A5090957750- Cancer survivorship and care
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Stoma care and complications
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Family Support in Illness
- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
- Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
- Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
- Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Oral health in cancer treatment
- Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies
- Esophageal and GI Pathology
City of Hope
2016-2025
City Of Hope National Medical Center
2015-2024
Wake Forest University
2024
National Cancer Center
2024
Massachusetts General Hospital
2024
National Institutes of Health
1995-2023
National Cancer Institute
2023
University of Arizona
2007-2023
Beckman Research Institute
2007-2021
Ochsner Health System
2020
Purpose/Objectives: To describe burden, skills preparedness, and quality of life (QOL) for caregivers patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), how the findings informed development a caregiver palliative care intervention that aims to reduce improve caregiving skills, promote self-care.
BACKGROUND Family caregivers (FCGs) experience significant deteriorations in quality of life while caring for patients with lung cancer. In this study, the authors tested effectiveness an interdisciplinary palliative care intervention FCGs diagnosed stage I through IV nonsmall cell METHODS who were identified by as their primary enrolled a prospective, quasi‐experimental study which usual group was accrued first followed group. presented at meetings, and they also received 4 educational...
Objective Family caregivers (FCGs) caring for loved ones with lung cancer are at risk psychological distress and impaired quality of life (QOL). This study explores the relationship between FCGs' distress, per thermometer (DT) QOL, burden, preparedness. The purpose is to identify types problems unique FCGs in care. Methods patients diagnosed non-small cell were recruited from an adult outpatient setting a comprehensive center. Questionnaires included demographic information, City Hope QOL...
Abstract Background Individuals with ostomies experience extensive changes in health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) and daily routine. Patients families are typically forced to use trial error improve self‐management. Methods This is a longitudinal one‐group design pilot study five‐session ostomy self‐care curriculum based on the Chronic Care Model HRQOL self‐management for cancer survivors ostomies. Participants were surveyed evaluate each session. Multiple instruments administered examine...
PURPOSE: The purpose of this article was to describe persistent ostomy-specific concerns and adaptations in long-term (>5 years) colorectal cancer survivors with ostomies. SUBJECTS AND SETTINGS: Thirty-three who participated 8 gender- health-related quality life stratified focus groups 130 provided written comments 2 open-ended questions on ostomy location pouch problems the study. Data were collected health maintenance organization members Oregon, southwestern Washington, northern...
A combined subjective and objective wireless monitoring program of patient-centered outcomes can be carried out in patients before after major abdominal cancer surgery.To conduct a proof-of-concept pilot study wireless, surgery.In this study, wore wristband pedometers completed online patient-reported outcome surveys (symptoms quality life) 3 to 7 days surgery, during hospitalization, up 2 weeks discharge. Reminders via email were generated for all moderate severe scores symptoms life....
Spiritual well-being is an important dimension of quality life (QOL) and a core component oncology palliative care. In this analysis, we aimed to describe spiritual outcomes in National Cancer Institute (NCI)-supported Program Project that tested the effectiveness interdisciplinary care intervention lung cancer patients their family caregivers (FCGs).Patients undergoing treatments for NSCLC FCGs were enrolled prospective, quasi-experimental study. Patients group presented at meetings...
Despite considerable research on the barriers to enrollment in cancer therapeutic trials, few studies have elicited from perspective of community physicians, who provide majority care. The purpose this study was characterize and facilitators trials as perceived by oncologists practices.Twenty semistructured interviews were conducted with at six sites affiliated City Hope National Medical Center March June 2018. Responses recorded digitally transcribed. Data analyzed using qualitative content...