Pain is a common symptom associated with advanced cancer. An estimated 66.4% of people with advanced cancer experience pain from their disease or treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMalignant wounds as a result of cancer are under-recognized for the physical and emotional distress they cause patients and their families. Unfortunately, there is a lack of valid and reliable screening and assessment tools to aid in the management of malignant wounds. This study aims to validate a patient-reported outcome measurement tool, Malignant Wound Assessment Tool - Research (MWAT-R).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLa détresse physique et émotionnelle que peuvent causer au patient et à sa famille les plaies malignes dues à un cancer est souvent négligée. Malheureusement, nous ne disposons pas d'outils de dépistage et d'évaluation fiables et valides pouvant aider à mieux traiter ces plaies. Cette étude a cherché à valider un outil de mesure des résultats rapportés par les patients : le Malignant Wound Assessment Tool - Research (MWAT-R).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: We examined administrative outcomes after opening an oncology acute palliative care unit (APCU), to determine attainment of administrative targets related to the unit's function of acute palliation.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the administrative database for our APCU for the 5 years following its opening in 2003. Data were abstracted on demographic information, as well as source of admission, primary reason for admission, discharge destination, inpatient death rate, and length of stay.