Characteristics of Breakthrough Pain and Its Impact on Quality of Life in Terminally Ill Cancer Patients
| Autor: | Silvia Gonella RN, MSc, PhD, Riccardo Sperlinga RN, MSc, Veronica Sciannameo MSc, PhD, Valerio Dimonte PhD, Sara Campagna PhD |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Integrative Cancer Therapies, Vol 18 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1552-695X 15347354 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1534735419859095 |
| Popis: | Purpose. This study aimed to characterize breakthrough pain (BTP) and investigate its impact on quality-of-life (QoL) in terminally-ill cancer patients. Similarities and differences between high and low predictable BTP were also tested. Methods. Secondary analysis of a multicenter longitudinal observational study included 92 patients at their end-of-life. BTP was assessed with a short form of the Italian version of the Alberta Breakthrough Pain Assessment Tool. QoL was assessed with the Palliative Outcome Scale (0-40). Patients were stratified by self-reported BTP predictability into unpredictable BTP (never or rarely able to predict BTP) and predictable BTP (sometimes to always able to predict BTP). Results. In all, 665 BTP episodes were recorded (median 0.86 episodes/day). A median duration of 30 minutes and a median peak intensity score of 7 out of 10 were reported. Time to peak was |
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