Pain in Home Hospice Patients: An Exploratory Descriptive Study
| Autor: | Kathleen M. Burns, Marjorie C. Dobratz, Rollin V. Oden |
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| Rok vydání: | 1989 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Metastatic lesions Nursing Diagnosis Exploratory research Pain 050109 social psychology 03 medical and health sciences Group differences 030502 gerontology Neoplasms Prevalence Retrospective analysis Humans Initial treatment Medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Aged Retrospective Studies Aged 80 and over Terminal Care business.industry Health Policy 05 social sciences Hospices Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged Home Care Services Physical limitations Physical therapy Descriptive research 0305 other medical science business Home Hospice |
| Zdroj: | The Hospice Journal. 5:117-133 |
| ISSN: | 0742-969X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/0742-969x.1989.11882659 |
| Popis: | A descriptive, exploratory study was conducted to determine the prevalence, severity, and relationship of pain to the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual dimensions of hospice patients. From retrospective analysis of initial treatment plans, one hundred subjects were divided into a pain (N = 58) and a non-pain (N = 42) group. Group differences were determined through percentage and chi-square analysis of observed frequencies. Findings on the prevalence, severity, and presence of pain in far-advanced cancer were consistent with those previously reported. The pain group demonstrated significant differences in number of metastatic lesions, physical limitations, alterations in elimination, and alterations in nutrition. The number of subjects completing legal and funeral arrangements was significantly higher for the pain group. |
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