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February 5
Functional decline in older patients with cancer receiving first-line chemotherapy. |
Hoppe S, Rainfray M, Fonck M, et al. |
Functional Decline in Older Patients Receiving Chemotherapy Background: Almost three-quarters of older patients with severe disease report a preference for death over functional d... |
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Accounting for personhood in palliative sedation: the Ring Theory of Personhood [published online ahead of print September 26, 2013]. |
Radha Krishna, LK. |
Preservation of Personhood in Palliative Sedation Background: Prior definitions of personhood hinge on the presence of consciousness and cognitive capacities.1-4 Moral and ethic... |
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Pediatric palliative care programs in children's hospitals: a cross-sectional national survey. |
Feudtner C, Womer J, Augustin R, et al. |
Pediatric Palliative Care Background: In 2000, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended that pediatric palliative care (PPC) be integrated early into care for children wit... |
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Pediatric oncology providers' perceptions of barriers and facilitators to early integration of pediatric palliative care. |
Dalberg T, Jacob-Files E, Carney PA, Meyrowitz J, Fromme EK, Thomas G. |
Pediatric Palliative Care Background: In 2000, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended that pediatric palliative care (PPC) be integrated early into care for children wit... |
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Mechanisms that underlie μ-opioid receptor agonist-induced constipation; differential involvement of μ-opioid receptor sites and responsible regions. |
Mori T, Shibasaki Y, Matsumoto K, et al. |
Mechanisms of Opioid-Induced Constipation Background: Knowledge of the mechanisms of opioid receptor agonist-induced constipation is limited; pharmacological studies suggest there... |
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Identifying barriers to pain management in long-term care. |
Egan M, Cornally N. |
Nurses’ Views of Barriers to Pain Management in Long-Term Care Background: Forty-five to 80% of residents in long-term care (LTC) facilities experien... |
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Reducing the psychological distress of family caregivers of home-based palliative care patients: short-term effects from a randomised controlled trial. |
Hudson P, Trauer T, Kelly B, et al. |
Intervention to Reduce Family Caregiver Distress Background: Family caregivers have depression rates of 12%-59% and anxiety rates of 30%-50%.1-3 Can a one-to-one psychoeducational... |
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