Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Sep 2012
Religious beliefs and practices in end-stage renal disease: implications for clinicians.
Several components of palliative care are particularly applicable in end-stage renal disease (ESRD), including the spiritual domain. ⋯ These findings offer insights into chaplains' roles in the ESRD setting and the issues that they and other palliative care team members can anticipate and address in patient support and decision making. The results also support recent work to develop methodologies for research on religious and spiritual issues in medical settings.
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Cancer patients experience a great number of distressing physical and psychological symptoms. In Lebanon, there are no available data on symptom prevalence and symptom management in adults with cancer. ⋯ Although this sample reported a fair QoL and social functioning, many symptoms were highly prevalent and inadequately treated. Symptoms were found to negatively affect QoL and functioning. Based on these results, providing adequate symptom management and social support to Lebanese cancer patients is highly recommended.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Sep 2012
Randomized Controlled TrialThe PRO-SELF(©) Pain Control Program improves patients' knowledge of cancer pain management.
Inadequate knowledge is one barrier to effective cancer pain management. ⋯ The use of a knowledge and attitude survey, like the PES, as part of a psychoeducational intervention provides an effective foundation for patient education in cancer pain management. This individualized approach to education about pain management may save staff time and improve patient outcomes.