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Front Oncol ; 13: 1237709, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38234397

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Background: Even though doxorubicin (DOX) chemotherapy promotes intense muscle wasting, this drug is still widely used in clinical practice due to its remarkable efficiency in managing cancer. On the other hand, intense muscle loss during the oncological treatment is considered a bad prognosis for the disease's evolution and the patient's quality of life. In this sense, strategies that can counteract the muscle wasting induced by DOX are essential. In this study, we evaluated the effectiveness of formoterol (FOR), a ß2-adrenoceptor agonist, in managing muscle wasting caused by DOX. Methods and results: To evaluate the effect of FOR on DOX-induced muscle wasting, mice were treated with DOX (2.5 mg/kg b.w., i.p. administration, twice a week), associated or not to FOR treatment (1 mg/kg b.w., s.c. administration, daily). Control mice received vehicle solution. A combination of FOR treatment with DOX protected against the loss of body weight (p<0.05), muscle mass (p<0.001), and grip force (p<0.001) promoted by chemotherapy. FOR also attenuated muscle wasting (p<0.01) in tumor-bearing mice on chemotherapy. The potential mechanism by which FOR prevented further DOX-induced muscle wasting occurred by regulating Akt/FoxO3a signaling and gene expression of atrogenes in skeletal muscle. Conclusions: Collectively, our results suggest that FOR can be used as a pharmacological strategy for managing muscle wasting induced by DOX. This study provides new insights into the potential therapeutic use of FOR to improve the overall wellbeing of cancer patients undergoing DOX chemotherapy.

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Pain Pract ; 19(1): 37-51, 2019 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29885032

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OBJECTIVES: This study was designed to address the current relative void of valid measures by developing evidence-based quality indicators for pain management of chronic nonmalignant pain. METHODS: We performed a 10-year literature search to identify guidelines and review articles on chronic pain management to identify evidence-based recommendations for the different conditions associated to chronic pain. A complementary search of indicators and indicator-related articles was also performed. Then, we built new indicators or adapted existing ones to cover all the evidence-based recommendations we found. The resulting set was pilot tested for feasibility, reliability (kappa), and usefulness to identify quality problems, using the Lot Quality Acceptance method (α ≤ 0.05 and ß ≤ 0.01) for 75% (40% threshold) and 95% (70% threshold) compliance standards, and estimates with binomial exact 95% confidence intervals. We reviewed clinical records from a primary care center, a medium-size hospital (250 beds), and a large hospital (500 beds). RESULTS: Forty-six indicators were developed (6 general and 40 condition specific). Thirty-three were feasible in primary care and/or hospitals. Feasible indicators were also reliable (most kappa > 0.7). Regarding compliance, 4 quality indicators obtained compliance levels over 60%, addressing pharmacological treatment, multimodal approach, and appropriate use of neuro-image tests, while 16 obtained compliance scores under 15% (6 with 0% compliance). CONCLUSIONS: The created set has tested to be feasible, reliable, and useful, with the capacity to serve as the baseline for developing the necessary strategies to improve the management of chronic nonmalignant pain, by monitoring and evaluating quality of care.


Assuntos
Dor Crônica/terapia , Manejo da Dor/métodos , Indicadores de Qualidade em Assistência à Saúde , Medicina Baseada em Evidências , Feminino , Humanos , Projetos Piloto , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes
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Salud(i)cienc., (Impresa) ; 19(4): 346-349, sept. 2012.
Artigo em Espanhol | BINACIS | ID: bin-128297

RESUMO

Introducción y objetivos: Dentro del hospital, los pacientes continúan sufriendo inaceptables niveles de dolor debido a una deficiente implementación de programas para gestionarlo. El objetivo es determinar si la implementación de medidas de gestión de la calidad a nivel hospitalario permite mejorar los resultados en el dolor percibido, su alivio y la satisfacción del paciente. Métodos: Medida de la efectividad de las intervenciones para mejorar, comparando la situación antes de su implementación y después de ésta. Se analizaron todos los pacientes hospitalizados en un hospital comarcal. La intervención fue de tipo multifactorial, basada en medidas de mejora continua de la calidad. Los resultados se valoraron de acuerdo con la prevalencia del dolor informado por el paciente, el alivio de éste y la satisfacción del enfermo con su tratamiento. Resultados: Después de la implementación del programa conseguimos mejorar los resultados en la prevalencia del dolor (76% vs. 8%), el alivio de éste (47% vs. 99%) y el grado de satisfacción del paciente (64% vs. 99%). Conclusiones: El control del dolor agudo en el hospital se beneficia con herramientas organizativas específicas y adecuadas, con la aplicación de los métodos de mejora continua de la calidad y auditando la efectividad de sus intervenciones. (AU)


Assuntos
Clínicas de Dor/tendências , Clínicas de Dor/estatística & dados numéricos , Dor/complicações , Cuidados Paliativos , Resultado do Tratamento
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Salud(i)ciencia (Impresa) ; 19(4): 346-349, sept. 2012.
Artigo em Espanhol | LILACS | ID: lil-702210

RESUMO

Introducción y objetivos: Dentro del hospital, los pacientes continúan sufriendo inaceptables niveles de dolor debido a una deficiente implementación de programas para gestionarlo. El objetivo es determinar si la implementación de medidas de gestión de la calidad a nivel hospitalario permite mejorar los resultados en el dolor percibido, su alivio y la satisfacción del paciente. Métodos: Medida de la efectividad de las intervenciones para mejorar, comparando la situación antes de su implementación y después de ésta. Se analizaron todos los pacientes hospitalizados en un hospital comarcal. La intervención fue de tipo multifactorial, basada en medidas de mejora continua de la calidad. Los resultados se valoraron de acuerdo con la prevalencia del dolor informado por el paciente, el alivio de éste y la satisfacción del enfermo con su tratamiento. Resultados: Después de la implementación del programa conseguimos mejorar los resultados en la prevalencia del dolor (76% vs. 8%), el alivio de éste (47% vs. 99%) y el grado de satisfacción del paciente (64% vs. 99%). Conclusiones: El control del dolor agudo en el hospital se beneficia con herramientas organizativas específicas y adecuadas, con la aplicación de los métodos de mejora continua de la calidad y auditando la efectividad de sus intervenciones.


Assuntos
Clínicas de Dor/tendências , Clínicas de Dor , Cuidados Paliativos , Dor/complicações , Resultado do Tratamento
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