Articles: palliative-care.
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Background: Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) clinicians commonly care for patients with serious illness/injury and would benefit from primary palliative care (PC) training. Objective: To assess current practices, attitudes, and barriers toward PC education among U. S. ⋯ Lack of faculty availability/expertise and teaching time were the most endorsed barriers. Conclusion: PC education is heterogeneous across PM&R programs despite its perceived value. PC and PM&R educators can collaborate to build faculty expertise and integrate PC principles into existing curricula.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Aug 2023
Development of a Japanese Version of the Quality of Life at the End of Life-Cancer Scale.
The Quality of Life at the End of Life-Cancer Scale (QUAL-EC) is a self-reported instrument to assesses the quality of life of patients with cancer near the end of life. ⋯ The QUAL-EC-J has a three-factor structure with acceptable reliability and sufficient validity. Differences in the factor structure between the QUAL-EC-J and the QUAL-EC may be due to cultural factors. Study findings suggest that utilization of the QUAL-EC-J could help to improve research and clinical care in advanced cancer in Japan.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Aug 2023
Editorial LetterStrategies to promote population-based palliative care.