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Publikováno v:
Current Oncology, Vol 31, Iss 10, Pp 6205-6217 (2024)
Background. During the last year of life, persons with cancer should probably have similar care needs and costs, but studies suggest otherwise. Methods. A study of direct medical costs (excluding costs for expensive prescription drugs) was performed
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https://doaj.org/article/3846096ab6a647edbc713dee343c0406
Autor:
Magnus Lindskog, Hanna Mogensen, Björn Tavelin, Johanna Eknert, Staffan Lundström, Peter Strang
Publikováno v:
BMC Palliative Care, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2024)
Abstract Background Parenteral fluid (PF) therapy of patients in end-of-life (EOL) is controversial. The purpose of this study was to assess associations between PF, quality of the EOL care process and symptom burden in dying cancer patients, using a
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https://doaj.org/article/ee7804ebc22e4fd1b5ae4b997e91bd05
Autor:
Christel Hedman, Per Fürst, Peter Strang, Maria E.C. Schelin, Staffan Lundström, Lisa Martinsson
Publikováno v:
BMC Palliative Care, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2024)
Abstract Background Despite pain control being a top priority in end-of-life care, pain continues to be a troublesome symptom and comprehensive data on pain prevalence and pain relief in patients with different diagnoses are scarce. Methods The Swedi
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https://doaj.org/article/461c6fb7980b4e39bbf0b8a5059b56c4
Publikováno v:
BMC Geriatrics, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2024)
Abstract Background There are many studies of medical costs in late life in general, but nursing home residents’ needs and the costs of external medical services and interventions outside of nursing home services are less well described. Methods We
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https://doaj.org/article/36f46e96b8ff43309ecf1b98809b900f
Publikováno v:
Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol 129, Pp 1-6 (2024)
Background: The immune system declines with age, but the impact of chronological age may be affected by sex, co-morbidities, and sociodemographic factors. Objective: The article aims to study infections associated with hospital admission in the elder
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https://doaj.org/article/9ff8bd31ec104b02b3ccf3d45feff331
Publikováno v:
Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol 129, Pp 1-8 (2024)
Context: In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), equal care is important, given that the disease often has complex symptoms at the end of life. Objectives: The aim was to study the possible associations between demographic and clinical factors, inclu
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/1b77878e3d3640058f49e859984f7013
Autor:
Peter Strang, Torbjörn Schultz
Publikováno v:
Current Oncology, Vol 30, Iss 7, Pp 6623-6633 (2023)
Background. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status is used in decision-making to identify fragile patients, despite the development of new and possibly more reliable measures. This study aimed to examine the impact of frailty on
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/9732da936e954306ab42473bd4010e96
Autor:
Peter Strang
Publikováno v:
Molecular Oncology, Vol 16, Iss 19, Pp 3399-3409 (2022)
New therapeutic approaches can produce promising results even in severely ill cancer patients. But they also pose new challenges with respect to prognostication, as patients who were once not eligible for treatment, due to age or comorbidities, now a
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https://doaj.org/article/2d9279f75b354258acdd2474954923ec
Publikováno v:
BMC Palliative Care, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2022)
Abstract Background Patients with progressive primary brain tumors commonly develop a spectrum of physical as well as cognitive symptoms. This places a large burden on family members and the condition’s complexity often requires frequent health car
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https://doaj.org/article/3eedc46fbef748f09d80e30c820d07c3
Publikováno v:
BMC Palliative Care, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
Abstract Background In early stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), dyspnea has been reported as the main symptom; but at the end of life, patients dying from COPD have a heavy symptom burden. Still, specialist palliative care is seldom
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/0a053ffc01564aa6bc08ff5279f83a4c