A comparison of symptom prevalence in far advanced cancer, AIDS, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and renal disease

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dc.contributor.authorSolano, Joao Paulo [UNIFESP]
dc.contributor.authorGomes, Barbara
dc.contributor.authorHigginson, Irene J.
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
dc.contributor.institutionKings Coll London
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-24T12:38:13Z
dc.date.available2016-01-24T12:38:13Z
dc.date.issued2006-01-01
dc.description.abstractLittle attention has been paid to the symptom management needs of Patients with life-threatening diseases other than cancer. in this study, we aimed to determine to what extent patients with progressive chronic diseases have similar symptom profiles. A systematic search of medical databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, and PsycINFO) and textbooks identified 64 original studies reporting the prevalence of 11 common symptoms among end-stage patients with cancer, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or renal disease. Analyzing the data in a comparative table (a grid), we found that the prevalence of the 11 symptoms was often widely but homogeneously spread across the five diseases. Three symptoms-pain, breathlessness, and fatigue- were found among more than 50% of patients, for all five diseases. There appears to be a common pathway toward death for malignant and nonmalignant diseases. the designs of symptom prevalence studies need to be improved because of methodological disparities in symptom assessment. and designs.en
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Internal Med, São Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Med, São Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationKings Coll London, Cicely Saunders Fdn, London WC2R 2LS, England
dc.description.affiliationKings Coll London, Dept Palliat Care & Policy, London WC2R 2LS, England
dc.description.affiliationUnifespUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Internal Med, São Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnifespUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Med, São Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.sourceWeb of Science
dc.format.extent58-69
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2005.06.007
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Pain and Symptom Management. New York: Elsevier B.V., v. 31, n. 1, p. 58-69, 2006.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2005.06.007
dc.identifier.issn0885-3924
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/28600
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000235422300010
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier B.V.
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Pain and Symptom Management
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.licensehttp://www.elsevier.com/about/open-access/open-access-policies/article-posting-policy
dc.subjectcanceren
dc.subjectAIDSen
dc.subjectheart diseaseen
dc.subjectchronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseen
dc.subjectrenal diseaseen
dc.subjectpalliative careen
dc.subjectterminal careen
dc.subjectend of lifeen
dc.subjectsymptomsen
dc.subjectprevalenceen
dc.titleA comparison of symptom prevalence in far advanced cancer, AIDS, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and renal diseaseen
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
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