Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Jun 2023
A Statement on the Role and Qualifications of Health Care Chaplains for Research and Quality.
This statement fills a significant gap in the efforts to demonstrate outcomes of the chaplaincy role in health care and to provide direction for quality measurement related to spiritual care as a key domain of serious illness care. ⋯ This statement can potentially drive the standardization and alignment of all phases of health care chaplaincy preparation and practice.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Jun 2023
Comment Letter ReviewResponse to Advance Care Planning in Serious Illness: A Narrative Review.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Jun 2023
ReviewCommunity informed recruitment: a promising method to enhance clinical trial participation.
Low recruitment rates in palliative care clinical trials amongst Black and rural individuals have been attributed to lack of trust and procedural barriers. Community engagement strategies have increased clinical trial participation of under-represented populations. ⋯ A novel community-enhanced recruitment strategy demonstrated the potential to increase clinical trial participation from historically under-represented populations.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Jun 2023
ReviewDon't Throw the Baby Out with the Bathwater: Meta-Analysis of Advance Care Planning and End-of-life Cancer Care.
There is ongoing discourse about the impact of advance care planning (ACP) on end-of-life (EOL) care. No meta-analysis exists to clarify ACP's impact on patients with cancer. ⋯ This meta-analysis demonstrated mixed evidence of the association between ACP and EOL cancer care, where tests of moderation suggested that the communication components of ACP carry more weight in influencing outcomes. Further disease-specific efforts to clarify models and components of ACP that work and matter to patients and caregivers will advance the field.