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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2021

Insufficient pain control for patients with cancer and dementia during terminal cancer stages.

Wei-Hung Hsu, Jyh-Gang Hsieh, Ying-Wei Wang, Chia-Jung Hsieh, Huang-Ren Lin, Szu-Yuan Wu

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Article in American journal of translational research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Wei-Hung HsuDepartment of Family Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital Hualien 97002, Taiwan.
Jyh-Gang HsiehDepartment of Family Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital Hualien 97002, Taiwan.
Ying-Wei WangDepartment of Family Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital Hualien 97002, Taiwan.
Chia-Jung HsiehDepartment of Public Health, Tzu Chi University Hualien 97004, Taiwan.
Huang-Ren LinDepartment of Family Medicine, Lo-Hsu Medical Foundation, Lotung Poh-Ai Hospital Yilan 265, Taiwan.
Szu-Yuan WuDepartment of Food Nutrition and Health Biotechnology, College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University Taichung 41354, Taiwan.
Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital · TWFu Jen Catholic University · TWLuodong Poh-Ai Hospital · TWTzu Chi University · TW

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Abstract

purposeTo estimate differences in pain control between patients with cancer and with or without dementia during terminal cancer stages 3 months or 1 month before cancer death. PATIENTS AND

methodsWe conducted frequency matching cohort for age, sex, and year of death for both groups at a 1:4 ratio. The prescription prevalence, total cumulative dose, and average daily dose of opioids during the terminal cancer stages 3 months and 1 month before cancer death were estimated.

resultsPatients with cancer and dementia were prescribed lower amounts of opioids 3 months before death (57.5% vs. 73.9%, respectively; adjusted odds ratio [OR] 0.46; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.44-0.49) and 1 month before death (54.4% vs. 70.3%, respectively; adjusted OR 0.50; 95% CI 0.47-0.53). The total cumulative dose of opioids (mg) was lower in patients with cancer and dementia 3 and 1 month(s) before death (3 months: 1,578 mg vs. 2,666 mg, respectively; β=-1,125.9,

conclusionThe prevalence of opioid prescription was significantly lower in patients with both cancer and dementia during their terminal cancer stages 3 months and 1 month before death.

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cancerdeathdementiaOpioidterminal stage

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