“No thanks, I don’t want to see snakes again”: a qualitative study of pain management versus preservation of cognition in palliative care patients

BACKGROUND: Towards the end of life, use of opioid analgesics becomes more common in patients to control pain and improve quality of life. While pain medication may help manage pain, unwanted cognitive side effects are frequently noted. This balancing act presents a trade-off for patients between pa...

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Autores principales: Wegier, Pete, Varenbut, Jaymie, Bernstein, Mark, Lawlor, Peter G., Isenberg, Sarina R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7702681/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33250047
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12904-020-00683-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7702681/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33250047
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12904-020-00683-1

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