Abstract | CONTEXT: OBJECTIVES: METHODS: Three databases were searched using three groups of keywords. The results of the extraction of the prevalence figures were summarized. RESULTS: The electronic searches yielded 4697 hits after the removal of 1784 duplicates. Of these hits, 143 met the review criteria. The greatest number of studies were found for advanced cancer (n=57) and ESRD patients (n=47), and 75 of the 143 studies used validated scales. Few data were available for people living with multiple sclerosis (n=2) and motor neuron disease (n=3). The problems with a prevalence of 50% or more found across most of the nine studied diagnostic groups were: pain, fatigue, anorexia, dyspnea, and worry. CONCLUSION: There are commonalities in the prevalence of problems across cancer and non- cancer patients, highlighting the need for palliative care to be provided irrespective of diagnosis. The methodological heterogeneity across the studies and the lack of non- cancer studies need to be addressed in future research.
|
Authors | Katrien Moens, Irene J Higginson, Richard Harding, EURO IMPACT |
Journal | Journal of pain and symptom management
(J Pain Symptom Manage)
Vol. 48
Issue 4
Pg. 660-77
(Oct 2014)
ISSN: 1873-6513 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 24801658
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Meta-Analysis, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review, Systematic Review)
|
Copyright | Copyright © 2014 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- Causality
- Chronic Disease
(therapy)
- Comorbidity
- Gastrointestinal Diseases
(epidemiology)
- Humans
- Incidence
- Mental Disorders
(epidemiology)
- Neoplasms
(epidemiology, therapy)
- Pain
(epidemiology)
- Palliative Care
(statistics & numerical data)
- Prevalence
- Risk Assessment
|