Objective: Patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) rarely receive palliative care today. Methods: In a cross-sectional pilot study we evaluated feasibility of self-assessment and physician-directed screening for palliative care need in CHF patients. Patients answered German versions of the “Minimal Documentation system for patients in palliative care” (MIDOS), “Distress-Thermometer” (DT), and...

This study forms part of a research programme to investigate the relationships between the rise in core temperature and the environmental temperature in soldiers exercising at a constant rate. The measurement of core temperature is a fundamental requirement for this research. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of an infra-red tympanic thermometer (IVAC Corecheck) for use in thermal p...

This study compared rabbit rectal thermometry with 4 other thermometry techniques: an implantable microchip temperature transponder, an environmental noncontact infrared thermometer, a tympanic infrared thermometer designed for use on humans, and a tympanic infrared thermometer designed for use on animals. The microchip transponder was implanted between the shoulder blades; the environmental no...

INTRODUCTION Approximately 35% of patients with cancer experience clinically significant distress, and unmet psychological supportive care needs are prevalent. This study describes the protocol for a randomised controlled trial (RCT) to assess the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of an internet-based psychological intervention for distressed patients with cancer. METHODS AND ANALYSIS In phase ...

ABSTRACT Objectives: to evaluate the effects of music on physiological stress and distress cancer patients being treated in a hospital. Methods: quasi-experimental study carried out with hospitalized nursing wards public There was single 15-minute intervention using music. It individual, headphones were used for listen three songs chosen by each one. The levels measured before after interventio...

Background: Along with the increasing incidence of primary cancer, metastatic brain tumors are becoming more common. Metastatic tumor patients go through a great deal distress. Therefore, providing adequate standard therapy can alleviate patients’ clinical symptoms and improve their overall quality life. This study aimed to investigate role symptomatic treatments adjunctive psychotherapy in tum...

BACKGROUND Recent research indicates that oral measurement of body temperature is a reliable option in orally intubated patients. In situations such as protective isolation, where dedicated electronic thermometers are not available, are single-use chemical dot thermometers an acceptable alternative? OBJECTIVE To determine the accuracy of single-use chemical dot thermometers in orally intubate...

BACKGROUND It is now common for parents to measure tympanic temperatures in children. The objective of this study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of these measurements. METHODS Parents and then nurses measured the temperature of 60 children with a tympanic thermometer designed for home use (home thermometer). The reference standard was a temperature measured by a nurse with a model of t...

Assessment of distress and quality of life of cancer patients over the course of chemotherapy How to cite this article: Bergerot CD, Arau-jo TCCF. Assessment of distress and quality of life of cancer patients over the course of chemotherapy. Assessment of distress and quality of life of cancer patients over the course of chemotherapy Objective. Assess the prevalence of distress and quality of l...