A5025916462- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Ethics in medical practice
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
King Hussein Cancer Center
2016-2025
University of Jordan
2020-2024
Philadelphia University
2023
Al Ain University
2023
University of the West of England
2023
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
2010
BACKGROUND The Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS) is widely used for symptom assessment in clinical and research settings. A sensitivity‐specificity approach was to identify the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) improvement deterioration each of 10 ESAS symptoms. METHODS This multicenter, prospective, longitudinal study enrolled patients with advanced cancer. measured at first clinic visit a second 3 weeks later. For symptom, Patient's Global Impression (“better,” “about...
ContextThe Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) is one of the most commonly used symptom batteries in clinical practice and research.ObjectivesWe anchor-based approach to identify minimal clinically important difference (MCID) for improvement deterioration ESAS physical, emotional, total distress scores.MethodsIn this multicenter prospective study, we asked patients with advanced cancer complete their at first clinic visit a second three weeks later. The anchor MCID determination was...
This narrative review explores the multifaceted barriers hindering access to quality cancer care in Jordan. A literature-based was undertaken explore current identified Four databases were searched using relevant keywords identify key insights on and proposed solutions. Key challenges potential solutions based evidence from studies, reports, initiatives. Medical services infrastructure exhibit centralized disparities, impacting rural underserved areas. Human resources shortages, geopolitical...
Background: Palliative care improves outcomes for people with cancer, but in many countries access remains poor. Understanding future needs is essential effective health system planning response to global policy. Aim: To project the burden of serious health-related suffering associated death from cancer 2060 by age, gender, type and World Bank income region. Design: Population-based projections study. Global palliative need were derived combining Health Organization mortality (2016–2060)...
BACKGROUND Improving symptoms is a major goal of cancer medicine; however, symptom response often based on group differences and not individualized. In the current study, authors examined personalized (PSG) for 10 common in patients with advanced cancer, identified factors associated PSG response. METHODS this prospective, longitudinal, multicenter from 5 tertiary care hospitals rated intensity using numeric rating scale 0 to at time their first clinic visit then second 14 34 days later. The...
Understanding patients' decision control preferences is important in providing quality cancer care. Patients' decisional preference can be either active (patients prefer to make decisions themselves), shared (collaborative between patient, their physician, and/or family), or passive that the are made by physician family).To determine frequency and predictors of among advanced patients. We also determined concordance actual decision-making its association with patient satisfaction.In this...
Objectives Despite the rising risk factor exposure and non-communicable disease (NCD) mortality across Middle East North African (MENA) region, public health policy responses have been slow appear discordant with social, economic political circumstances in each country. Good outcomes are intimately linked to a research-active culture, particularly NCD. In this study we present results of comprehensive analysis NCD research particular focus on cancer, diabetes cardiovascular 10 key countries...
Cancer represents a substantial health burden for refugees and host countries. However, no reliable data on the costs of cancer care are available, which limits planning official development assistance in humanitarian settings. We aimed to model direct among Syrian refugee populations residing Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey.In this population-based modelling study, cost per capita incident case were estimated using generalised linear models, informed by representative dataset drawn from 27 EU A...
Person-centred care (PCC) is internationally recognised as a critical component of high-quality healthcare. However, PCC evolved in few high-income countries and there are limited data exploring this concept across the vast majority which low- middle-income. This study aimed to appraise adapt model three serious physical conditions middle-income generate an evidence-based framework recommendations for globally relevant PCC.
Abstract Background There are limited data on illness understanding and perception of cure among advanced cancer patients around the world. The aim study was to determine frequency factors associated with inaccurate curability receiving palliative care across globe. Materials Methods Secondary analysis a understand core concepts in end-of-life from 11 countries Advanced were surveyed using Patient Illness Understanding survey Control Preference Scale. Descriptive statistics multicovariate...
Effective communication in pediatric palliative cancer care is an important aspect of practice to enhance patient- and family-centered care, optimize decision-making. However, little known about preferences practices from the perspectives children, caregivers their health professionals (HCPs) Middle Eastern region. Furthermore, involving children research crucial but limited. This study aimed describe information-sharing with advanced cancer, caregivers, Jordan.A qualitative cross-sectional...
Context: The palliative care program in King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC) is growing rapidly to serve the needs of patients with cancer and their families. Objective: To describe KHCC its integration into oncology care. Methods: Narrative review our program. Results: Patients at have access an interprofessional different settings. In 2012, inpatient team saw 400 consultations 979 referrals admissions. outpatient clinic had a total 1133 patient visits. home provided 1501 Our regional center...
Abstract Background The use of open-ended questions supplementing static questionnaires with closed may facilitate the recognition symptoms and toxicities. ‘Write In three Symptoms/Problems (WISP)’ instrument permits patients to report additional symptoms/problems not covered by selected EORTC questionnaires. We evaluated acceptability usefulness WISP cancer receiving active palliative care/treatment in Austria, Chile, France, Jordan, Netherlands, Norway, Spain United Kingdom. Methods...
The EORTC QLQ-BR23, developed in 1996, was one of the first disease-specific questionnaires, to assess quality life (QoL) patients with breast cancer (BC). However, since major changes BC treatment have occurred, requiring updating module. results phase I-III were presented at ESMO Meeting 2018. This abstract presents final IV validation study updated version, QLQ-BR42. update QLQ-BR23 module followed standard guidelines.Developmental I-II, a systematic literature review by interviews and...