Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Oct 2020
Randomized Controlled TrialReligious Coping in Cancer: A quantitative analysis of expressive writing samples from patients with renal cell carcinoma.
Past religiosity/spirituality (R/S) research has mainly relied on self-report instruments, which may result in self-presentation and defensive biases. ⋯ Behavioral coding of EW samples supported the literature suggesting that positive RC is common among patients with cancer. Although negative RC may be relatively rare, it may be associated with psychological distress.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Oct 2020
Creating a Resilient Research Program - Lessons Learned from a Palliative Care Research Lab.
Conducting palliative care research can be personally and professionally challenging. Although limitations in funding and training opportunities are well described, a less recognized barrier to successful palliative care research is creating a sustainable and resilient team. In this special report, we describe the experience and lessons learned in a single palliative care research laboratory. ⋯ Finally, we changed our leadership approach to foster psychological safety and shared mission. Since then, no team member has left, and the program has thrived. As the demand for rigorous palliative care research grows, we hope this report will provide perspective and ideas to other established and emerging palliative care research programs.