Key result
Palliative nursing care improves symptom control and quality of life in end-stage heart failure.
Why the study?
People dying from heart failure should have equitable access to palliative care compared to those with cancer.
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Design
Discussion of nursing role in endstage cardiac failure symptom management
Equal palliative care access for end-stage HF should not yet change practice; leaves open need for rigorous trials.
People dying from heart failure should have the same access to palliative care as people who have cancer. Linda Nazarko discusses the role of the nurse in minimizing the symptoms of endstage cardiac failure and maximizing quality of life.
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Linda Nazarko (2008) studied this question. Palliative nursing care is crucial for minimizing symptoms and maximizing quality of life in end-stage heart failure, requiring the same access level as provided to cancer patients.
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