Blar i St. Olavs hospital på tidsskrift "Supportive Care in Cancer"
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An in-hospital clinical care pathway with integrated decision support for cancer pain management reduced pain intensity and needs for hospital stay
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Purpose A clinical care pathway for pain management in a palliative care unit was studied with outcomes related to patients, physicians, and health care service. Mandatory use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) ... -
Pain management index (PMI)-does it reflect cancer patients? wish for focus on pain?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background The pain management index (PMI) was developed to combine information about the prescribed analgesics and the self-reported pain intensity in order to assess physicians’ response to patients’ pain. However, ... -
Physical exercise during adjuvant chemotherapy for colorectal cancer - a non-randomized feasibility study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer worldwide, and a large proportion of the patients receive adjuvant oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy. Most of these experience chemotherapy-induced peripheral ... -
Spiritual quality of life in family carers of patients with advanced cancer—a cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Purpose Caring affects carers’ psychological and physical health, mortality, and quality of life (QoL) negatively. Lower spiritual QoL is associated with anxiety and depression, but the spiritual dimension is rarely ... -
A systematic review examining nutrition support interventions in patients with incurable cancer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Purpose Recent guidelines by the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) have advocated increased attention to nutritional support in all patients with cancer; however, little is known about the ... -
Trajectory of health-related quality of life during the last year of life in patients with advanced non-small–cell lung cancer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background The aims of this study were to assess the trajectory of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) during the last year of life in patients with advanced non-small–cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and to explore when and ... -
Zopiclone versus placebo for short-term treatment of insomnia in patients with advanced cancer-a double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled clinical multicenter phase IV trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Purpose: Insomnia is frequent in patients with advanced cancer, and a variety of pharmacological agents is used to treat this condition. Still, few clinical trials have investigated the effectiveness of pharmacological ...