Symptoms in nepali patients with incurable cancers: Implications for interventions

Conclusions: The significant fractions of patients with severe maximal and at-evaluation pain scores suggest that inadequate recognition and treatment of such symptoms characterized care of these regularly seen patients. The high fractions of patients with mood and sleep disturbances support this reading, suggesting helplessness and hopelessness, all addressable with psychosocial, environmental, and nontoxic, inexpensive pharmacological interventions.
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Source Type: research