Behavioral risk factors of constipation in palliative care patients

Constipation in palliative care: Prevalence, definitions, symptom distress and risk-factors

LIST OF PAPERS INTRODUCTION ................................................................................1 BACKGROUND ..................................................................................2 Palliative care ................................................................................................ 2 Symptoms in palliative care ....................................................

ABC of palliative care. Constipation and diarrhoea.

Nurses’ Knowledge of Palliative Care and Its Related Factors

Introduction: Palliative care is the science of promoting the patient’s quality of life. It can improve the quality of life of a patient, which is effective not only in patient’s late-life but also useful in dealing with a chronic illness over many years. In this regard, nurses, as the largest providers of health care services, play an important role in palliative care. Objective: This study a...

The management of constipation in palliative care: clinical practice recommendations.

Constipation is one of the most common problems in patients receiving palliative care and can cause extreme suffering and discomfort. The aims of this study are to raise awareness of constipation in palliative care, provide clear, practical guidance on management and encourage further research in the area. A pan-European working group of physicians and nurses with significant experience in the ...

Laxatives or methylnaltrexone for the management of constipation in palliative care patients.

BACKGROUND Constipation is common in palliative care; it can generate considerable suffering due to the unpleasant physical symptoms. In the first Cochrane Review on effectiveness of laxatives for the management of constipation in palliative care patients, published in 2006, no conclusions could be drawn because of the limited number of evaluations. This article describes the first update of th...