Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Oct 2020
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyPatient-reported receipt of goal-concordant care among seriously ill outpatients - prevalence and associated factors.
Goal-concordant care is an important indicator of high-quality care in serious illness. ⋯ Seriously ill outpatients who prioritize a goal of relief of pain and discomfort are less likely to report receipt of goal-concordant care than patients who prioritize extending life. Future interventions designed to improve receipt of goal-concordant care should focus on identifying patients who prioritize relief of pain and discomfort and promoting care aligned with that goal.
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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.