ArticleApplied nursing research : ANR2015
Symptom frequency, severity, and quality of life among persons with three disease trajectories: cancer, ALS, and CHF.
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- Hospice Use Among Patients with Heart Failure.Cardiac failure review · 2019Review
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Abstract
purposeNational reports on end-of-life symptom management reveal a gap in the evidence regarding symptoms other than pain and studies of diseases other than cancer. This study examines the frequency and severity of symptoms and quality of life (QOL) in persons with advanced cancer, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and congestive heart failure (CHF).
methodsThe present study is a cross-sectional examination of symptoms and QOL measured using the McGill QOL Questionnaire, among 147 participants.
resultsForty one percent of participants had advanced cancer, 22% had ALS, and 37% had advanced CHF. A total of 266 symptoms were reported, with the common symptom categories being discomfort/pain, weakness/fatigue/sleep, and respiratory. Participants with CHF had the highest mean symptom severity and the lowest QOL.
conclusionClinicians should be aware and attentive for symptoms other than pain in patients with advanced illness. Studies on diseases other than cancer, such as CHF and ALS, are important to improve symptom management in all disease groups.
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