Assessing Symptom Burden and Depression in Subjects With Chronic Respiratory Insufficiency
Conclusions: Subjects with chronic respiratory insufficiency suffer from a high symptom burden due to their advanced disease. The severity of symptoms increases with depression and 4 or more points in the depression question of ESAS should lead to a closer diagnostic evaluation of depression. Symptom-centered palliative care including psychosocial aspects should be early integrated into the treatment of respiratory insufficiency.PMID:34841962 | DOI:10.1177/08258597211049592
Source: Journal of Palliative Care - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Heidi A Rantala Sirpa Leivo-Korpela Lauri Lehtim äki Juho T Lehto Source Type: research
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