A5041204729- Cancer survivorship and care
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Family Support in Illness
- Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
- Sex and Gender in Healthcare
- Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
- BRCA gene mutations in cancer
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Sleep and related disorders
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
City Of Hope National Medical Center
2016-2025
City of Hope
2015-2024
National Cancer Center
2024
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
2021
Cambridge University Press
2021
University of Lausanne
2021
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
1984-2021
New York University Press
2021
University of Toronto
2021
College of Management Academic Studies
2020-2021
In the United States, a total of 1,479,350 new cancer cases and 562,340 deaths from were estimated to occur in 2009. 1 All patients experience some level distress associated with diagnosis treatment at all stages disease.Surveys have found that 20% 40% newly diagnosed recurrent show significant distress. 2However, fewer than 10% are actually identified referred for psychosocial help. 3any who need care not able get help they due under recognition patient's psychological needs by primary...
BACKGROUND Older adults with cancer are vulnerable to functional decline, which places greater onus on caregivers. Few studies have prospectively examined burden in caregivers of older patients. The objective this study was determine the factors associated high caregiver burden. METHODS In total, 100 patients aged ≥65 years cancer, who were recruited at a single institution, completed questionnaires gauging their perception patient's physical, emotional, and social health. association...
Purpose: The goal of this study was to evaluate the feasibility, reliability, and validity a computer-based geriatric assessment via two methods electronic data capture ( SupportScreen REDCap) compared with paper-and-pencil among older adults cancer. Methods: Eligible patients were ≥ 65 years old, had cancer diagnosis, fluent in English. Patients randomly assigned one four arms, which they completed twice: (1) REDCap paper pencil sessions 1 2; (2) both sessions; (3) (4) sessions. evaluated....
Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death in United States, unsuccessful significantly improving 5-year survival. A diagnosis pancreatic may be associated with increased psychological distress, yet remarkably little known about degree distress experienced by these patients at time and treatment.In a cross-sectional study, 304 7749 other diagnoses completed Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) or Inventory-Shortened Version (BSI-18) Problem Common Checklist (PCL) during...
Patients on investigational clinical trials and their caregivers experience poor quality of life (QOL), which declines as the disease progresses.To examine effect a standardized cognitive-behavioral problem-solving educational intervention QOL patients enrolled caregivers.Prospective, multi-institution, randomized trial. was measured repeatedly over 6 months.Patients were simultaneously onto phase 1, 2, or 3 Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved cancer trials.Intervention arm dyads...
Abstract Objective : This commentary integrates successful screening implementation strategies applied in four institutions the United States and accumulated knowledge from international leaders about how to engage key professionals administration partnering create a culture of screening. Methods As clinical practice, it is first necessary know patient's story, potential resources what motivates them coordinated meaningful action. Introducing comprehensive program shares similarities with...
Abstract Objective: The aim of our study was to explore the impact gender and hematological cancer grade on distress, anxiety, depression in patients receiving chemotherapy. Methods: A prospective done a cohort 104 with cancer. We employed (1) Distress Thermometer (DT) Problem List (PL) (2) Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS) for assessments at baseline (T1), halfway timepoint (T2), completion chemotherapy (T3). Results: proportion experiencing significant distress (DT ≥ 4) decreased...
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Caregivers of older adults with cancer assist both care and other health issues, which may make them vulnerable to consequences caregiving. Hospitalization represent a time when caregiver's ability provide at home is exceeded. We sought characterize caregivers hospitalized cancer, determine their quality life (QOL), identify factors associated caregiver QOL. METHODS Patients (n = 100), aged 65 years older, an unplanned hospitalization were included. completed...
Purpose: A program evaluation was conducted to explore the potential effects of a 90‐minute problem‐solving education session for persons with advanced cancer and their families. Description program: Patients families, who were visiting tertiary‐care outpatient setting, invited attend individualized educational that taught basic principles using cognitive‐behavioral framework. Pre‐education posteducation data collected about confidence participants in providing care, feelings being informed...
Despite a growing body of research on male caregivers, limited information is available caregivers cancer survivors. Furthermore, few studies have examined the unique contribution caregiver esteem as well care-recipient's functional status potential mediators link between gender and caregiving stress. Thus, present study examines how caregiver's perception providing care to spouse with differs by gender. The proposed mediators, psychosocial physical functioning, were tested simultaneously,...
Abstract Objective : The University of California, San Diego, Moores Cancer Center implemented a systematic approach for patients to communicate with their health‐care team in real‐time regarding psychosocial problem‐related distress using touch‐screen technology. purpose this report is describe our experience implementing screening as the standard care all outpatients setting. Although early identification has recently gained wide attention, practical issues and without use technology have...
Background Patient‐reported outcomes have been used to assess treatment effectiveness and actively engage patients in their disease management. This study was designed describe the patient‐reported performance status (PS) provider‐reported PS. Methods Patients with metastatic genitourinary cancers were recruited from a single cancer center before initiation of new line treatment. PS (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group [ECOG]), quality life (Functional Assessment Chronic Illness...
Palliative care began with a focus on the of dying. Dr. Cicely Saunders first articulated her ideas about modern hospice in late 1950s based careful observation dying patients. She advocated that only an interdisciplinary team could relieve “total pain” person context his or family, and concept is still at core palliative care. In 1960s, psychiatrist United States, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, confronted fierce resistance to treating people end life respect, openness honest communication. Her...
As demands on physician time mount, and patients families increasingly expect accommodation understanding of their specific, personal situations, care providers must boost efficiency minimize the expense clinic processes draw connections with community resources. Third-party payors may also that biopsychosocial needs be addressed as an essential part cancer care. Quality care, cost, patient satisfaction, adherence to treatment, safety, allocation limited resources are all related...
Abstract Background As patients age, caregivers increasingly provide essential support and patient information. We sought to determine if patient-caregiver assessments of health differ differences contribute burden in older adults with cancer. Materials Methods One hundred patients, aged ≥65, their independently assessed function, comorbidity, nutrition, social activity, support, mental health. Caregivers completed the Caregiver Strain Index (CSI). Patient-caregiver were compared using...
The couples coping with cancer together program (CCCT) is used to illustrate practical strategies implement, evaluate, and grow a successful couples-based in an NCI-designated CCC. CCCT multimodal utilizing psychoeducational, strategic, strengths-based, problem-solving theoretical frameworks. integrates multiple intervention modalities, as the standard of care: patients/partners biopsychosocial screening, standardized psychoeducational session, group intervention, short-term...