Background: Patients with advanced cancer are increasingly expected to self-manage. Thus
far, this topic has received little systematic attention. Aim: To summarise studies describing …

Background People with cancer experience a variety of symptoms as a result of their
disease and the therapies involved in its management. Inadequate symptom management …

Cancer pain is an unrelenting symptom with the potential to alter the quality of life of
patients. To adequately manage pain, nurses caring for cancer patients need to fully …

Introduction The practice and study of pain management pose myriad ethical challenges.
There is a consensual opinion that adequate management of pain is a medical obligation …

Purpose Uncontrolled pain, especially in patients with advanced cancer, affects quality of life
negatively and causes negative physical and psychological conditions. The aim of this study …

Objective: The objective of this study is to develop an update of the evidence-based
guidelines for the management of pain in older people. Design: Review of evidence since …

Although pain management is integral to the caregiving role, there is a paucity of evidence
synthesizing specific challenges family caregivers (FCs) face when managing pain for their …

Background Pain is one of the most disturbing and distressing symptoms experienced by
cancer patients, and it is the most stressful factor affecting all aspects of patients and their …

Objectives To systematically identify knowledge clusters and research gaps in the health-
related preferences of older patients with multimorbidity by mapping current evidence …

Family caregivers are centrally involved in cancer pain management, especially for patients
with advanced disease. This issue is becoming ever more important as care shifts to the …