Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Mar 2012
Validation of the Symptom and Problem Checklist of the German Hospice and Palliative Care Evaluation (HOPE).
The German Hospice and Palliative Care Evaluation (HOPE) is a national, long-term quality assurance project. Every year, German hospice and palliative care institutions document a core data set for their patients for a period of three months. ⋯ Analyses of reliability and validity of the HOPE-SP-CL showed satisfactory to good psychometric properties; therefore, the HOPE-SP-CL can be recommended for standard implementation in German hospice and palliative care institutions.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Mar 2012
The lack of standard definitions in the supportive and palliative oncology literature.
Multiple organizations have raised concerns about the lack of standard definitions for terminology in the supportive and palliative oncology literature. ⋯ Our findings highlight the lack of definitional clarity for many important terms in the supportive and palliative oncology literature. Standard definitions are needed to improve administrative, clinical, and research operations.
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There are no data on the motives or characteristics of physicians choosing fellowship training in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM). ⋯ Negative experiences with end-of-life care in residency, particularly in the intensive care unit, continue to be a factor in selection of HPM as a specialty. Many residents make their decision to enter the field and apply during Postgraduate Year 3. Most received negative comments about the choice. Fellows require a broad range of experience when selecting a fellowship program.