Journal of pain and symptom management
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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
What is a good death? A choice experiment on care indicators for patients at end of life.
Health systems should aim to deliver on what matters most to patients. With respect to end of life (EOL) care, knowledge on patient preferences for care is currently lacking. ⋯ Results reveal that not all aspects of EOL care are equally valued. Not accounting for these differences would lead to inappropriate conclusions on how best to improve EOL care.
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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.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Apr 2022
Randomized Controlled TrialClinical decision support for symptom management in lung cancer patients: A group RCT.
Clinical guidelines are available to enhance symptom management during cancer treatment but often are not used in the practice setting. Clinical decision support can facilitate the implementation and adherence to clinical guidelines. and improve the quality of cancer care. ⋯ SAMI improved clinical management for all target symptoms but did not improve patient outcomes. A larger study is warranted to evaluate effectiveness.