Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Dec 2024
Towards a crisis management playbook: Hospice and palliative team members' views amid COVID-19.
The critical role of hospice and palliative care in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is well recognized, but there is limited evidence to guide healthcare leadership through future crises. ⋯ While additional work is indicated, findings offer direction for a crisis management playbook to guide leadership in hospice, palliative care, and other healthcare settings in future crises.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Dec 2024
Death anxiety in patients with advanced cancer and their family caregivers.
Death anxiety is associated with fears of suffering and uncertainty at the end of life. It is also relevant to patients' family caregivers, who can experience fears about the patients' death and dying. ⋯ The results indicate that death anxiety is a common, clinically significant problem in patients with advanced cancer and their family caregivers, emphasizing the need for targeted psychological support.