Quality of life in terminally ill patients – a challenge for future research
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SummaryRecent statistics reveal a substantial and even growing need for palliative care in present-day society. Providing adequate pain therapy remains a largely unsolved problem, mainly because of the small number of clinical studies in palliative medicine. Hence, clinical research is urgently needed – and therefore suitable tools to measure outcomes must be developed. Contrary to typical clinical studies, the usual outcome parameters such as decreased mortality and/or morbidity are unsuitable. Future research should focus on developing an instrument which allows to measure quality of life as the central outcome criterion of clinical studies in palliative medicine.
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2014 ◽
Vol 16
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pp. 185-195
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2020 ◽
Vol 18
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pp. 722-740
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2001 ◽
Vol 11
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pp. 149-157
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Vol 42
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pp. 354-365
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