Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Jan 2014
ReviewConcepts and definitions for "actively dying," "end of life," "terminally ill," "terminal care," and "transition of care": a systematic review.
The terms "actively dying," "end of life," "terminally ill," "terminal care," and "transition of care" are commonly used but rarely and inconsistently defined. ⋯ We identified unifying concepts for five commonly used terms in palliative care and developed a preliminary conceptual framework toward building standardized definitions.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Jan 2014
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyDevelopment and testing of a computerized pain body map in patients with advanced cancer.
Pain localization is an important part of pain assessment. Development of pain tools for self-report should include expert and patient input, and patient testing in large samples. ⋯ This first version of CPBM was well accepted by patients with advanced cancer. However, several areas for improvement were revealed, providing a basis for the development of the next version, which is subject to further international testing.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Jan 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialThe effectiveness of acupressure for the control and management of chemotherapy-related acute and delayed nausea: a randomized controlled trial.
Both positive and negative results have been reported in the literature from the use of acupressure at the P6 point, providing evidence of highly suggestive but not conclusive results. ⋯ No clear recommendations can be made about the use of acupressure wristbands in the management of chemotherapy-related nausea and vomiting as results did not reach statistical significance. However, the study provided evidence of encouraging signals in relation to improved nausea experience and warrants further consideration in both practice and further clinical trials.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Jan 2014
Comparative StudyHow to measure the international development of palliative care? A critique and discussion of current approaches.
A number of research projects have been conducted that aim to gather data on the international development of palliative care. These data are important for policy makers and palliative care advocates. ⋯ Measuring the international development of palliative care is a difficult and challenging task. The results of this study could be used to improve the validity of future research in this field.