ArticleThe American journal of hospice & palliative care2025
Ecological Momentary Assessment in Palliative Care: A Qualitative Study of Patient and Clinician Perspectives.
Article in The American journal of hospice & palliative care, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
11 authors.
Funding
Abstract
IntroductionSymptom management tools based on ecological momentary assessment (EMA) may improve symptom tracking and enhance patient-provider communication in ambulatory palliative care (PC), but their design and implementation must align with the needs of patients and clinicians. This study aimed to explore patient and clinician perspectives on the potential role, design considerations, and implementation challenges of implementing EMA-based tools in ambulatory PC settings.MethodWe conducted an exploratory-descriptive qualitative study using semi-structured interviews with 10 patients and 9 clinicians recruited from the ambulatory palliative care clinic of an academic medical center. Interviews were transcribed and analyzed using a hybrid inductive-deductive thematic analysis approach. Coding was conducted by a multidisciplinary team, and themes were developed through iterative team discussions.ResultsFour themes emerged: (1) EMA-based tools can enhance symptom tracking and communication; (2) equity and access must be prioritized to avoid digital exclusion; (3) balancing simplicity and personalization is essential to minimize burden and optimize engagement; and (4) integration into clinical workflows is critical for uptake. Participants emphasized the need for tools that are easy to use, customizable, and embedded in existing systems, with clear protocols for triage and support.ConclusionEMA-based tools have the potential to improve symptom management and communication in ambulatory PC, but must be designed with attention to usability, equity, and workflow integration. Our study findings can inform the co-design of EMA-based tools that are responsive to the needs of patients receiving (and clinicians providing) serious illness care.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.