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: Source Type: research