Preference for comfort care does not affect the pain experience of seriously ill patients

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 281-289

  Desbiens, Norman A ^a   Mueller Rizner, Nancy ^a   Hamel, Mary Beth ^b   Connors Jr , Alfred F ^c  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Critically ill patients; Pain; Pain assessment; Pain control; Preferences for care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; TASTE PREFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0031762161     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(98)00092-X     Document Type: Article

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