Trial reportESMO open2022
Effects of a communication training for oncologists on early addressing palliative and end-of-life care in advanced cancer care (PALLI-COM): a randomized, controlled trial.
Trial report in ESMO open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Associations of Health Care Utilization and Therapeutic Alliance in Patients with Advanced Cancer.Journal of palliative medicine · 2024Trial
- Anticipatory Grief Among Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients in Home Palliative Care: A Constructivist Grounded Theory.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Tailored personas for anticipatory grief management among primary family caregivers of patients with advanced lung cancer in China: a qualitative study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Translation and validation of the Chinese version of quality of physician-patient interaction scale.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2025Article
- Using Audit to Improve End-of-Life Care in a Tertiary Cancer Centre.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Article
- Training healthcare professionals in hypnosis-derived communication to mitigate procedural pain in children.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Adapting to the emotional complexity of palliative care communication: Palliative care clinicians' experiences.Palliative & supportive care · 2025Article
- Communication in oncology between healthcare providers, patients, the scientific community, and the media: recommendations from the Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM).Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- Education modalities for serious illness communication training: A scoping review on the impact on clinician behavior and patient outcomes.Palliative medicine · 2024Article
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11 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionIn advanced cancer care, early communication about palliative care (PC) and end-of-life (EoL)-related issues is recommended, but is often impeded by physicians' communication insecurities. We investigated the effect of a newly developed compact communication skills training 'PALLI-COM' on oncologists' competencies to early address PC/EoL-related issues. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe conducted a randomized, controlled trial (RCT) with an intervention group (IG; 2 × 90 min training) and a wait list control group (CG) at five sites. At two assessment points, participating oncologists led videotaped medical consultations with simulated patients (SPs) via a privacy compliant video conference platform. SPs were represented by trained actors. The taped conversations were rated for primary outcome (communication skills assessed by adapted COM-ON-checklist and COM-ON-coaching rating scales) by raters blinded for study group. Secondary outcomes included oncologists' self-reported communication skills (Self-Efficacy in Palliative Care Scale, Thanatophobia-Scale, Communication about End of Life Survey, study-specific items) as well as external rating of the SPs. Univariate analyses of covariance with baseline adjustment were used to analyze intervention effects.
resultsA total of 141 oncologists [age: mean (standard deviation) = 32.7 (6.3) years, 60% female (n
conclusionFindings indicate that the compact communication skills training PALLI-COM increases oncologists' competencies in early addressing PC/EoL-related issues from different perspectives. Implementation in routine oncology residency might improve advanced cancer care by strengthening these communication skills.
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