Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Mar 2021
Randomized Controlled TrialThe Effect of Aromatherapy Massage with Lavender and Citrus Aurantium Essential Oil on Quality of Life of Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis: A Parallel Randomized Clinical Trial Study.
Poor quality of life is a major problem in hemodialysis patients. ⋯ In this study, both aromatherapy massages have positive effects on the quality of life of hemodialysis patients. Therefore, nurses are advised to use these aromatherapy massages to improve the quality of life of hemodialysis patients.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Feb 2021
Randomized Controlled Trial Pragmatic Clinical TrialElectro-acupuncture for post-stroke spasticity: results of a pilot pragmatic randomized controlled trial.
People with spasticity that occurred between 30 days and one year after stroke onset with a baseline Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) ≥1. ⋯ It is feasible to conduct a full-scale trial to precisely evaluate the effectiveness and safety of EA for treating poststroke spasticity; however, longer treatment and follow-up phases should be considered in the full-scale trial.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Feb 2021
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyA Question Prompt List for advanced cancer patients promoting advance care planning: a French randomised trial.
Advance care planning is essential to enable informed medical decisions to be made and to reduce aggressiveness in end-of-life (EOL) care. ⋯ Questions on PC and EOL issues in outpatient PC consultations were more frequent, and patient satisfaction was better when a QPL was made available before the consultation.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Feb 2021
Randomized Controlled TrialNephrologist views regarding cannabinoid use in advanced chronic kidney disease and dialysis: a survey.
The efficacy and safety of cannabinoids to treat symptoms in individuals with kidney disease is uncertain. ⋯ Nephrologists broadly support the use and study of cannabinoids for symptoms in patients with kidney disease.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Jan 2021
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyThe effect of disclosing life expectancy information on patients' prognostic understanding: secondary outcomes from a multicenter randomized trial of a palliative chemotherapy educational intervention.
Many advanced patients with cancer have unrealistic prognostic expectations. ⋯ Offering LE information within a PC educational intervention had no effect on patients' prognostic expectations.