Journal of pain and symptom management
-
J Pain Symptom Manage · Nov 2022
"I Don't Do Religion": Using Nature Photographs to Engage Patients in Spiritual Reflection.
When caring for healthcare patients, professional chaplains may find an increasing proportion of individuals in the U. S. who do not identify as religious and who may benefit from creative approaches to discussing their spiritual and existential concerns. One approach to engaging patients is using a "third voice," as shared in a personal narrative in which a chaplain uses landscape photographs to engage a patient for discussion of spiritual and existential concerns. The content of the conversation may inform decisions about treatment, quality of life, and person-centered care.
-
J Pain Symptom Manage · Nov 2022
Review Meta AnalysisCannabis in palliative care: a systematic review of current evidence.
Palliative care aims to improve the quality of life in patients with incurable illness. Medicinal cannabis (MC) has been used in the palliative care setting to address multiple symptoms in patients. ⋯ While positive treatment effects have been reported for some MC products in the palliative care setting, further high quality evidence is needed to support recommendations for its use in clinical practice.
-
J Pain Symptom Manage · Nov 2022
Psycho-existential Symptom Assessment Scale (PeSAS) Screening in Palliative Care.
Psycho-existential symptoms are common yet often missed or neglected in palliative care. Screening can be an effective way to recognize and respond to this need. ⋯ Clinicians can be trained to screen with the Psycho-existential Symptom Assessment Scale, which serves as a valuable measure to better recognize symptoms of psycho-existential distress among palliative care patients. Implementation barriers included the prior ethos of the service, confidence in talking about these themes, electronic data entry, and perceived time pressures.
-
J Pain Symptom Manage · Nov 2022
Editorial CommentWhat Can a Systematic Review of Cannabis Trials Tell Us?