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Breathlessness During the Last Week of Life in Palliative Care: An Australian Prospective, Longitudinal Study Magnus Ekström, MD, PhD, Samuel F. Allingham, BMath(Hons), Kathy Eagar, MA, PhD, FAFRM(Hon), Patsy Yates, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACN, Claire Johnson, PhD, RN, David C. Currow, BMed, MPH, PhD, FRACP, FAHMS Journal of Pain and Symptom Management Volume 51, Issue 5, Pages (May 2016) DOI: /j.jpainsymman Copyright © 2016 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Terms and Conditions
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Fig. 1 Reported levels of distress from breathlessness in the week before death (n = 12,778). Severity categories were defined as none (NRS 0), mild (NRS 1–3), moderate (NRS 4–7), and severe (NRS 8–10). NRS = numerical rating scale. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management , DOI: ( /j.jpainsymman ) Copyright © 2016 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Terms and Conditions
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Fig. 2 Mean breathlessness distress by diagnosis group (n = 12,778). Mean scores on a 0–10 numerical rating scale by diagnosis group, adjusted for gender, age, Australia-modified Karnofsky Performance Status, concurrent nausea, pain, and clinical phase using random-effects linear regression. NRS = numerical rating scale. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management , DOI: ( /j.jpainsymman ) Copyright © 2016 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Terms and Conditions
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