Training surgeons to optimize communication and symptom management in patients with life-limiting conditions: systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Surgeons routinely care for patients with life-limiting illness, requiring communication and symptom management skills supported by appropriate training. The objective of this study was to appraise and synthesize studies that assessed surgeon-directed training interventions that aimed to optimize communication and symptom management for patients with life-limiting illness.

Methods

A PRISMA-concordant systematic review was undertaken. MEDLINE, Embase, Allied and Complementary Medicine Database (AMED), and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched from inception until October 2022 for studies reporting on the evaluation of surgeon-training interventions intending to improve surgeons' communication or symptom management of patients with life-li

SUBMITTER: Zucker BE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10129389 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature