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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / Palliative home care for older patients with respiratory disease in Japan: Practices and opinions of physicians.

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2022 Oct 03


Geriatr Gerontol Int


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36190740?dopt=Abstract

Palliative home care for older patients with respiratory disease in Japan: Practices and opinions of physicians.

Authors

Palliative home care for older patients with respiratory disease in Japan: Practices and opinions of physicians.
Yamanaka T, Kidana K, Yamaguchi Y, Hirahara S, Hirakawa Y, Mizuki M, Arai H, Akishita M, Miura H
Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2022 Oct 03.
PMID: 36190740.

Abstract

Older adults at the end-of-life stage receiving home visits from physicians often experience symptoms such as dyspnea, pain and fatigue, among others. This study aimed to investigate the practices and opinions of physicians providing home visits regarding palliative care for older adults with respiratory symptoms due to non-malignant diseases in Japan.
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