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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2024

Knowledge and thresholds for palliative care and surgery among healthcare providers caring for adults with serious illness.

Darryl Wen Kai Juan, Irene Ai Ting Ng, Louis Choon Kit Wong, Wei Jing Fong, Piea Peng Lee, Sui An Lie, Jamie Xuelian Zhou, Mingzhe Cai, Johnny Chin-Ann Ong, Jane Chin Jin Seo and 2 more

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Palliative care in surgery: Where are we at?Palliative care and social practice · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Darryl Wen Kai Juan *Department of Sarcoma, Peritoneal and Rare Tumours (SPRinT), Division of Surgery and Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Irene Ai Ting Ng *Department of Sarcoma, Peritoneal and Rare Tumours (SPRinT), Division of Surgery and Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Louis Choon Kit WongDepartment of Sarcoma, Peritoneal and Rare Tumours (SPRinT), Division of Surgery and Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Wei Jing FongDepartment of Sarcoma, Peritoneal and Rare Tumours (SPRinT), Division of Surgery and Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Piea Peng LeeDivision of Surgery and Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Sui An LieDivision of Anaesthesiology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Jamie Xuelian ZhouDivision of Supportive and Palliative Care, National Cancer Centre, Singapore, Singapore.
Mingzhe CaiDepartment of Sarcoma, Peritoneal and Rare Tumours (SPRinT), Division of Surgery and Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Johnny Chin-Ann OngDepartment of Sarcoma, Peritoneal and Rare Tumours (SPRinT), Division of Surgery and Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Jane Chin Jin SeoDepartment of Sarcoma, Peritoneal and Rare Tumours (SPRinT), Division of Surgery and Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Claramae Shulyn ChiaDepartment of Sarcoma, Peritoneal and Rare Tumours (SPRinT), Division of Surgery and Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Jolene Si Min WongDepartment of Sarcoma, Peritoneal and Rare Tumours (SPRinT), Division of Surgery and Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Timely palliative care and surgical interventions improve symptoms, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and reduce medical cost for seriously ill adults at end of life (EOL). However, there is still poor delivery and underutilization of these palliative services. We hypothesize that the sub-optimal delivery is due to limited understanding among healthcare providers. Methods: A nationwide cross-sectional online survey was conducted among primary and tertiary healthcare providers. The survey assessed challenges faced, palliative education, confidence in managing palliative patients, and knowledge on palliative surgery. Overall palliative care awareness and knowledge was assessed using a 6-point score. Likelihood of considering various palliative interventions at EOL was also determined using a threshold score (higher score = higher threshold). Results: There were 145 healthcare providers who completed the survey (81.9% response rate); majority reported significant challenges in providing various aspects of palliative care: 57% ( Conclusion: Healthcare providers in Singapore have poor knowledge and misconceptions about palliative care and surgery. Improving awareness and education among those caring for seriously ill adults is essential.

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end of lifepalliative carepalliative interventionspalliative surgeryserious illness

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PMID38882666
PMCPMC11179431

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