[PDF] Top 20 Morphine for Dyspnea Control in Terminal Cancer Patients: Is It Appropriate in Taiwan?

... study is one of the first to prospectively investigate the details of using morphine for dyspnea control in termi- nally ill cancer patients, particularly in ... See full document

... useful for the management of dyspnea. The Queisee method is a kind of religious breathing exercise practiced in ...help patients relieve their anxiety and effec- tively control ... See full document

... incurable cancer and alleviation of suffer- ing is an essential task for medical profession- ...there is total suffering in termi- nal cancer patients, physical symptoms ... See full document

... explained in Tibetan Buddhist teachings consists of two phases of dissolution: an outer dissolution, when the senses and elements dissolve, and an inner dis- solution of the gross and subtle thought states and ... See full document

... specialists. It included demographic data, pain and dyspnea scores (on a scale of 0–10), and scores for common symp- toms other than pain and dyspnea (0pnone; 1pmild; 2pmoder- ate; ... See full document

... contrast, in ancient Israel, good death meant a fulfillment of wills rather than heroic ...death in high- income societies such as Japan and USA, and noted that the ability to control the timing and ... See full document

... emphasized in hospice and pallia- tive care. Autonomy requires the respect for the patient’s right to self-determination that will allow each to judge what is best, weighing the benefits and harm, ... See full document

... opioid for patients at ...route in this study, which focused on terminally ill cancer patients who might suffer unstable pain or impaired cognitive performance prior to ...Furthermore, ... See full document

... these patients with terminal illness suffered from physical symptoms that were “tremendous problems”, they still felt their lives were ...purposeful/meaningful/worthwhile. Terminal cancer ... See full document

... factors for cancer or ACS, and are indirectly associated with morphine ...of Taiwan’s general population and the reimbursement policy is universal, these factors are unlikely to have ... See full document

... Registry for Catastrophic Illness Patients of Taiwan. This study is based on a malignancy cohort of 31 611 patients without a history of stroke, and 1208 patients who ... See full document

... of morphine exposure in cancer patients because of prolonged pain management, it is important to understand the possible effects of morphine on the incidence of ... See full document

... Many patients in the study were able to take more food or water by mouth after improved oral hygiene, a change in food type, or assistance with family–patient ...need for ANH. It then ... See full document

... this is the first study comparing the propriety preparation problem with dyspnea among advanced cancer ...adjusted for Confucian culture, Taoism, and Taiwanese folk religion is one of ... See full document

... factors for SDH development and each factor is indirectly associated with morphine ...increased morphine dosage with inactivity or malnutrition or both, because the ... See full document

... hospice palliative care till death; (3) Mixed ward (mixed) group: admitted to general ward in 8.. the beginning and were transferred to hospice ward in the same hospitalized period, the[r] ... See full document

... acupuncture in COPD based on the MCID The results of studies that assessed outcomes based on the MCID are summarized in Table ...RCTs in which acupuncture treatment did not improve dyspnea ... See full document

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... biographical, in- cluding also the religious ...ences in a context of ...hope in light of the experience of illness, looking for experi- ences of mutuality, connectedness, and situa- tional ... See full document

... information in the future. The authors would like to thank Dr Robert Brook for his On the other hand, experience-based information from advice and Miss Shu-Hui Chen for her ...impetus for ... See full document