative with an opioid to prevent constipation. We aimed to determine the adherence by general practitioners (GPs) to this recommendation and to explore which GP- ...

A digital application and augmented physician rounds reduce postoperative pain and opioid consumption after primary total knee replacement (TKR): a randomized clinical trial.

Dec 05, 2022

Severe postoperative pain not only is a considerable burden for patients but also leads to overprescription of opioids, resulting in considerable health concerns. The remarkable development of new tec...

A digital application and augmented physician rounds reduce postoperative pain and opioid consumption after primary total knee replacement (TKR): a randomized clinical trial.

Dec 05, 2022

Severe postoperative pain not only is a considerable burden for patients but also leads to overprescription of opioids, resulting in considerable health concerns. The remarkable development of new tec...

Regional versus general anesthesia in knee arthroplasty in patients with different classes of BMI: A matched analysis of the NSQIP database.

Dec 05, 2022

Knee arthroplasty for knee arthritis is a commonly performed surgery yielding excellent functional results and good pain relief. It is associated with post-surgical complications according to the type...

Regional versus general anesthesia in knee arthroplasty in patients with different classes of BMI: A matched analysis of the NSQIP database.

Dec 05, 2022

Knee arthroplasty for knee arthritis is a commonly performed surgery yielding excellent functional results and good pain relief. It is associated with post-surgical complications according to the type...

The effect of theta burst stimulation over the primary motor cortex on experimental hamstring pain: A randomised, controlled study.

Dec 05, 2022

Theta burst stimulation (TBS) over the primary motor cortex (M1) is an emerging technique that may have utility in the treatment of musculoskeletal pain. However, previous work exploring the analgesic...

The effect of theta burst stimulation over the primary motor cortex on experimental hamstring pain: A randomised, controlled study.

Dec 05, 2022

Theta burst stimulation (TBS) over the primary motor cortex (M1) is an emerging technique that may have utility in the treatment of musculoskeletal pain. However, previous work exploring the analgesic...

Research On Race and Ethnicity in Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Nov 09, 2022

There was a lot of variation in how race and ethnic groups were portrayed, reported on, and analyzed in the hospice and palliative medicine (HPM) literature, despite the existence of established racia...

An Evidence-based Review of Cannabis in Palliative Care

Nov 09, 2022

Patients with terminal illnesses are given palliative care to enhance their quality of life. In the context of palliative care, medicinal cannabis (MC) has been utilized to treat a variety of symptoms...

Hospice and Palliative Care: Subcutaneous Drugs and Off-label Use

Nov 09, 2022

An intriguing strategy for symptom management in hospice and palliative care is subcutaneous medication injection. However, the majority of medications are taken off-label since they lack marketing ap...

Life Review Intervention: A Systematic Review of Its Feasibility in Cancer Patients

Nov 08, 2022

With regard to the usefulness of Life Review Intervention (LRI) in enhancing cancer patients' psychological well-being, the emphasis has begun to shift. For a study, researchers sought to provide the ...

Palliative Care Cost Savings Compared to Other Services at the End of Life

Nov 08, 2022

Palliative care units (PCUs) were proven to reduce hospital mortality costs, which are a considerable burden on the healthcare system. For a study, researchers sought t compare the PCU's costs with th...

Palliative Care for Chronically Critically Ill Infants

Nov 08, 2022

A growing number of newborns with a chronic critical illness (CCI) make it out of the neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Little was known about the level of care provided to the families upon disc...

Psycho-Existential Symptom Assessment Scale Screening in Palliative Care

Nov 07, 2022

Although widespread, psycho-existential symptoms were frequently overlooked or ignored in palliative care. Finding and meeting the need could be accomplished through screening. For a study, researcher...

Music Therapy for Pain in Black & White Cancer Patients

Oct 26, 2022

Disparities in racial pain make managing cancer symptoms difficult. Due to music's multicultural presence, music therapy has been shown to be effective in treating pain and is a promising therapeutic ...

Heart Failure Patients Experiencing Homelessness Have Reduced Palliative Care Utilization

Oct 26, 2022

Numerous obstacles prevent patients with housing instability from utilizing medical services. For a study, researchers sought to ascertain if patients with heart failure who get care at United States ...

Referral Practices to Palliative Care by Pediatric Cardiologists and Respiratory Doctors

Oct 26, 2022

Specialized palliative care (SPC) may be beneficial for children and adults with advanced cardiac or respiratory disease, but there hasn't been much SPC research in this field. For a study, researcher...

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