Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Apr 2022
Disparities in Supportive Care Needs Over Time between Racial and Ethnic Minority and Non-Minority Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer.
Little is known about inequities in supportive care needs among diverse patients with advanced lung cancer. ⋯ Minority patients with advanced lung cancer are more likely to have higher baseline and persistent supportive care needs relatives to non-minority patients. Clinicians caring for minority patients with lung cancer should provide targeted supportive care evaluation and treatment to ensure health equity.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Apr 2022
Cross Country Comparison of Expert Assessments of the Quality of Death and Dying 2021.
Few efforts have attempted to quantify how well countries deliver end-of-life (EOL) care. ⋯ This study provides an example of how a preference-based scoring algorithm and input from key stakeholders can be used to assess EOL health system performance. Results highlight the large disparities in assessments of the quality of EOL care across countries, and especially between the highest income countries and others.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Apr 2022
Tackling the Pandemic a year later: Burnout among Home Palliative Care Clinicians.
The COVID-19 pandemic strongly challenged healthcare workers, disrupting their work routine and impacting on their professional life. A previous investigation explored levels of burnout and psychological morbidity among palliative care professionals (PCPs) during COVID-19 first wave. ⋯ Our findings show stable levels of burnout and decreasing levels of psychological morbidity among PCPs one year after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, more research is needed to detail the significance of emotional exhaustion dimension, a variable influenced by the survey.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Apr 2022
The Lived Experiences with Hope from Adolescents and Young Adults Who Have Advanced Cancer.
1. Describe the concept of hope based on perspectives of AYAs who experienced advanced cancer. 2. Differentiate the role hope has for AYAs before, during, and after experiencing cancer. ⋯ Transitions in the role of hope occurred over time, becoming a source of mental sustenance during cancer treatment, and a source of altruism after experiencing cancer. This study adds to the understanding of hope for AYAs who have advanced cancer.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Apr 2022
LetterBroad Needs Assessment of Pain Education in Graduate Medical Education.
This article describes a survey-based study of graduate medical residents and fellows in an integrated health system. The study explores pain curricula, learner perspectives about pain education, and learner knowledge, attitudes, and confidence. Results indicate that pain education in the graduate medical setting is inadequate to meet learner needs.