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Living on the margin: understanding the experience of living and dying with frailty in old age. |
Nicholson C, Meyer J, Flatley M, Holman C, Lowton K. |
Understanding the Experiences of the Very Old Background: Though poorly defined, clinical "frailty" is used to describe the slow, dwindling dying trajectory of many elderly.1,2 ... |
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Loneliness in older persons: a predictor of functional decline and death. |
Perissinotto CM, Stijacic Cenzer I, Covinsky KE. |
Understanding the Experiences of the Very Old Background: Though poorly defined, clinical "frailty" is used to describe the slow, dwindling dying trajectory of many elderly.1,2 ... |
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Genetic predictors of fatigue in prostate cancer patients treated with androgen deprivation therapy: preliminary findings. |
Jim HS, Park JY, Permuth-Wey J, et al. |
Fatigue in Prostate Cancer Patients Receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy Background: Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) slows the progression of prostate cancer by eliminating testost... |
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Effects of description of options on parental perinatal decision-making. |
Haward MF, John LK, Lorenz JM, Fischhoff B. |
Description of Options and Parents' Perinatal Care Choices Background: Most parents of extremely premature infants choose perinatal intensive care (IC) regardless of the infant's ... |
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Which hospice patients with cancer are able to die in the setting of their choice? Results of a retrospective cohort study. |
Jeurkar N, Farrington S, Craig TR, et al. |
Hospice Cancer Patients and Place of Death Background: Most cancer patients, despite their preferences, do not die at home.1,2 For hospice patients with cancer who prefer to die at home, do h... |
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A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of acupuncture in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): the COPD-acupuncture trial (CAT). |
Suzuki M, Muro S, Ando Y, et al. |
Acupuncture for Dyspnea in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Background: In small studies among cancer patients, acupuncture has reduced breathlessness.1 Does acupuncture improve dyspnea ... |
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Impact of early access to a palliative/supportive care intervention on pain management in patients with cancer. |
Bandieri E, Sichetti D, Romero M, et al. |
Effect of Early Palliative/Supportive Care on Cancer Pain Management Background: A landmark study found that newly diagnosed cancer patients who received early palliative and supportive care ... |
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