Der Schmerz
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Benzodiazepines are often used in palliative care for symptom control, for example in treatment of dyspnea or anxiety. They are also used for palliative sedation, if symptoms are not controlled (fast) enough and a reduction of consciousness is therefore necessary. Incidence of palliative sedation has been reported to vary between 5-52% of all patients in a palliative care setting in several studies. ⋯ The majority of patients had been treated with benzodiazepines whereas only very few had received deep and continuous sedation.
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[Significance of health-related quality of life and religiosity for the acceptance of chronic pain].
Modern medical analgesia is based on a bio-psycho-social model of disease. From this bio-psycho-social perspective it seems essential to include religiosity in the multidimensional and interdisciplinary assessment of pain patients. ⋯ This study proved that the significance of religiosity to the patient is related to psychic distress and health-related quality of life and at the same time may play an important role in the bio-psycho-social pain concept.