Dyadic interventions for cancer survivors and caregivers: state of the science and new directions

H Badr, J Bakhshaie, K Chhabria - Seminars in oncology nursing, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives To describe caregiving and relationship challenges in cancer and the state of the
science of dyadic interventions that target survivors and caregivers. Data Sources Narrative …

Distress management, version 3.2019, NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology

MB Riba, KA Donovan, B Andersen, II Braun… - Journal of the National …, 2019 - jnccn.org
Distress is defined in the NCCN Guidelines for Distress Management as a multifactorial,
unpleasant experience of a psychologic (ie, cognitive, behavioral, emotional), social …

Randomized trial of a tailored cognitive‐behavioral therapy mobile application for anxiety in patients with incurable cancer

JA Greer, J Jacobs, N Pensak, JJ MacDonald… - The …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background The aim of this study was to test the efficacy of a tailored cognitive‐behavioral
therapy (CBT) mobile application (app) to treat anxiety in patients with incurable cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Pilot randomized trial of an electronic symptom monitoring intervention for hospitalized patients with cancer

RD Nipp, A El-Jawahri, M Ruddy, C Fuh, B Temel… - Annals of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Hospitalized patients with cancer experience a high symptom burden, which is
associated with poor health outcomes and increased health care utilization. However …

Factors influencing caregiver burden in families of hospitalised patients with lung cancer

YJ Seo, H Park - Journal of clinical nursing, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aims and objectives To investigate the factors influencing caregiver burden in families of
hospitalised lung cancer patients. Background Even though cancer symptoms among …

Access to palliative care for cancer patients between diagnosis and death: a national cohort study

A Janah, LR Gauthier, L Morin, PJ Bousquet… - Clinical …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background and purpose: Introducing palliative care earlier in the disease trajectory has
been found to provide better management of physical and psychological suffering. In …

Potentially avoidable hospital readmissions in patients with advanced cancer

PC Johnson, Y Xiao, RL Wong, S D'Arpino… - Journal of oncology …, 2019 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE: Patients with cancer often prefer to avoid time in the hospital; however, data are
lacking on the prevalence and predictors of potentially avoidable readmissions (PARs) …

Insurance type impacts the economic burden and survival of patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma

A Chandra, JS Young, C Dalle Ore, F Dayani… - Journal of …, 2019 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Glioblastoma (GBM) carries a high economic burden for patients and
caregivers, much of which is associated with initial surgery. The authors investigated the …

Symptom hyper-expression in advanced cancer patients with anxiety and depression admitted to an acute supportive/palliative care unit

S Mercadante, C Adile, P Ferrera, A Cortegiani… - Supportive Care in …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this study was to compare symptom expression in advanced cancer
patients with depression and anxiety and in patients with no such symptoms. Methods …

Thirty-day readmissions in patients with metastatic cancer: room for improvement?

R Solomon, N Egorova, K Adelson, CB Smith… - Journal of oncology …, 2019 - ascopubs.org
Purpose: Cancer, with readmission rates as high as 27%, has thus far been excluded from
most readmission reduction efforts. However, some readmissions for patients with advanced …