2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2015.03.005
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Symptom frequency, severity, and quality of life among persons with three disease trajectories: cancer, ALS, and CHF

Abstract: Purpose National 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). Methods The present study is a cross-sectional examination of symptoms and QOL measured using the McGill QOL Questionnaire, among 147 participants. Result… Show more

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“…Motor neuron disease (MND) and glioblastoma are well known for their aggressive illness trajectories; the average survival in MND is a few years (Wijesekera & Leigh, 2009) and the median survival in glioblastoma is just over one year (Stupp et al, 2005). Common symptoms in patients with MND include dyspnea, dysphagia, (Tiirola et al, 2017) fatigue (Tiirola et al, 2017;Xu et al, 2015), and weakness (Xu et al, 2015), while patients with glioblastoma often struggle with seizures, fatigue, depression, and anxiety (Walbert & Chasteen, 2015). One week before death, the most common symptoms in glioblastoma are somnolence, dysphasia, cognitive disturbances, motor deficit, headache, seizures (Koekkoek et al, 2014), and delirium (Pace et al, 2017).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Motor neuron disease (MND) and glioblastoma are well known for their aggressive illness trajectories; the average survival in MND is a few years (Wijesekera & Leigh, 2009) and the median survival in glioblastoma is just over one year (Stupp et al, 2005). Common symptoms in patients with MND include dyspnea, dysphagia, (Tiirola et al, 2017) fatigue (Tiirola et al, 2017;Xu et al, 2015), and weakness (Xu et al, 2015), while patients with glioblastoma often struggle with seizures, fatigue, depression, and anxiety (Walbert & Chasteen, 2015). One week before death, the most common symptoms in glioblastoma are somnolence, dysphasia, cognitive disturbances, motor deficit, headache, seizures (Koekkoek et al, 2014), and delirium (Pace et al, 2017).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Полученные нами данные о высокой (76,3 %) рас-пространенности расстройств сна в форме инсомнии у больных БАС подтверждают результаты исследова-ний других авторов, обсуждающих нарушения ночно-го сна как один из главных факторов, определяющих качество жизни пациентов этим тяжелым нейродеге-неративным заболеванием [6,12]. В нашем исследова-нии у больных, не имевших инсомнии, качество жиз-ни по опроснику ALSAQ40 было выше.…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…В отношении связи течения БАС с другими нару-шениями сна ситуация остается неясной, в то время как сон является одним из важнейших показателей, определяющих качество жизни пациентов, наряду с парезом и феноменом усталости [6]. Частота инсом-нических жалоб (трудности засыпания, поддержания сна или ощущение недостаточного его качества со-гласно критериям инсомнии Международной класси-фикации расстройств сна 3-го пересмотра) у больных БАС оценивается в 57 %, а возникновение нарушений сна связывается, с одной стороны, c ситуационной депрессивной реакцией на заболевание, а с другой -с дискомфортом в результате действия соматических и неврологических факторов, приводящих к затрудне-нию дыхания [7].…”
Section: оригинальные исследованияunclassified
“…Some patients with HF experience more severe symptoms than patients with advanced cancer. [52,53] Dyspnoea, fatigue and pain are particularly problematic and are likely to contribute to the higher rate of acute medical service use in the last 30 days before death among patients with HF compared with those with cancer. [46,54,56] As a result, patients with HF have higher rates of hospital death compared with patients with other diseases.…”
Section: Contributing Factors To Hospice Underuse In People With Hearmentioning
confidence: 99%