Highlights of the December Issue of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (JPSM)

Listed below are a few articles from the most recent issue of the journal:

Training Intervention for Health Care Staff in the Provision of Existential Support to Patients With Cancer: A Randomized, Controlled Study
Ingela Henoch, Ella Danielson, Susann Strang, Maria Browall, and Christina Melin-Johansson

Hospice Caregivers’ Experiences With Pain Management: “I’m Not a Doctor, and I Don’t Know If I Helped Her Go Faster or Slower”
Debra Parker Oliver, Elaine Wittenberg-Lyles, Karla Washington, Robin L. Kruse, David L. Albright, Paula K. Baldwin, Amy Boxer, and George Demiris

Fentanyl for the Relief of Refractory Breathlessness: A Systematic Review
Steffen T. Simon, Peyla Köskeroglu, Jan Gaertner, and Raymond Voltz

To access the articles, you must subscribe to JPSM or be a member of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM). For further information on the Academy, call 847.375.4712 or visit aahpm.org.

Submitted by: David J. Casarett, MD, MA, Senior Associate Editor, JPSM

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