Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Mar 2019
ReviewRelationships between Financial Toxicity and Symptom Burden in Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review.
Financial toxicity (FT) is used to describe the financial distress/hardship associated with cancer and its treatment. ⋯ A relatively clear association exists between FT and psychological symptoms. Clinicians should regularly screen for, assess, and manage emotional distress that may be attributed to FT. Although the causal pathway is not known, future intervention studies aimed at minimizing or preventing FT should evaluate psychological symptoms as secondary outcomes. Little is known about the relationships between FT and physical symptoms. Future research should overcome methodological limitations by incorporating longitudinal data collection, use of mixed-methods approaches, and homogeneity of samples.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Mar 2019
ReviewRelationships between Financial Toxicity and Symptom Burden in Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review.
Financial toxicity (FT) is used to describe the financial distress/hardship associated with cancer and its treatment. ⋯ A relatively clear association exists between FT and psychological symptoms. Clinicians should regularly screen for, assess, and manage emotional distress that may be attributed to FT. Although the causal pathway is not known, future intervention studies aimed at minimizing or preventing FT should evaluate psychological symptoms as secondary outcomes. Little is known about the relationships between FT and physical symptoms. Future research should overcome methodological limitations by incorporating longitudinal data collection, use of mixed-methods approaches, and homogeneity of samples.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Mar 2019
ReviewA scoping review to map empirical evidence regarding key domains and questions in the clinical pathway of delirium in palliative care.
Based on the clinical care pathway of delirium in palliative care (PC), a published analytic framework (AF) formulated research questions in key domains and recommended a scoping review to identify evidence gaps. ⋯ Substantial evidence gaps exist, providing opportunities for future research regarding the assessment, prognosis, and management of delirium in PC settings.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Mar 2019
ReviewA scoping review to map empirical evidence regarding key domains and questions in the clinical pathway of delirium in palliative care.
Based on the clinical care pathway of delirium in palliative care (PC), a published analytic framework (AF) formulated research questions in key domains and recommended a scoping review to identify evidence gaps. ⋯ Substantial evidence gaps exist, providing opportunities for future research regarding the assessment, prognosis, and management of delirium in PC settings.