Overview

Palliative care is rapidly evolving as a multidimensional therapeutic model devoted to improving the quality of life of all patients with life-threatening illness. Symptom control, management of psychosocial and spiritual concerns, decision making consistent with values and goals, and care of the imminently dying that is appropriate and sensitive to the unique needs of the individual and family-these are among the critical issues addressed through palliative care. As this discipline has evolved, the need for research in all these areas has become widely acknowledged. Issues in Palliative Care Research describes both the progress that already has been made in the investigation of these issues and the methodological elements that must be addressed in future studies. The perspective is broad and the overriding goal is to inform about the state of the art in these rapidly evolving areas of research.

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Author:   Russell K. Portenoy, MD (Chairman, Department of Pain Medicine & Palliative Care, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, USA) ,  Eduardo Bruera (Professor & Chair, Department of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.40cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 24.30cm
Weight:   0.852kg
ISBN:  

9780195130652

ISBN 10:   0195130650
Pages:   412
Publication Date:   01 May 2003
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Pain Research 1: Mitchess Max: Methodological issues in the design of analgesic clinical trials Research in Anorexia and Gastrointestinal Disorders 2: Charles L. Loprinzi, Jeff A. Sloan, and Kendrith M. Rowland, Jr.: Methodologic issues regarding cancer anorexia/cachexia trials 3: Joseph F. Foss: Assessment of novel therapies for constipation: Focus on opioid analgesics 4: Nigel Sykes: Measurement of constipation 5: Alice Inman and Steven D. Passik: Clinical trials of antiemetics in the palliative care setting: Research issues Research in Respiratory Symptoms 6: Deborah Dudgeon: Multidimensional assessment of dyspnea 7: Jessica Corner: Research into nonpharmacological intervention for respiratory problems in palliate care Research in Fatigue/Asthenia 8: Simon C. Wessely: Studying nonpharmacological interventions for fatigue 9: Paul B. Jacobsen and Michael A. Weitzner: Evaluating the relationship of fatigue 10: Russell K. Portneoy: Fatigue in medical illness: Research issues 11: Lynn I. Wagner, David Cella and Amy H. Peterman.: Methodological considerations in the treatment of fatigue Neuropsychiatric and Psychosocial Research 12: Harvey M. Chochinov: Depression in the terminally ill: prevalence and measurement issues 13: Linda J. Kristjanson: Issues in measuring family care needs and satisfaction Quality of Life Research 14: Thomas J. Smith: The usefulness of utility in making decisions about palliative care 15: S. Robin Cohen: Assessing quality of life in palliative care 16: David J. Casarett: Assessing decision-making capacity in the setting of palliative care research Research Issue in End-of-Life Care and Ethical Decision-Making 17: Linda L. Emanuel: Research in advance care planning 18: Mildred Z. Solomon: Research to improve end-of-life care in the United States: Toward a more behavioral and ecological paradigm 19: Barry Rosenfeld: Studying desire for death: methodological issues in end-of-life research Research in Practice Change 20: David E. Weissman: Changing palliative care practice in academic medical centers 21: Marilyn Bookbinder and Nessa Coyle: Changing pain management practices in cancer centers and hospitals Research Issues in Special Populations 22: John J. Collins: Current status of symptom measurement in children 23: Betty Davies, Rose Steele, Kelli Stajduhar, and Anne Bruce: Research in pediatric palliative care 24: Kristina Jones and William Breitbart: Palliative care research in HIV/AIDS: clinical trials of symptomatic therapies

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It is a book that should appeal not only to palliative care researchers, but also to palliative care clinicians and advanced palliative care trainees alike. This reviewer will be adding this book to the must read list of readings for his program's palliative care residents (registrars) and fellows. Palliative Medicine, 18 This is a state-of-the-art review of research in palliative care, describing what has been achieved so far and defining the methodological issues yet to be resolved... Anyone involved in palliative care research will find this book both interesting andstimulating. Anyone initiating a research project in palliative care would be well advised to check with this volume to see what lessons have been learned by experienced researchers who have gone before them. IAHPC website

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