Improving patient and caregiver outcomes in oncology: Team‐based, timely, and targeted palliative care

D Hui, BL Hannon, C Zimmermann… - CA: a cancer journal for …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past decade, a large body of evidence has accumulated supporting the integration
of palliative care into oncology practice for patients with advanced cancer. The question is …

Hemato-oncology and palliative care teams: is it time for an integrated approach to patient care?

TW LeBlanc, A El-Jawahri - Current opinion in supportive and …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Hemato-oncology and palliative care teams: is it time for an... : Current Opinion in Supportive
and Palliative Care Hemato-oncology and palliative care teams: is it time for an integrated …

What do transplant physicians think about palliative care? A national survey study

A El‐Jawahri, TW LeBlanc, LJ Burns, E Denzen… - Cancer, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Despite its established benefits, palliative care (PC) is rarely utilized for
hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) patients. We sought to examine transplant …

The surprise question and identification of palliative care needs among hospitalized patients with advanced hematologic or solid malignancies

KE Hudson, SP Wolf, GP Samsa, AH Kamal… - Journal of palliative …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Background: Little is known about quality of life (QOL), depression, and end-of-life (EOL)
outcomes among hospitalized patients with advanced cancer. Objective: To assess whether …

[HTML][HTML] Advance directive utilization is associated with less aggressive end-of-life care in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation

K Cappell, V Sundaram, A Park, P Shiraz… - Biology of Blood and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is associated with significant morbidity
and mortality, making advance care planning (ACP) and management especially important …

Palliative care

KM Swetz, AH Kamal - Annals of internal medicine, 2018 - acpjournals.org
Palliative care prioritizes symptom management and quality of life throughout the course of
serious illness. Regardless of whether care is inpatient or outpatient, primary or …

Palliative care during and following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

SA Mitchell - Current opinion in supportive and palliative care, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Palliative care during and following allogeneic hematopoieti... : Current Opinion in Supportive
and Palliative Care Palliative care during and following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell …

[HTML][HTML] End-of-life care intensity in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation: a population-level analysis

EE Johnston, L Muffly, E Alvarez… - Journal of Clinical …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose Intensity of end-of-life care receives much attention in oncology because of
concerns that high-intensity care is inconsistent with patient goals, leads to worse caregiver …

Emerging models of providing oncology palliative care

JB Cassel, TA Albrecht - Seminars in oncology nursing, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To describe palliative care integration into oncology, including several models that
facilitate this integration, important considerations when initiating a program, special …

Managing the mental distress of the hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) patient: a focus on delirium

J Bubalo - Current hematologic malignancy reports, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review To highlight the breadth and types of mental distress
experienced by hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) patients and highlight the need …