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September 12, 2025Palliative & Supportive Care

Healthcare professionals’ experiences in using a patient-reported outcome tool (PRO-Pall) to identify symptoms and problems in palliative care: A mixed-methods study

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TITine IkanderHBHeidi BergenholtzHSH. Sörensen

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Overview

Mixed-methods study reveals PRO-Pall aids in identifying symptoms and enhancing dialogue in palliative care settings.

Key Points

  • Using PRO-Pall improved the identification of symptoms in patients with heart, lung, or kidney disease, and cancer.
  • Quantitative data included 286 evaluations while qualitative insights were gathered from 11 workshops.
  • Mixed-methods analysis highlighted three key themes: symptom assessment, support for dialogue, and timeliness of care initiatives.
  • Findings suggest PRO-Pall can effectively enhance communication and care in general palliative settings.

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Ikander et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d44b3831b076d99fa54cb5https://doi.org/10.1017/s1478951525000483
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