Benefits of a Nationwide Palliative Care Education Program on Lung Cancer Physicians.

ABSTRACT: Objective The early integration of palliative care into standard cancer treatment has become a global standard. The Palliative care Emphasis program on symptom management and Assessment for Continuous medical Education (PEACE) has been conducted in Japan, and previous studies have reported that the PEACE workshop was able to improve various palliative care skills of participants. However, whether or not the effects of the program are long-lasting and if the program consequently changed physicians' practice with regard to lung cancer patients have been unclear. Methods Web-based surveys, including the palliative care knowledge test (PEACE-Q), the Palliative Care self-reported Practice Scale (PCPS), and the Palliative Care Difficulties Scale (PCDS), were conducted among lung cancer physician

SUBMITTER: Inoue A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6548920 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature