A. S. Ebneter, Ebru Kaya, Petra Mair, Barbara Affollter, Steffen Eychmueller
Background: In Switzerland, palliative care (PC) clinical training is well established at undergraduate and specialist postgraduate levels. However, postgraduate nonspecialist training curricula are less documented. Local Problem: A structured curriculum for nonspecialist rotation within internal medicine (IM) in specialized PC wards is lacking. Objective: To pilot two versions of a PC nonspecialist curriculum for IM residents in Swiss PC units. Methods: In the pilot phase, two curricula—short immersion (3–10 weeks, based on the University of Toronto's Internal-Medicine PC Rotation) and standard nonspecialist (11–18 weeks, based on the Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physician Competencies)—were assessed using a mixed-method online survey. One university and two nonuniversity sites participated. The analysis was descriptive. Results: Five residents and eight supervisors of five training rotations (July–October 2023) responded. Overall, curriculum quality and feasibility (content and time) received positive ratings across all groups, with high satisfaction concerning organization, educational design, learning support, climate, experience, and facilities. Nonuniversity sites were generally rated more positively than university sites. Qualitative feedback paralleled these findings, highlighting the curriculum's relevance and fit with learners' needs and suggesting potential simplifications and more personalized planning. Conclusions: Establishing short and standard duration curricula for a PC program is viable and well received by nonspecialist trainees. Future implementation should concentrate on personalized learning objectives and streamlining the content and structure of the competencies. Cooperation within various training settings (university and regional hospitals) as well as on an international level (e.g., Canada–Switzerland) may further improve the quality of the proposed training formats.
背景：在瑞士，姑息关怀（PC）的临床培训在本科生和专科研究生层次上已经得到了很好的确立。然而，非专科医生研究生培训课程的记录较少。当地存在的问题：在专门的姑息治疗病房中，缺乏针对内科（IM）非专科医生轮转的结构化课程。目标：为瑞士 PC 病房的内科住院医师试点两个版本的 PC 非专科课程。方法：在试点阶段，使用混合方法在线调查评估了两种课程：短期浸入式课程（3-10 周，基于多伦多大学内科 PC 轮转）和标准非专科课程（11-18 周，基于加拿大姑息治疗医师协会能力）。一所大学和两所非大学院校参与了调查。分析为描述性分析。结果如下五个培训轮转（2023 年 7 月至 10 月）的五名住院医师和八名督导进行了回复。总体而言，所有小组对课程质量和可行性（内容和时间）都给予了积极评价，对组织、教学设计、学习支持、氛围、体验和设施的满意度都很高。非大学教学点的评价普遍高于大学教学点。定性反馈与这些结果相吻合，强调了课程的相关性和与学习者需求的契合度，并提出了可能的简化和更加个性化的规划建议。结论为 PC 课程设置短期标准课程是可行的，并受到了非专业学员的欢迎。今后的实施应侧重于个性化的学习目标，并精简能力的内容和结构。在不同的培训环境（大学和地区医院）以及国际层面（如加拿大-瑞士）开展合作，可进一步提高拟议培训模式的质量。
{"title":"Basic Training in Palliative Medicine for Internal Medicine Residents: Pilot Testing of a Canadian Model in Switzerland","authors":"A. S. Ebneter, Ebru Kaya, Petra Mair, Barbara Affollter, Steffen Eychmueller","doi":"10.1089/pmr.2024.0004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/pmr.2024.0004","url":null,"abstract":"Background: In Switzerland, palliative care (PC) clinical training is well established at undergraduate and specialist postgraduate levels. However, postgraduate nonspecialist training curricula are less documented. Local Problem: A structured curriculum for nonspecialist rotation within internal medicine (IM) in specialized PC wards is lacking. Objective: To pilot two versions of a PC nonspecialist curriculum for IM residents in Swiss PC units. Methods: In the pilot phase, two curricula—short immersion (3–10 weeks, based on the University of Toronto's Internal-Medicine PC Rotation) and standard nonspecialist (11–18 weeks, based on the Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physician Competencies)—were assessed using a mixed-method online survey. One university and two nonuniversity sites participated. The analysis was descriptive. Results: Five residents and eight supervisors of five training rotations (July–October 2023) responded. Overall, curriculum quality and feasibility (content and time) received positive ratings across all groups, with high satisfaction concerning organization, educational design, learning support, climate, experience, and facilities. Nonuniversity sites were generally rated more positively than university sites. Qualitative feedback paralleled these findings, highlighting the curriculum's relevance and fit with learners' needs and suggesting potential simplifications and more personalized planning. Conclusions: Establishing short and standard duration curricula for a PC program is viable and well received by nonspecialist trainees. Future implementation should concentrate on personalized learning objectives and streamlining the content and structure of the competencies. Cooperation within various training settings (university and regional hospitals) as well as on an international level (e.g., Canada–Switzerland) may further improve the quality of the proposed training formats.","PeriodicalId":509464,"journal":{"name":"Palliative Medicine Reports","volume":"63 6","pages":"171 - 176"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140795131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Annet Olde Wolsink-van Harlingen, Leontine Groen-van de Ven, Kris Vissers, J. Hasselaar, Jan Jukema, M. Uitdehaag
Objectives: The aim of this study was to reveal the challenges faced in exploring the patient's perspective as experienced by patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or chronic heart failure and their health care professionals (HCPs), including the circumstances under which these challenges are experienced during palliative care conversations. Methods: This is a qualitative, explorative study in the Netherlands using purposive sampling to create diversity in demographic variables of both patients and HCPs. Semistructured interviews with 12 patients and 7 HCPs were carried out with the use of topic lists. All interviews were audiorecorded, verbatim transcribed, and thematically analyzed. Results: Patients find it challenging to express their wishes, preferences, and boundaries and say what is really preoccupying them, especially when they do not feel a good connection with their HCP. HCPs find it challenging to get to know the patient and discuss the patient's perspective particularly when patients are not proactive, open or realistic, or unable to understand or recall information. Conclusions: Patients and HCPs seem to share the same aim: patients want to be known and understood and HCPs want to know and understand the patient as a unique individual. At the same time, they seem unable to personalize their conversations. To move beyond this impasse patients and HCPs need to take steps and be empowered to do so.
{"title":"Challenges to Exploring the Patient Perspective in Palliative Care Conversations: A Qualitative Study Among Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Chronic Heart Failure Patients and Their Health Care Professionals","authors":"Annet Olde Wolsink-van Harlingen, Leontine Groen-van de Ven, Kris Vissers, J. Hasselaar, Jan Jukema, M. Uitdehaag","doi":"10.1089/pmr.2023.0071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/pmr.2023.0071","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: The aim of this study was to reveal the challenges faced in exploring the patient's perspective as experienced by patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or chronic heart failure and their health care professionals (HCPs), including the circumstances under which these challenges are experienced during palliative care conversations. Methods: This is a qualitative, explorative study in the Netherlands using purposive sampling to create diversity in demographic variables of both patients and HCPs. Semistructured interviews with 12 patients and 7 HCPs were carried out with the use of topic lists. All interviews were audiorecorded, verbatim transcribed, and thematically analyzed. Results: Patients find it challenging to express their wishes, preferences, and boundaries and say what is really preoccupying them, especially when they do not feel a good connection with their HCP. HCPs find it challenging to get to know the patient and discuss the patient's perspective particularly when patients are not proactive, open or realistic, or unable to understand or recall information. Conclusions: Patients and HCPs seem to share the same aim: patients want to be known and understood and HCPs want to know and understand the patient as a unique individual. At the same time, they seem unable to personalize their conversations. To move beyond this impasse patients and HCPs need to take steps and be empowered to do so.","PeriodicalId":509464,"journal":{"name":"Palliative Medicine Reports","volume":"158 1","pages":"150 - 161"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140756337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Cagle, Iraida V. Carrion, T. Becker, Peiyuan Zhang
Introduction: The Effective Management of Pain by Overcoming Worries to Enable Relief (EMPOWER) intervention is an evidence-supported approach for addressing barriers to pain management (e.g., patient/family concerns about addiction) at the end of life. Such barriers appear more pronounced among Spanish-speaking individuals. This study aimed to (1) translate EMPOWER materials into Spanish, (2) disseminate materials to hospices with ≥25% Hispanic patients, and (3) survey hospices about the use and usefulness of materials. Methods: We back translated EMPOWER materials with harmonization, then disseminated materials to 242 hospices. Thereafter, we used a semistructured survey to assess use and usefulness of EMPOWER materials using univariate statistics and content analysis. Results: Thirty-eight hospice representatives responded (participation rate = 15.7%). Respondents were primarily non-White (55.3%) and Hispanic (60.5%). Nealy half (47.4%) were nurses. A majority (81.6%) indicated they currently employ ≥1 full-time English–Spanish bilingual team member. Among those who reported receiving the EMPOWER materials (n = 29), 58.6% indicated they—or another staff member—used them with patients or families. Using a single-item rating (0 = not useful to 10 = very useful), respondents evaluated the English EMPOWER materials' usefulness as 7.6 (standard deviation [SD] = 1.4) and Spanish materials as 8.4 (SD = 1.4). Most (62.1%) indicated they would likely use EMPOWER materials in the future. Conclusion: Thematic findings suggest EMPOWER reinforces clinical education, promotes discussion about pain management, and helps address culturally specific barriers to care. EMPOWER appears to be a useful, easy to use, and promising intervention that can be implemented among both English- and Spanish-speaking populations.
{"title":"Spanish Translation and Dissemination of EMPOWER Materials to Address Barriers to Pain Management at the End of Life","authors":"J. Cagle, Iraida V. Carrion, T. Becker, Peiyuan Zhang","doi":"10.1089/pmr.2023.0090","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/pmr.2023.0090","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: The Effective Management of Pain by Overcoming Worries to Enable Relief (EMPOWER) intervention is an evidence-supported approach for addressing barriers to pain management (e.g., patient/family concerns about addiction) at the end of life. Such barriers appear more pronounced among Spanish-speaking individuals. This study aimed to (1) translate EMPOWER materials into Spanish, (2) disseminate materials to hospices with ≥25% Hispanic patients, and (3) survey hospices about the use and usefulness of materials. Methods: We back translated EMPOWER materials with harmonization, then disseminated materials to 242 hospices. Thereafter, we used a semistructured survey to assess use and usefulness of EMPOWER materials using univariate statistics and content analysis. Results: Thirty-eight hospice representatives responded (participation rate = 15.7%). Respondents were primarily non-White (55.3%) and Hispanic (60.5%). Nealy half (47.4%) were nurses. A majority (81.6%) indicated they currently employ ≥1 full-time English–Spanish bilingual team member. Among those who reported receiving the EMPOWER materials (n = 29), 58.6% indicated they—or another staff member—used them with patients or families. Using a single-item rating (0 = not useful to 10 = very useful), respondents evaluated the English EMPOWER materials' usefulness as 7.6 (standard deviation [SD] = 1.4) and Spanish materials as 8.4 (SD = 1.4). Most (62.1%) indicated they would likely use EMPOWER materials in the future. Conclusion: Thematic findings suggest EMPOWER reinforces clinical education, promotes discussion about pain management, and helps address culturally specific barriers to care. EMPOWER appears to be a useful, easy to use, and promising intervention that can be implemented among both English- and Spanish-speaking populations.","PeriodicalId":509464,"journal":{"name":"Palliative Medicine Reports","volume":"335 ","pages":"162 - 170"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140792024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background: Although the palliative prognostic index (PPI), objective prognostic score (OPS), and neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio/albumin ratio (NLR/Alb) are well-known prognostic indicators for cancer patients, they do not provide clarity when it comes to predicting prognosis in patients without cancer who receive home-visit palliative care. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine whether PPI, OPS, and NLR/Alb can predict prognosis for patients without cancer who received home-visit palliative care. Design: This is a retrospective study. Setting/Subjects: We recruited 58 patients without cancer who received home-visit palliative care from Tokushima Prefectural Kaifu Hospital, Japan, and died at home or at the hospital within seven days of admission between January 2009 and March 2023. Measurements: The PPI, OPS, and NLR/Alb of the study patients were evaluated at regular intervals, and statistical analysis was performed on the relationship between these indices and the time to death. Results: Simple regression analysis showed that PPI, OPS, and NLR/Alb were negatively correlated with the period until death (p < 0.001). The survival curves of the groups classified according to PPI, OPS, and NLR/Alb were significantly stratified. The predictive capacities of PPI, OPS, and NLR/Alb for death within 21 days were as follows: PPI (area under the curve [AUC]: 0.71; sensitivity: 59%; specificity: 68%), OPS (AUC: 0.73; sensitivity: 88%; specificity: 47%), and NLR/Alb (AUC: 0.72; sensitivity: 72%; specificity: 73%). Conclusions: PPI, OPS, and NLR/Alb were useful in predicting the survival period and short-term prognosis within 21 days for patients without cancer who received home-visit palliative care.
{"title":"Usefulness of Palliative Prognostic Index, Objective Prognostic Score, and Neutrophil–Lymphocyte Ratio/Albumin Ratio As Prognostic Indicators for Patients Without Cancer Receiving Home-Visit Palliative Care: A Pilot Study at a Community General Hospital","authors":"Taiki Hori, Ken-ichi Aihara, Koki Ishida, Kaori Inaba, Keisuke Inaba, Yousuke Kaneko, Keisuke Kawahito, Shoki Bekku, Minae Hosoki, Kensuke Mori, Kanako Itami, Masayo Katsuse, Yoshimi Hanaoka, Teruyoshi Kageji, Hideyuki Uraoka, S. Nakamura","doi":"10.1089/pmr.2023.0096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/pmr.2023.0096","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Although the palliative prognostic index (PPI), objective prognostic score (OPS), and neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio/albumin ratio (NLR/Alb) are well-known prognostic indicators for cancer patients, they do not provide clarity when it comes to predicting prognosis in patients without cancer who receive home-visit palliative care. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine whether PPI, OPS, and NLR/Alb can predict prognosis for patients without cancer who received home-visit palliative care. Design: This is a retrospective study. Setting/Subjects: We recruited 58 patients without cancer who received home-visit palliative care from Tokushima Prefectural Kaifu Hospital, Japan, and died at home or at the hospital within seven days of admission between January 2009 and March 2023. Measurements: The PPI, OPS, and NLR/Alb of the study patients were evaluated at regular intervals, and statistical analysis was performed on the relationship between these indices and the time to death. Results: Simple regression analysis showed that PPI, OPS, and NLR/Alb were negatively correlated with the period until death (p < 0.001). The survival curves of the groups classified according to PPI, OPS, and NLR/Alb were significantly stratified. The predictive capacities of PPI, OPS, and NLR/Alb for death within 21 days were as follows: PPI (area under the curve [AUC]: 0.71; sensitivity: 59%; specificity: 68%), OPS (AUC: 0.73; sensitivity: 88%; specificity: 47%), and NLR/Alb (AUC: 0.72; sensitivity: 72%; specificity: 73%). Conclusions: PPI, OPS, and NLR/Alb were useful in predicting the survival period and short-term prognosis within 21 days for patients without cancer who received home-visit palliative care.","PeriodicalId":509464,"journal":{"name":"Palliative Medicine Reports","volume":"52 48","pages":"142 - 149"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140795967","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Language Variations in Describing Nutrition and Hydration Interventions in State Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment Forms and the Implications for Advanced Dementia Patients","authors":"Sarah Rebecca Stephen","doi":"10.1089/pmr.2023.0029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/pmr.2023.0029","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":509464,"journal":{"name":"Palliative Medicine Reports","volume":" 1176","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139391768","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"COVID-19 and End of Life in a Quaternary Australian Hospital: Referral for Palliative Care Consultation","authors":"Chelsea Patterson, Linda Foreman","doi":"10.1089/pmr.2023.0069","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/pmr.2023.0069","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":509464,"journal":{"name":"Palliative Medicine Reports","volume":" 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139393273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dorothea Rebekka Birkner, M. Schettle, Markus Feuz, David Blum, C. Hertler
{"title":"Outpatient Palliative Care Service Involvement: A Five-Year Experience from a Tertiary Hospital in Switzerland","authors":"Dorothea Rebekka Birkner, M. Schettle, Markus Feuz, David Blum, C. Hertler","doi":"10.1089/pmr.2023.0052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/pmr.2023.0052","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":509464,"journal":{"name":"Palliative Medicine Reports","volume":" 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139392393","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Examining a Novel Legacy Activity for Elders: Oral Histories as Produced Stories","authors":"Tony H. Liu, Andrea Vernon-Cwik, Sandy Tun","doi":"10.1089/pmr.2023.0032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/pmr.2023.0032","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":509464,"journal":{"name":"Palliative Medicine Reports","volume":"77 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139454441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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