Current dilemmas in the assessment of suffering in palliative care.

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dc.citation.journalTitlePalliative & Supportive Care
dc.contributor.authorKrikorian A
dc.contributor.authorRomán JP
dc.contributor.departmentUniversidad EAFIT. Departamento de Humanidadesspa
dc.contributor.researchgroupEl Método Analítico y sus Aplicaciones en las Ciencias Sociales y Humanas (EAFIT – Ude A)spa
dc.creatorKrikorian A
dc.creatorRomán JP
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-04T20:50:40Z
dc.date.available2021-03-04T20:50:40Z
dc.date.issued2015-08-01
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: Although relief from suffering is essential in healthcare and palliative care, few efforts have aimed at defining, operationalizing, and developing standards for its detection, assessment, and relief. In order to accurately explore and identify factors that contribute to suffering, more attention needs to be focused on quality assessment and measurement, not only for assessment purposes but also to test the effectiveness of interventions in relieving suffering. The scope of the present paper is to discuss the strategies that aid in the detection and assessment of the suffering experience in patients with chronic illnesses and/or in palliative care settings, and the dilemmas commonly encountered regarding the quality of available assessment measures. METHOD: A general description of instruments available for suffering assessment is provided. Matters regarding the accuracy of the measures are discussed. Finally, some dilemmas regarding the quality of the measures to screen for and assess suffering are presented. RESULTS: There have been some achievements toward adequate suffering assessment. However, a more robust theoretical background is needed, and empirical evidence aimed at supporting it is required. In addition, further examination of the psychometric characteristics of instruments in different populations and cultural contexts is needed. SIGNIFICANCE OF RESULTS: An interesting number of assessment measures are now available for use in the palliative care setting, employing innovative approaches. However, further examination and validation in different contexts is required to find high-quality tools for detection of suffering and assessment of the results of intervention.eng
dc.identifierhttps://eafit.fundanetsuite.com/Publicaciones/ProdCientif/PublicacionFrw.aspx?id=1532
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S1478951514001102
dc.identifier.issn14789515
dc.identifier.issn14789523
dc.identifier.otherWOS;000360629100031
dc.identifier.otherPUBMED;25192040
dc.identifier.otherSCOPUS;2-s2.0-84945567572
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10784/26112
dc.languageeng
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherCAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
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dc.rightshttps://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/issn/1478-9515
dc.sourcePalliative & Supportive Care
dc.subject.keywordAssessmenteng
dc.subject.keywordDilemmaseng
dc.subject.keywordInstrumentseng
dc.subject.keywordMeasurementeng
dc.subject.keywordSufferingeng
dc.titleCurrent dilemmas in the assessment of suffering in palliative care.eng
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleeng
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioneng
dc.typepublishedVersioneng
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