Nausea and Other Nonpain Symptoms in Long-Term Care

• Autores: Matthew J. Gonzales, Eric Widera
• Localización: Clinics in geriatric medicine, ISSN 0749-0690, Vol. 27, Nº. 2, 2011, págs. 213-228
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • There is a need to improve the quality of end-of-life care in nursing homes by improving the timely assessment and management of various sources of suffering. Much of the research/discussion in this area has focused on the assessment and treatment of pain. This article reviews the frequency and management of nonpain symptoms in the long-term care setting, particularly focusing on patients at the end of life. Although the long-term care setting presents challenges to effective management, an approach for addressing these challenges is discussed and applied to 3 commonly encountered nonpain symptoms.