High Symptom Burden in Patients With Advanced Chronic or Prolonged Infectious Diseases: Not Only Pain
Our population had an HSB, in addition to pain, revealing high frailty. A correct assessment of symptoms is, therefore, required to manage patients with chronic infectious diseases. In this setting, attention should be given to identifying patients at high risk of HSB through a correct diagnosis and effective management, which should be based on a multi-professional approach.
Authors
- Stefania Merli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1677-5778)
- Giuliano Rizzardini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5183-7818)
- Stefania Cheli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2837-5248)
- Simona Landonio
- Oscar Corli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5282-8657)
- Agostino Zambelli
- Giovanna Bestetti
- Elena Angeli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4774-2223)
Institutions
- Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research (IT)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
- ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2024-10-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.71751
- Primary Topic
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00