Barriers to research in palliative care in France

Rhondali, Wadih; Berthiller, Julien; Hui, David; Yennurajalingam, Sriram; Lafumas, Veronique; Ledoux, Mathilde; Strasser, Florian; Filbet, Marilène

doi:10.1136/bmjspcare-2012-000360

Cited by 11 publications

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“…One limitation of our study is that it was difficult to find patients with an unaltered cognitive state who were willing to take part in the study. This attrition level, always very important in such a population, is one of the obstacles to performing research in palliative care and has already been identified in other studies (Rhondali et al, 2013).…”

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confidence: 88%

Decisional control preferences of patients with advanced cancer receiving palliative care

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Objective:Understanding patients' decisional control preferences (DCPs) is important to improving the quality of care and the satisfaction of patients who have advanced cancer with their care. In addition to passive decisional control (i.e., the patient prefers his/her doctor or family caregiver to make a decision on their behalf) and active decisional control (i.e., the patient decides alone), shared decisional control, where patients and caregivers decide together, could be more appropriate. The primary aim of our study was to describe the decision-making process and the DCPs of patients with advanced cancer receiving palliative care in France.Method:We conducted a prospective survey with advanced cancer patients referred to a palliative care team in an outpatient setting. We collected information about patients' demographic and clinical characteristics using the Decision Control Preference Scale, the Satisfaction with the Decisions and Care questionnaire, and the Understanding of Illness questionnaire.Results:A total of 200 patients were evaluable. The median age was 63.5 years and 53.5% female. The cancers most commonly represented were gastrointestinal and breast. A total of 72 patients (36.2%) preferred active decisional control, 52 (26.1%) preferred shared decisional control, and 75 (37.7%) preferred passive decisional control. Younger age (p = 0.003), higher education (p < 0.001), and employment status (p = 0.046) were found to be associated with active or shared DCPs. Some 82% of patients were satisfied with the decision-making process, 35% of whom expressed wishes that did not match the actual decision-making process. Only 23% of patients thought they could be cured of their illness, and 47% thought that their treatment would “get rid of ” their disease.Significance of Results:The decision-making processes are shared in the three models of DCPs in our cohort of French patients with advanced cancer. Further prospective studies are needed.

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confidence: 88%

Decisional control preferences of patients with advanced cancer receiving palliative care

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“…But among the several barriers identified in the literature, insufficient knowledge and expertise, methodological issues, and lack of research training programs have been reported most often (Bruera et al, 2010;Sigurdardottir et al, 2010;Kaasa & Dale, 2005). In France, as we have previously reported (Rhondali et al, 2013), the growth in the number of publications has not been comparable, with only 9 (2%) of the 477 European publications identified by Hui and colleagues (2011), suggesting greater barriers.…”

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confidence: 68%

Description of a teaching method for research education for palliative care healthcare professionals

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“…We read with great interest the paper by Rhondali et al 1 and we thank them for their contribution to a very worthwhile topic. We are involved in palliative care research in Mauritania, West Africa, and we appreciate this piece of research coming from France and we hope it will stimulate more palliative care research, not just in France but throughout the francophone world.…”

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