Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 217-227 , September 2008

Characteristics and Quality of Life of Patients Who Choose Home Care at the End of Life

  • Marianne Ahlner-Elmqvist, RN, BEd

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden
    • Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Marianne Ahlner-Elmqvist, RN, BEd, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Malmö University Hospital, SE-20502 Malmö, Sweden.
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  • Marit S. Jordhøy, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Pain and Palliation Research Group, Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, NTNU
    • Cancer Unit, Innlandet Hospital Trust, Gjøvik, Norway
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  • Kristin Bjordal, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Palliative Care Research Unit and Department of Radiation Oncology, The Norwegian Radium Hospital-Rikshospitalet Medical Centre, Montebello, Oslo, Norway
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  • Magnus Jannert, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden
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  • Stein Kaasa, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Unit for Applied Clinical Research, NTNU
    • Palliative Medicine Unit, Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, University Hospital of Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway

,Accepted 31 October 2007.

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    Flow chart of study sample at inclusion.

    Flow chart of study sample at inclusion.

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    Median number of weeks from diagnosis to inclusion to death in the various groups of patients.

    Median number of weeks from diagnosis to inclusion to death in the various groups of patients.

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    Comparison between a normative population and the study patients at inclusion on “About feeling strong and healthy or tired and worn out” and “About feeling calm and good about themselves.”

    Comparison between a normative population and the study patients at inclusion on “About feeling strong and healthy or tired and worn out” and “About feeling calm and good about themselves.”

 The study was supported by grants from The Swedish Cancer Society (grant no. 3650-B95-01XAC), The Vardal Foundation for Health Care Sciences and Allergy Research (grant no. V98262), and The Association for Cancer and Traffic Victims (grant no. C24405).

PII: S0885-3924(08)00116-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.10.010

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 217-227 , September 2008

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