MULTIDIMENSIONAL PAIN AND SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT SCALE FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE IN PALLIATIVE CARE

MULTIDIMENSIONAL PAIN AND SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT SCALE FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE IN PALLIATIVE CARE

The objective was to assess pain and associated symptoms in elderly cancer patients in home-based palliative care. Quantitative and cross-sectional study involving 33 elderly in Foz do Iguaçu, state of Paraná, Brazil, between January and May 2015, using the Edmonton Symptom Assessment...

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Main Authors: Jossiana Wilke Faller, Adriana Zilly, Cynthia Borges de Moura, Pedro Henrique Brusnicki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2016-06-01
Series:Cogitare Enfermagem
Subjects:
Elderly
Palliative care
Pain management
Home nursing
Nursing
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i2.45734

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