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Helping patients with symptoms other than pain 3: Breathlessness

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Journal articles

Back IN. Jenkins K. Blower A. Beckhelling J. A study comparing hyoscine hydrobromide and glycopyrrolate in the treatment of death rattle. Palliative Medicine. 2001: 15(4):329-36.

Bailey C.  Nursing as therapy in the management of breathlessness in lung cancer.  European Journal of Cancer Care  1995; 4: 184 - 190.

Bredin M. Corner J. Krishnasamy M. Plant H. Bailey C. A'Hern R. Multicentre randomised controlled trial of nursing intervention for breathlessness in patients with lung cancer. British Medical Journal. 1999; 318(7188):901-4.

Corner J. O'Driscoll M. Development of a breathlessness assessment guide for use in palliative care. Palliative Medicine. 1999; 13(5):375-84.

Cox C. Non-pharmacological treatment of breathlessness. Nursing Standard. 2002; 16(24):33-6.

Davis CL. Palliation of breathlessness. Cancer Treatment & Research. 1999; 100:59-73.

Davis C. ABC of palliative care: Breathlessness, cough, and other respiratory problems. British Medical Journal. 1997; 315: 931-4.

Edmonds P. Karlsen S. Khan S. Addington-Hall J. A comparison of the palliative care needs of patients dying from chronic respiratory diseases and lung cancer. Palliative Medicine, 2001: 15(4):287-95.

Flowers B. Palliative care for patients with end-stage heart failure. Nursing Times, 2003; 99: 30-2.

Janssens JP. de Muralt B. Titelion V. Management of dyspnea in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Journal of Pain & Symptom Management. 2000; 19(5):378-92.

LeGrand SB. Walsh D. Palliative management of dyspnea in advanced cancer. Current Opinion in Oncology. 1999; 11(4):250-4.

Mancini I. Body JJ. Assessment of dyspnea in advanced cancer patients. Supportive Care in Cancer. 1999; 7(4):229-32.

O'Driscoll M. Corner J. Bailey C. The experience of breathlessness in lung cancer. European Journal of Cancer Care. 1999: 8(1):37-43.

Ripamonti C. Management of dyspnea in advanced cancer patients. Supportive Care in Cancer. 1999; 7(4):233-43.

Shee CD. Palliation in chronic respiratory disease. Palliative Medicine. 1995: 9(1):3-12.

Wilcock A. Crosby V. Hughes A. Fielding K. Corcoran R. Tattersfield AE. Descriptors of breathlessness in patients with cancer and other cardiorespiratory diseases. Journal of Pain & Symptom Management. 2002; 23(3):182-9.

Zeppetella G. The palliation of dyspnea in terminal disease. American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 1998; 15(6): 322-30.

Resource books and websites

A Guide to Symptom Relief in Palliative Care, 5th ed. Regnard C, Hockley J.  Abingdon: Radcliffe Medical Press, 2004

Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine  3rd ed. Doyle D, Hanks G, Cherny NI, Calman K eds. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.

PCF2- Palliative Care Formulary, 2nd ed. Twycross RG, Wilcock A, Charlesworth S. Abingdon: Radcliffe Medical Press, 2003.  Also on www.palliativedrugs.com

Symptom Management in Advanced Cancer, 3rd edition. 2001.   Twycross RG, Wilcock A.   Abingdon: Radcliffe Medical Press.