Use of Nonpharmacological Techniques to Prevent Chemotherapy-Related Nausea and Vomiting

Cotanch, Patricia H.

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-84138-5_12

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“…Other studies have included progressive muscle relaxation and guided mental imagery during periods of chemotherapy, and have shown beneficial effects. [128][129][130] Cognitive therapy has been found to be effective in providing relief of psychological morbidity associated with physical symptoms in advanced cancer. 131 Adaptation of these techniques to palliative care patients with nausea warrants research.…”

Section: Serotonin Antagonistsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Symptom Control in Palliative Care—Part I: Oncology as a Paradigmatic Example

Dalal

Fabbro

Bruera

2006

Journal of Palliative Medicine

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Achieving the best quality of life for patients and their families when a disease becomes progressive and no longer remains responsive to curative therapy is the primary goal of palliative care. A comprehensive care plan focusing on control of physical symptoms as well as psychological, social, and spiritual issues then becomes paramount in that context. Symptom assessment and treatment are a principle part of palliative care. This paper is the first of three in a series addressing non-pain symptoms, which are frequently encountered in the palliative care populations. The most frequent non-pain symptoms are constipation, chronic nausea and vomiting, anorexia, dyspnea, fatigue, and delirium. As symptoms are subjective, their expression varies from patient to patient, depending on the individual patient's perception and on other factors such as psychosocial issues. While symptoms are addressed individually, patients frequently have multiple coexisting symptoms. Generally told, once the intensity of a symptom has been assessed, it is necessary to assess the symptom in the context of other symptoms such as pain, appetite, fatigue, depression, and anxiety. Given that fact, adopting a multidimensional assessment allows for formulation of a more effective therapeutic strategy. More pertinently, this paper highlights the management of non-pain symptoms as an integral part of patient care and reviews the pathophysiologies, causes, assessment, and management of constipation, chronic nausea, and vomiting, each of which is common among the palliative care population. 391

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Section: Serotonin Antagonistsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Symptom Control in Palliative Care—Part I: Oncology as a Paradigmatic Example

Dalal

Fabbro

Bruera

2006

Journal of Palliative Medicine

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Palliative Care and Pain Management

Smith

2017

Holland‐Frei Cancer Medicine

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Overview Palliative care is an essential component of comprehensive cancer care. Palliative care is given concurrently with other disease‐modifying, life‐prolonging, and curative therapy. Palliative medicine specialists focus on helping patients and their families with a variety of care needs including symptom control, psychosocial support, physician–patient communication, addressing care goals in relation to the patient's condition, prognosis, values, and preferences, as well as with transitions in care. Cancer patients often experience significant symptom distress either from the illness itself or from the associated treatments. The beneficial effects of palliative care have been well documented. When integrated into early oncologic care, palliative care is associated with a significant improvement in quality of life, depression, and survival. As such, palliative care should be given throughout the trajectory of cancer care whether during early stage disease in which the focus is on cure or in more advanced disease when the focus is on maximizing quality of life. Currently, national and international organizations have clinical guidelines that recommend palliative care be routinely integrated into comprehensive cancer care.

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Pain and Palliative Care

Baum¹,

Smith²

2022

Holland‐Frei Cancer Medicine

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Overview Palliative care is an essential component of comprehensive cancer care. Palliative care is given concurrently with other disease‐modifying, life‐prolonging, and curative therapy. Palliative medicine specialists focus on helping patients and their families with a variety of care needs including symptom control, psychosocial support, physician–patient communication, addressing care goals in relation to the patient's condition, prognosis, values, and preferences, as well as with transitions in care. Cancer patients often experience significant symptom distress either from the illness itself or from the associated treatments. The beneficial effects of palliative care have been well documented. When integrated into early oncologic care, palliative care is associated with a significant improvement in quality of life, depression, and survival. As such, palliative care should be given throughout the trajectory of cancer care whether during early‐stage disease in which the focus is on cure or in more advanced disease when the focus is on maximizing quality of life. Currently, national and international organizations have clinical guidelines that recommend palliative care be routinely integrated into comprehensive cancer care.

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Use of Nonpharmacological Techniques to Prevent Chemotherapy-Related Nausea and Vomiting

Cited by 4 publications

References 9 publications

Symptom Control in Palliative Care—Part I: Oncology as a Paradigmatic Example

Symptom Control in Palliative Care—Part I: Oncology as a Paradigmatic Example

Palliative Care and Pain Management

Pain and Palliative Care

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