Delivering end-of-life care for patients with cancer at home: Interviews exploring the views and experiences of general practitioners

Many patients with terminal cancer wish to die at home and general practitioners in the United Kingdom have a critical role in providing this care. However, it has been suggested general practitioners lack confidence in end-of-life care. It is important to explore with general practitioners their experience and perspectives including feelings of confidence delivering end-of-life care to people with cancer. The aim of this study was to explore general practitioners experiences of providing end-of-life care for people with cancer in the home setting and their perceptions of confidence in this role as well as understanding implications this has on policy design. A qualitative study design was employed using semi-structured interviews and analysed using thematic analysis. Nineteen general practitioners from London were purposively sampled from eight general practices and a primary care university department in 2018–2019, supplemented with snowballing methods. Five main themes were constructed: (a) the subjective nature of defining palliative and end-of-life care; (b) importance of communication and managing expectations; (c) complexity in prescribing; (d) challenging nature of delivering end-of-life care; (e) the unclear role of primary care in palliative care. General practitioners viewed end-of-life care as challenging; specific difficulties surrounded communication and prescribing. These challenges coupled with a poorly defined role created a spread in perceived confidence. Experience and exposure were seen as enabling confidence. Specialist palliative care service expansion had important implications on deskilling of essential competencies and reducing confidence levels in general practitioners. This feeds into a complex cycle of causation, leading to further delegation of care.     

基于临床观察文本解析痛经辨治规律研究

目的:研究痛经的中医药辨治规律。方法:检索国家知识基础设施数据库(CNKI)1988—2019年应用中药治疗痛经的相关文献,采用Medcase Ver38诊籍中医师工作室-名老中医经验传承辅助平台,运用文本解析对临床医案进行研究。结果:研究文献131篇,医案104则,涉及病例128次,332诊次,涉及症状92条,病机33条,舌象27条,脉象17条,药物249种。结论:中医药治疗痛经的特异症状为“经行腹痛”,可见症为“夹血块、月经色暗、手足冰冷、经期腰酸”,相关舌脉为“舌质暗红,苔薄白”“脉沉细弦”,核心病机为“瘀血阻滞”,常用治法为“行气化瘀,活血止痛”,常用药物为“当归、白芍、甘草、延胡索、川芎”。     

Development of an evidence-based ESCALATION system for recognition and response to paediatric clinical deterioration

AimThe aim of this study was to develop an evidence-based paediatric early warning system for infants and children that takes into consideration a variety of paediatric healthcare contexts and addresses barriers to escalation of care.MethodsA three-stage intervention development framework consisted of Stage 1: evidence review, benchmarking, stakeholder (health professionals, decision-makers, and health consumers) engagement, and consultation; Stage 2: planning and coproduction by the researchers and stakeholders using action research cycles; and Stage 3: prototyping and testing.ResultsA prototype evidence-based system incorporated human factor principles, used a structured approach to patient assessment, promoted situational awareness, and included family as well as clinician concern. Family involvement in detecting changes in their child's condition was supported by posters and flyers codesigned with health consumers. Five age-specific observation and response charts included 10 weighted variables and one unweighted variable (temperature) to convey a composite early warning score. The escalation pathway was supported by a targeted communication framework (iSoBAR NOW).ConclusionThe development process resulted in an agreed uniform ESCALATION system incorporating a whole-system approach to promote critical thinking, situational awareness for the early recognition of paediatric clinical deterioration as well as timely and effective escalation of care. Incorporating family involvement was a novel component of the system.     

乳腺癌术后上肢淋巴水肿患者自我管理体验的质性研究

目的 了解乳腺癌术后上肢淋巴水肿患者自我管理中的体验和感受，为临床制订解决方案提供参考。 方法 采用质性研究方法对15例乳腺癌术后上肢淋巴水肿患者进行半结构式访谈，采用Colaizzi7步分析法分析资料。 结果 提炼出6个主题，包括缺乏自我管理知识、思想上未引起足够重视、管理方式的差异化、自我管理过程中存在诸多障碍、自我管理中的情绪问题和社会支持不足。 结论 乳腺癌术后上肢淋巴水肿患者在自我管理过程中存在较多问题，医护人员应帮助患者纠正对疾病的错误认知及处理方式，树立良好的自我管理行为与习惯，重视患者由自我管理产生的心理问题，联合家庭和社会共同提高患者的自我管理能力。     

区（县）级医院实用型科技创新人才培养路径分析：基于临床试验违规问题

背景 区（县）级医院是基层卫生服务的牵头医院，负责当地医疗及其教学、培训、研究工作。科技创新能力不足是影响其高质量发展的"瓶颈"。 目的 总结近10年文献中出现的临床试验违规问题，以此为基础探讨区（县）级医院培养实用新型科技创新人才的路径。 方法 于2022年1月，以"临床试验" "医学伦理" "违规问题"为中文关键词，"Clinical Trial" "Ethical Issues" "Clinical Trial" "Ethical Problems"为英文关键词，分别检索中国知网、万方数据知识服务平台、维普网、百度文库，以及PubMed、Medline、the Cochrane Library、EmBase、ClinicalKey数据库，获取发表时间为2010-01-01至2021-12-31的关于临床试验违规问题的相关文献。从文献中提取临床试验伦理违规问题并依据问题性质进行归类。采用系统聚类方法依据组间连接对违规问题进行聚类分析。采用根因分析确定主要问题的根本原因，并找出相应对策。 结果 共纳入71篇文献，提取出125个临床试验伦理违规问题。125个问题依据相互之间关联度归类整理得出27小类，5个类别问题，其中排在前三位的类别问题为受试者保护问题（42个，33.6%）、临床试验方案问题（33个，26.4%）及知情同意方面的问题（31个，24.8%）。聚类分析结果显示，125个问题可聚类为真实性（造假）与合规性（违规）两大类问题。根因分析结果显示：导致造假、违规问题的根本原因是研究者科研能力不足，伦理知识欠缺；其次是对造假行为的惩处力度不够、科技创新成果评价及伦理审查体系不完善的监管问题。 结论 未来解决造假与违规问题，可采取医教协同开展科技创新伦理思政实践教育的方法。     

急性脑卒中患者入院时迁移应激的现象学研究

目的 了解急性脑卒中患者入院时迁移应激的感受。方法 采用现象学研究方法,对15例急性脑卒中患者进行访谈。结果 急性脑卒中患者入院时存在迁移应激,入院前感受表现出思绪与行为紊乱,不信任感;入院时体验为解决问题的迫切感、危机隐患（高度关注环境改变、过分关注医疗仪器噪音）、角色行为冲突及寻求关注与支持（渴望获得家庭支持、对恢复健康的需求增加）。结论 急性脑卒中患者入院时普遍存在迁移应激症状,且症状表现多为负性体验,医护人员应协助患者加强家庭支持,降低危机隐患,提高急性脑卒中患者的自我应对能力及身心健康。     

Patient-Centered Framework for Rehabilitation Research in Outpatient Settings

Conducting high-quality clinical research is dependent on merging scientific rigor with the clinical environment. This is often a complex endeavor that may include numerous barriers and competing interests. Overcoming these challenges and successfully integrating clinical research programs into clinical practice settings serving rehabilitation outpatients is beneficial from both a logistical perspective (eg, supports efficient and successful research procedures) and the establishment of a truly patient-centered research approach. Leveraging our experience with navigating this research-clinical care relationship, this article (1) proposes the Patient-Centered Framework for Rehabilitation Research, a model for integrating patient-centered research in an outpatient clinical setting that incorporates a collaborative, team-based model encompassing patient-centered values, as well as strategies for recruitment and retention, with a focus on populations living with disabilities or chronic diseases; (2) describes application of this framework in a comprehensive specialty multiple sclerosis center with both general strategies and specific examples to guide adaptation and implementation in other settings; and (3) discusses the effect of the framework as a model in 1 center, as well as the need for additional investigation and adaptation for other populations. The 5 interconnected principles incorporated in the Framework and which prioritize patient-centeredness include identifying shared values, partnering with the clinical setting, engaging with the population, building relationships with individuals, and designing accessible procedures. The Patient-Centered Framework for Rehabilitation Research is a model presented as an adaptable roadmap to guide researchers in hopes of not only improving individual patients’ experiences but also the quality and relevance of rehabilitation research as a whole. Future investigation is needed to test the Framework in other settings.