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Short-duration physical activity prevents the development of activity-induced hyperalgesia through opioid and serotoninergic mechanisms. |
Lima LV, DeSantana JM, Rasmussen LA, Sluka KA |
The Effect of Physical Activity on the Development of Hyperalgesia Background: Exercise helps manage musculoskeletal pain conditions,1,2 but it can enhance pain/hyperalgesia in ... |
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Whose preferences matter? A patient-centered approach for eliciting treatment goals. |
Col NF, Solomon AJ, Springmann V, et al. |
Approaches for Eliciting Patient Treatment Goals Background: Clinical decisions should incorporate patients’ values,1,2 but there is little consensus on how this should... |
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Distressing symptoms, disability, and hospice services at the end of life: prospective cohort study [published online ahead of print September 12, 2017]. |
Gill TM, Han L, Leo-Summers L, Gahbauer EA, Allore HG |
Distressing Symptoms, Disability, and Hospice Services at the End of Life Background: Although the Medicare hospice benefit (1982) promises palliative care during the last 6 month... |
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Associations of hospice disenrollment and hospitalization with continuous home care provision |
Wang SY, Dang W, Aldridge MD, Canavan M, Cherlin E, Bradley E |
The Association of Hospice Disenrollment and Continuous Home Care Background: More than 10% of hospice users experience predeath disenrollment, half of whom become hospitaliz... |
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Mindfulness and compassion-oriented practices at work reduce distress and enhance self-care of palliative care teams: a mixed-method evaluation of an "on the job" program. |
Orellana-Rios CL, Radbruch L, Kern M, et al |
Caregivers Using Mindfulness Practices to Reduce Stress at Work Background: Stressors inherent to palliative care (PC) work can lead to practitioner stress, burnout, psycho... |
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Patient outcomes in dose reduction or discontinuation of long-term opioid therapy: a systematic review. |
Frank JW, Lovejoy TI, Becker WC, et al |
Patient Outcomes in Dose Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Therapy Background: About 10 million Americans are prescribed long-term opioid therapy (LTOT) despit... |
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