Current Issue May 2012, Vol. 43, No. 5

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In the May issue of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, Kate Flemming and colleagues describe the results of a systematic literature review of factors that facilitate patient education efforts in advanced illness. Also in the May issue, David Currow and colleagues report that many palliative care research studies do not report key data elements that would characterize the study population and that would help readers to assess the study's generalizability. Finally, Marlene Cohen and colleagues describe the results of interviews that found that palliative care patients and their families often hope that intravenous hydration will improve survival and enhance quality of life.

Education in Advanced Disease
May 2012 (Vol. 43 | No. 5 | Pages 885-901)
Kate Flemming, S. José Closs, Robbie Foy, Michael I. Bennett
Refining a Checklist for Reporting Patient Populations and Service Characteristics in Hospice and Palliative Care Research
May 2012 (Vol. 43 | No. 5 | Pages 902-910)
David C. Currow, Jennifer J. Tieman, Aine Greene, S. Yousuf Zafar, Jane L. Wheeler, Amy P. Abernethy
The Meaning of Parenteral Hydration to Family Caregivers and Patients With Advanced Cancer Receiving Hospice Care
May 2012 (Vol. 43 | No. 5 | Pages 855-865)
Marlene Z. Cohen, Isabel Torres-Vigil, Beth E. Burbach, Allison de la Rosa, Eduardo Bruera

Detecting the Emergence of Chronic Pain in Sickle-Cell Disease
14 May 2012
Mark Hollins, Gregory L. Stonerock, Nkaku R. Kisaalita, Susan Jones, Eugene Orringer, Karen M. Gil
Abstract: Context: Sickle-cell disease (SCD) is an inherited hematological disease marked by intense pain. Early in life the pain is episodic, but it becomes increasingly chronic in many cases. Little...
Symptom Burden and Associated Factors in Renal Transplant Patients in the U.K.
14 May 2012
Maryam Afshar, Irene Rebollo-Mesa, Emma Murphy, Fliss E.M. Murtagh, Nizam Mamode
Abstract: Context: Renal transplantation is gold standard care in end-stage kidney disease, but little is known about symptom prevalence in transplanted patients. Objectives: This study assesses sympt...
Family’s Difficulties in Caring for a Cancer Patient at the End of Life at Home in Japan
11 May 2012
Yoko Ishii, Mitsunori Miyashita, Kazuki Sato, Taketoshi Ozawa
Abstract: Context: Most people hoped for home care at the end of life and death at home in Japan. However, the rate for death at home from cancer in Japan is less than 10% of the total deaths of cance...
Content Development for the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Multiple Myeloma: Use of Qualitative and Quantitative Methods for Scale Construction
11 May 2012
Lynne I. Wagner, Don Robinson, Matthias Weiss, Michael Katz, Phillip Greipp, Rafael Fonseca, David Cella
Abstract: Context: Multiple myeloma (MM) is a common hematologic malignancy and associated with symptom burden and impairments in health-related quality of life (HRQL). Objectives: To develop a diseas...
Experiences With Advanced Cancer Among Latinas in a Public Health Care System
11 May 2012
Frances R. Nedjat-Haiem, Karl A. Lorenz, Kathleen Ell, Alison Hamilton, Lawrence Palinkas
Abstract: Context: Cultural dimensions related to illness are triggered at significant times in an illness trajectory, such as at illness onset or when death approaches. These factors influence views ...

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The Journal of Pain and Symptom Management is an international, peer-reviewed journal and is the leading forum for publication of new research and clinical information related to palliative care and pain management. It is the Official Journal of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, and the U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee.

For more than 20 years, the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management has advanced the disciplines of palliative care and pain management through publication of original articles describing both quantitative and qualitative research; narrative and systematic reviews; special articles; practice reports; columns; and letters. It is the major resource for dissemination of new scientific findings in palliative care.

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