Experience or perception: What healthcare providers need when using the Utrecht Symptom Diary-4 Dimensional, a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Utrecht Symptom Diary-4 Dimensional (USD-4D), an adaptation of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System, supports healthcare providers (HCPs) in identifying, monitoring, and exploring multidimensional symptoms and needs of patients in the palliative phase. For the USD-4D to be optimally implemented in clinical palliative care, it is essential to know and understand the needs of HCPs when using it.

Objective

To identify and interpret the needs of HCPs when using the USD-4D in clinical palliative care, operationalized as perceived facilitators and barriers.

Design

An explanatory mixed-methods study with a sequential design.

Methods

Data were collected between October 2019 and September 2020. In phase I, quantitative data were collected through a surv

SUBMITTER: Lormans T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11528593 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature