Dyspnea management in Palliative home care: A case series in Malaysia

Thongkhamcharoen, R; Agar, M; Breaden, K; Hamzah, E

Dyspnea management in Palliative home care: A case series in Malaysia

Thongkhamcharoen, R Agar, M

Breaden, K Hamzah, E

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Citation:: Indian Journal of Palliative Care, 2012, 18 (2), pp. 128 - 133
Issue Date:: 2012-05-01

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dc.contributor.author	Thongkhamcharoen, R	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Agar, M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6756-6119	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Breaden, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hamzah, E	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-05-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Indian Journal of Palliative Care, 2012, 18 (2), pp. 128 - 133	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0973-1075	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/111315
dc.description.abstract	Managing dyspnea at home is a challenging task. Although a competent palliative home care team can assist a patient to live at home with better pain control, dyspnea is usually not as well managed. In the Asian context, there are few research studies in dyspnea management in palliative home care. This paper aims to illustrate the cultural context that has an impact on dyspnea management at home and the assessment and management of dyspnea in a community palliative care setting in Malaysia. This paper reports on a study of 5 dyspneic patients suffering from both cancer-related and non-cancer-related dyspnea. Its focus is on a unique Asian cultural belief system that affects communication about prognosis and the role of family in palliative home care. In addition, this paper also describes dyspnea assessment, the barriers to morphine use, benzodiazepine prescription, oxygen therapy, and nonpharmacologic intervention in this center.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Indian Journal of Palliative Care	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.4103/0973-1075.100835	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	en_US
dc.title	Dyspnea management in Palliative home care: A case series in Malaysia	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	18	en_US
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utslib.for	11 Medical and Health Sciences	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/IMPACCT
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pubs.issue	2	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	18	en_US

Abstract:

Managing dyspnea at home is a challenging task. Although a competent palliative home care team can assist a patient to live at home with better pain control, dyspnea is usually not as well managed. In the Asian context, there are few research studies in dyspnea management in palliative home care. This paper aims to illustrate the cultural context that has an impact on dyspnea management at home and the assessment and management of dyspnea in a community palliative care setting in Malaysia. This paper reports on a study of 5 dyspneic patients suffering from both cancer-related and non-cancer-related dyspnea. Its focus is on a unique Asian cultural belief system that affects communication about prognosis and the role of family in palliative home care. In addition, this paper also describes dyspnea assessment, the barriers to morphine use, benzodiazepine prescription, oxygen therapy, and nonpharmacologic intervention in this center.

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