Evaluation of the quality of care of elderly patients with chronic and breakthrough pain treated with opioids: SAND study.
Manuel Jesús RodríguezRosalía de la TorreJosefa Luisa OrtegaJosé Manuel TrinidadDiego BenítezAntonio Javier JiménezAlmudena Sanz-YagüeBegoña Soler-LópezLuis Miguel TorresPublished in: Current medical research and opinion (2017)
All clinical parameters compared between first visit for the treatment of BTP and follow-up visits were improved, so the quality of care was also considered improved. Elderly women and non-oncologic patients were observed to be the population with worse symptom control.
Keyphrases
- pain management
- quality improvement
- chronic pain
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- palliative care
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- prostate cancer
- community dwelling
- drinking water
- type diabetes
- patient reported
- robot assisted
- minimally invasive
- replacement therapy