Journal of pain and symptom management
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Palliative care clinicians (PCCs) are vulnerable to burnout as a result of chronic stress related to working with seriously ill patients. Burnout can lead to absenteeism, ineffective communication, medical errors, and job turnover. Interventions that promote better coping with stress are needed in this population. ⋯ Our findings suggest that a novel team-based resiliency intervention based on elicitation of the relaxation response was feasible and may help promote resiliency and protect against the negative consequences of stress for PCCs.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Mar 2016
Physicians' Reflections on Death and Dying Upon Completion of a Palliative Medicine Fellowship.
Patient and family dissatisfaction may result when they are not satisfied with the physician/patient interaction, although the physician may feel he/she worked hard to provide information to the patient and family. New approaches to visual analysis can (1) identify significant insights from physicians' personal and clinical experiences in providing compassionate palliative care and end-of-life care and (2) provide an effective and practical vehicle for communicating with patients, their families, and other professional caregivers. ⋯ We propose the communication of positive, hopeful, even peaceful perceptions of death and dying was likely the result of effective personal and professional skills gained through physicians' clinical experiences during the fellowship.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Mar 2016
Advance Care Discussions: Pediatric Clinician Preparedness and Practices.
Few data exist regarding clinician preparedness to participate in advance care discussions (ACD) and the practices surrounding these discussions for children with life-threatening conditions. ⋯ Many clinicians believe they are prepared to participate in ACD, but practices are not consistent with expert recommendations for optimal ACD. Educational interventions aimed at improving clinician knowledge, attitudes, and behavior, and greater clinician support may enhance health care provider ACD preparedness and skills.