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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedBostwick D, Wolf S, Samsa G
Comparing the palliative care needs of those with cancer to those with common non-cancer serious illness.
Researchers compared functionality, advanced care planning, hospital admissions, prognosis, quality of life, pain, dyspnea, fatigue, and depression between patients with cancer and three non-cancer diagnoses-end-stage renal disease (ESRD), heart failure (HF), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Patients with COPD, ESRD, and HF were less functional and more likely to be hospitalized at time of referral to palliative care than cancer patients.
AHRQ-funded; HS022763.
Citation: Bostwick D, Wolf S, Samsa G .
Comparing the palliative care needs of those with cancer to those with common non-cancer serious illness.
J Pain Symptom Manage 2017 Jun;53(6):1079-84.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2017.02.014.
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Keywords: Cancer, Respiratory Conditions, Kidney Disease and Health, Heart Disease and Health, Palliative Care
Kavalieratos D, Kamal AH, Abernethy AP
Comparing unmet needs between community-based palliative care patients with heart failure and patients with cancer.
This study characterized the unresolved symptom and treatment needs which patients with heart failure and those with cancer present to palliative care. It found that patients with HF presented with fewer unresolved symptoms; however, they were more likely to report dyspnea and more commonly experienced dyspnea-related treatment gaps.
AHRQ-funded; HS000032; HS017587
Citation: Kavalieratos D, Kamal AH, Abernethy AP .
Comparing unmet needs between community-based palliative care patients with heart failure and patients with cancer.
J Palliat Med. 2014 Apr;17(4):475-81. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2013.0526..
Keywords: Palliative Care, Cancer, Heart Disease and Health, Chronic Conditions