A systematic review on barriers to palliative care in oncology

J Parajuli, JE Hupcey - American Journal of Hospice and …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The number of people with cancer and the need for palliative care among this population is
increasing in the United States. Despite this growing need, several barriers exist to the …

Using stakeholder engagement to overcome barriers to implementing patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in cancer care delivery: approaches from 3 prospective …

AM Stover, CT Stricker, K Hammelef, S Henson… - Medical care, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Methods: PRO implementation steps across studies included:(1) clinician and patient input
on key symptoms, PRO measures, and identifying which PRO responses are clinically …

ePROs in the follow-up of cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a retrospective study

S Iivanainen, T Alanko, K Peltola, T Konkola… - Journal of Cancer …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Patient-reported outcome (PRO) follow-up has been shown to improve quality of
life (QoL) and survival of cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Kaiku Health application …

[HTML][HTML] Guideline-recommended symptom management strategies that cross over two or more cancer symptoms

K Kwekkeboom - Number 5/September 2020, 2020 - onf.ons.org
Problem Identification: Patients with cancer experience multiple symptoms, but current
practice is driven by guidelines that address single symptoms. Identifying symptom …

The role of spirituality in symptom experiences among adults with cancer

M Miller, K Kwekkeboom, C Cherwin - Supportive Care in Cancer, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Adults with cancer experience symptoms such as pain, fatigue, depression, and
sleep disturbance, which can impede quality of life. Research suggests that addressing …

Psychological distress of cancer patients caused by treatment delay during the COVID‐19 pandemic in China: A cross‐sectional study

Y Ye, J Wang, S Cai, X Fu, Y Ji - Psycho‐Oncology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The currents study sought to explore the impact of treatment delay on the mental
health for patients with cancer during the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) pandemic …

[HTML][HTML] Pretreatment psychoneurological symptoms and their association with longitudinal cognitive function and quality of life in older breast cancer survivors

DB Tometich, BJ Small, JE Carroll, W Zhai… - Journal of pain and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Context Symptoms affect quality of life (QOL), functional status, and cognitive function in
cancer survivors, but older survivors are understudied. Objectives The objectives of this …

[HTML][HTML] Electronic-based patient-reported outcomes: willingness, needs, and barriers in adjuvant and metastatic breast cancer patients

AD Hartkopf, J Graf, E Simoes, L Keilmann… - JMIR cancer, 2017 - cancer.jmir.org
Background: Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) play an increasingly important role as an
adjunct to clinical outcome parameters in measuring health-related quality of life (HRQoL) …

[HTML][HTML] Follow-up of cancer patients receiving anti-PD-(L) 1 therapy using an electronic patient-reported outcomes tool (KISS): Prospective feasibility cohort study

S Iivanainen, T Alanko, P Vihinen… - JMIR Formative …, 2020 - formative.jmir.org
Background: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have become a standard of care for
various tumor types. Their unique spectrum of side effects demands continuous and long …

Patient-reported outcomes in cancer survivorship

BBE Gordon, RC Chen - Acta Oncologica, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background: There are currently 33 million cancer survivors worldwide. With improvements
in early cancer detection and treatments, patients are living longer–and it is well-recognized …