Desire for Hastened Death, Cancer Pain and Depression: Report of a Longitudinal Observational Study
O'Mahony S, Goulet J, Kornblith A, Abbatiello G, Clarke B, Kless-Siegel S, Breitbart W, Payne R. Desire for Hastened Death, Cancer Pain and Depression: Report of a Longitudinal Observational Study. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2005, 29: 446-457. PMID: 15904747, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2004.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrief Pain InventoryCancer painPain interferenceBeck Depression InventoryObservational studyMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterPercent of patientsPalliative care servicesAggressive pain managementPopulation of patientsImpact of painMain outcome measuresCancer pain severityLongitudinal observational studyLower physical functioningMultivariate regression analysisClinician-rated scalesEducational levelLow social supportHigher educational levelPain InventoryPain managementPain severityPatient agePain results