Parker Oliver Debra, Demiris George, Wittenberg-Lyles Elaine, Porock Davina, Collier Jacqueline, Arthur Antony
Curtis W. and Ann H. Long Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, 65212, USA.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2010 Nov;27(7):465-73. doi: 10.1177/1049909110362402. Epub 2010 Mar 18.
This article discusses a pilot study testing a videophone intervention enabling hospice patients and caregivers to remotely participate in interdisciplinary team meetings, with the goal of improving pain management. The aim of this study was to test potential outcome measures and combine the data with qualitative observations to assess the overall feasibility and promise of the intervention. The outcomes evaluated included hospice patient quality of life, caregiver perceptions of pain medications, caregiver quality of life, and caregiver anxiety related to team participation. The pilot study showed that caregiver participation in the care planning process is feasible and may change caregiver perceptions of pain medication, potentially improving pain management for hospice patients.
本文讨论了一项试点研究,该研究测试了一种可视电话干预措施,使临终关怀患者和护理人员能够远程参与跨学科团队会议,目的是改善疼痛管理。本研究的目的是测试潜在的结果指标,并将数据与定性观察结果相结合,以评估该干预措施的整体可行性和前景。评估的结果包括临终关怀患者的生活质量、护理人员对止痛药的看法、护理人员的生活质量以及护理人员与团队参与相关的焦虑情绪。试点研究表明,护理人员参与护理计划过程是可行的,并且可能改变护理人员对止痛药的看法,从而有可能改善临终关怀患者的疼痛管理。