Palliative care in patients with liver cirrhosis: it is the time to deal with the burden

[...]not only patients but also caregivers present psychological issues (anger and anxiety) more frequently than healthy controls, matched for age, sex and socioeconomic conditions. 2 Together with the progression of liver disease, the development of decompensation significantly impairs patients...

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Published inBMJ supportive & palliative care Vol. 5; no. 5; pp. 466 - 467
Main Authors Lisotti, A, Fusaroli, P, Caletti, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.12.2015
Subjects
Caregivers
Chronic illnesses
Cost analysis
Costs and Cost Analysis
Disease Progression
End Stage Liver Disease - therapy
Liver cirrhosis
Liver Cirrhosis - ethnology
Liver Cirrhosis - therapy
Liver diseases
Liver Transplantation
Medical prognosis
Metabolism
Mortality
Palliative Care
Prognosis
Quality of Life
Socioeconomic factors
Terminal Care
Transplants & implants
Chronic conditions
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Summary:[...]not only patients but also caregivers present psychological issues (anger and anxiety) more frequently than healthy controls, matched for age, sex and socioeconomic conditions. 2 Together with the progression of liver disease, the development of decompensation significantly impairs patients' physical and psychological status.
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ISSN:2045-435X
2045-4368
DOI:10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-000923