Patient and Caregiver Perspectives on the Hospice Enrollment Decision (763)
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Patient and family caregiver perspectives.
The introduction of any new analgesic agent or delivery system is often focused on efficacy of the agent or on considerations of use by health care professionals. Introduction of novel pain technologies should also consider the ultimate recipients of the treatments, i.e., patients and family caregivers at home. This article reviews four frequently ignored issues in the integration of new pain t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0885-3924
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.10.242