Frequency and perceived competence in providing palliative care to terminally ill patients: a survey of primary care physicians
| Autor: | Virginia U. Collier, E. Gil Boyer, Michael Metzger, Joan Weiner, Neil J. Farber, Susan Y. Urban |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Palliative care Quality Assurance Health Care education MEDLINE Primary care law.invention Professional Competence Nursing Randomized controlled trial Ambulatory care law Medicine Humans Terminally Ill Practice Patterns Physicians' Competence (human resources) General Nursing Curative care Physician-Patient Relations Terminal Care Primary Health Care business.industry Data Collection Palliative Care United States Clinical trial Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Family medicine Neurology (clinical) business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of pain and symptom management. 28(4) |
| ISSN: | 0885-3924 |
| Popis: | We surveyed primary care physicians about their involvement and perceived skills in palliative care. A survey instrument asked how frequently internal medicine and family practice physicians performed 10 palliative care items. Subjects rated their skills in each area. A majority of physicians always or frequently performed all 10 palliative care items, but fewer than 50% of respondents adequately attended to the spiritual needs and economic problems of patients. Interest in palliative care was associated with an increased frequency in performing palliative care items (P = 0.036), while training in palliative care was associated with better perceived performance (P = 0.05). Only 36% of respondents had received training in palliative care. Internists and family practitioners provide palliative care to patients, but feel their skills are lacking in certain areas. Training may improve care to patients at the end of life. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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