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Pain Management

Analyzing Caregiver Results in the CONNECT Intervention for Advanced Cancer Patients

Mar 03, 2023

The following is a summary of "Examining Caregiver Outcomes in the CONNECT Intervention for Patients With Advanced Cancer," published in the MARCH 2023 issue of Pain Management by Semere, et al. ...

AAN: Spinal Cord Stimulation Beneficial for Diabetic Neuropathy

Mar 01, 2023

WEDNESDAY, March 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) provides pain relief and neurological improvement for patients with painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN), according to a study s...

Child Experiences During Medical Discontinuation of Nutrition and Hydration

Mar 01, 2023

The following is a summary of "Observation of Child Experience During Discontinuing of Medically Provided Nutrition and Hydration," published in the MARCH 2023 issue of Pain Management by Lazzara, et ...

Length of Stay & Beneficiaries' Rate of Live Discharge in Relation to Changes in Medicare Hospice Policy

Mar 01, 2023

The following is a summary of "Medicare Hospice Policy Changes and Beneficiaries’ Rate of Live Discharge and Length-of-Stay," published in the MARCH 2023 issue of Pain Management by Gianattasio, et ...

Worse Care Experiences Reported at For-Profit Hospices

Feb 28, 2023

TUESDAY, Feb. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Caregivers of patients receiving hospice care report worse care experiences at for-profit hospices, according to a study published online Feb. 27 in JAMA Int...

Use of Unscheduled Health Services and Patient-Reported Outcomes During Oral Anti-Cancer Treatment

Feb 28, 2023

The following is a summary of "Patient Reported Outcomes and Unscheduled Health Services use During Oral Anti-Cancer Treatment," published in the FEBRUARY 2023 issue of Pain Management by Sikorskii, e...

Neurologically Impaired Children: Assessing Parent-Reported Anticholinergic Symptoms and Anticholinergic Medications

Feb 27, 2023

The following is a summary of "Anticholinergic Medications and Parent-Reported Anticholinergic Symptoms in Neurologically Impaired Children," published in the FEBRUARY 2023 issue of Pain Management by...

Evidence Found of Causal Link for Multisite Chronic Pain and MS, RA

Feb 23, 2023

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Multisite chronic pain is causally associated with a higher risk for multiple sclerosis (MS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but not with other autoimmune d...

Hospice Agencies: Research Topics and Patient Needs

Feb 22, 2023

The following is a summary of "Priority Research Topics and Patient and Family Needs in a National Sample of Hospice Agencies", published in the FEBRUARY 2023 issue of Pain Management by Becker, et al...

Hospitalized Oncology Patients Receiving Palliative Care

Feb 21, 2023

The following is a summary of "Delivering Palliative Care to Hospitalized Oncology Patients: A Scoping Review," published in the FEBRUARY 2023 issue of Pain Management by Han, et al. Early, con...

Stakeholder Viewpoints on Assisted Dying and Dignity

Feb 20, 2023

The following is a summary of "A Systematic Review of Stakeholder Perspectives of Dignity and Assisted Dying," published in the February 2023 issue of Pain Management by Quah, et al. With the a...

Transcendental Meditation Helps to Alleviate Burnout in Academic Physicians

Feb 16, 2023

THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Transcendental Meditation (TM) is a viable and effective intervention to decrease burnout and depression among academic physicians, according to a study pub...

Features of Family Doctors Who Conduct Home Visits

Feb 16, 2023

The following is a summary of "Characteristics of Family Physicians Delivering Home Visits: A Canadian Retrospective Cohort Study," published in the February 2023 issue of Pain Management by Scott, et...

Prior Paid Medical Malpractice Claims Predict Future Claims Risk

Feb 16, 2023

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A single prior paid medical malpractice claim is associated with substantial, long-lived higher future claim risk, according to a study published online Fe...

Identifying Different Clinical Profiles of Advanced Heart Failure Patients Using Latent Class Analysis

Feb 15, 2023

The following is a summary of "Using Latent Class Analysis to Identify Different Clinical Profiles Among Patients With Advanced Heart Failure," published in the February 2023 issue of Pain Management ...

Initiation of Opioids Not Recommended for Chronic Pain

Feb 15, 2023

TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- In a synopsis of the latest U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) clinical practice guideline, published online Feb. ...

10 Percent of New Drugs Approved Without Meeting Primary Efficacy End Points

Feb 15, 2023

TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- From 2018 to 2021, 10 percent of drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration were based on pivotal studies with null findings for one or more pri...

Study on Pediatric Pectus Excavatum Repair Pain Quality

Feb 14, 2023

The following is the summary of “Pain Quality After Pediatric Pectus Excavatum Repair”  published in the December 2022 issue of Pain Management by Manworren, et al. In multimodal postopera...

Children's Persistent Post-Operative Pain: An Argument for Pediatric Transitional Pain Services

Feb 13, 2023

The following is the summary of “Persistent Post-Operative Pain in Children – An Argument for a Transitional Pain Service in Pediatrics”  published in the December 2022 issue of Pain Management...

Youth With Hematologic, Oncologic Conditions Benefit From Massage

Feb 10, 2023

FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Clinical massage therapy benefits youth with hematologic and oncologic conditions, according to a study published online Feb. 1 in Pediatric Blood & Cance...

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