The aim of the research was to identify the most frequent symptoms of patients with progressive neurological disease (PND) in relation to their functional state. It then aimed to see if an intervention in the form of consultations with a multidisciplinary palliative care team decreased the symptom burden, disease progression and functional state. Patients were allocated to either the intervention group or control group. Pain and fatigue were identified as the symptoms that troubled the patients most. After the intervention, there was a statistically significant improvement in the evaluation of 9 out of 11 symptoms (except excretion and urination) among the patients from the intervention group compared with the control group
Buzgova, R. et al. 2020. Pain, physical symptoms and functional assessment in progressive neurological disease in palliative care. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care.
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