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Nicola Girelli

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The frequency of alcoholism in patients with advanced cancer admitted to an acute palliative care unit and a home care program

2015

Abstract Context Cancer patients with a history of alcoholism may be problematic. The frequency of alcoholism among patients with advanced cancer has never been reported in Italy or other European countries. Objectives The aim of this prospective study was to determine the frequency of alcoholism, assessed with a simple and validated instrument, among patients with advanced cancer who were referred to two different palliative care settings: an acute inpatient palliative care unit (PCU) of a comprehensive cancer center in a metropolitan area and a home care program (HCP) in a territorial district, localized in the mountains of Italy. Methods A consecutive sample of patients admitted to an in…

Malemedicine.medical_specialtyPediatricsPalliative careContext (language use)advanced cancer patientsNursingCancer Care Facilitiesadvanced cancer patients; Alcoholism; CAGE; palliative care; Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine; NursingSettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E ApplicataInterviews as Topicadvanced cancer patientSex FactorsNeoplasmsSurveys and QuestionnairesmedicineHumansIn patientProspective StudiesKarnofsky Performance StatusPsychiatryProspective cohort studyGeneral NursingNursing (all)2901 Nursing (miscellaneous)Agedpalliative carePerformance statusbusiness.industryMedicine (all)Age FactorsCanceradvanced cancer patients; Alcoholism; CAGE; palliative care; Age Factors; Aged; Alcoholism; Female; Humans; Interviews as Topic; Italy; Karnofsky Performance Status; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasms; Palliative Care; Prospective Studies; Sex Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires; Cancer Care Facilities; Home Care Services; Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine; Neurology (clinical); Nursing (all)2901 Nursing (miscellaneous); Medicine (all)Cancer Care FacilitiesMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseHome Care ServicesAlcoholismAnesthesiology and Pain MedicineItalyCAGEFemaleNeurology (clinical)Care programbusiness
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