Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network,
Год журнала:
2018,
Номер
16(6), С. 719 - 726
Опубликована: Июнь 1, 2018
Background:
Palliative
care
aims
to
improve
suffering
and
quality
of
life
for
patients
with
life-limiting
disease.
This
study
evaluated
an
interdisciplinary
palliative
consultation
team
outpatients
advanced
cancer
at
the
Tom
Baker
Cancer
Centre.
traditionally
offered
medicine
recently
integrated
a
specialized
psychosocial
clinician.
Historic
patient-reported
clinical
outcomes
were
reviewed.
There
no
priori
hypotheses.
Methods:
A
total
180
chart
reviews
performed
in
8
sample
months
2015
2016;
114
included.
All
referred
management
complex
symptomatology
by
oncology
or
clinicians.
Patients
attended
initial
interviews
person;
follow-ups
largely
telephone,
appointments
conducted
person
those
who
interested
had
concerns.
Chart
review
included
collection
demographics,
medical
information,
screening
distress
measures
referral,
consult,
discharge.
Results:
51%
patient
men,
81%
living
partner,
87%
diagnosis.
grouped
based
on
high,
moderate,
low
scores
5
symptoms
(pain,
fatigue,
depression,
anxiety,
well-being).
High
all
decreased
from
referral
Pain
anxiety
moderate
group.
increased
significantly.
Sleep,
frustration/anger,
sense
burdening
others,
sensitivity
cold
less
frequently
endorsed
Conclusions:
completed
this
consult
service
appeared
experience
reduction
their
most
severe
symptoms.
Visits
during
existing
having
them
attend
half-day
clinic
appears
have
reached
referred.
With
integration,
clinicians
are
able
collaborate
address
needs.
Considerations
include
how
further
integrate
achieve
additional
benefits
ongoing
monitoring
changes
symptom
burden.
Supportive Care in Cancer,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
30(11), С. 9127 - 9139
Опубликована: Авг. 23, 2022
The
aim
of
this
cross-sectional
study
was
to
explore
the
relationship
between
quality
life
(QoL)
and
body
image
distress
in
patients
with
head
neck
cancer
(HNC),
considering
relevant
psychological
variables
(i.e.,
coping
strategies,
social
anxiety
symptoms,
self-esteem,
intolerance
uncertainty,
pain,
distress).
We
also
aimed
gender
differences
HNC
terms
HNC.Fifty-one
(37
males
14
females)
completed
self-report
questionnaires
assess
distress,
physical
mental
QoL,
(coping
distress)
before
undergoing
treatment.
Pearson's
correlations
four-step
hierarchical
regressions
were
performed
abovementioned
variables,
while
one-way
analyses
variance
analysis
covariance
employed
differences.Physical
QoL
associated
above
beyond
disease
duration,
pain
distress.
Concerning
differences,
females
scored
higher
than
on
most
explored
except
for
showed
lower
self-esteem
males.Body
emerged
as
negatively
almost
all
differed
among
genders.
Psychological
interventions
targeting
should
be
promoted
increase
their
keeping
mind.
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network,
Год журнала:
2018,
Номер
16(6), С. 719 - 726
Опубликована: Июнь 1, 2018
Background:
Palliative
care
aims
to
improve
suffering
and
quality
of
life
for
patients
with
life-limiting
disease.
This
study
evaluated
an
interdisciplinary
palliative
consultation
team
outpatients
advanced
cancer
at
the
Tom
Baker
Cancer
Centre.
traditionally
offered
medicine
recently
integrated
a
specialized
psychosocial
clinician.
Historic
patient-reported
clinical
outcomes
were
reviewed.
There
no
priori
hypotheses.
Methods:
A
total
180
chart
reviews
performed
in
8
sample
months
2015
2016;
114
included.
All
referred
management
complex
symptomatology
by
oncology
or
clinicians.
Patients
attended
initial
interviews
person;
follow-ups
largely
telephone,
appointments
conducted
person
those
who
interested
had
concerns.
Chart
review
included
collection
demographics,
medical
information,
screening
distress
measures
referral,
consult,
discharge.
Results:
51%
patient
men,
81%
living
partner,
87%
diagnosis.
grouped
based
on
high,
moderate,
low
scores
5
symptoms
(pain,
fatigue,
depression,
anxiety,
well-being).
High
all
decreased
from
referral
Pain
anxiety
moderate
group.
increased
significantly.
Sleep,
frustration/anger,
sense
burdening
others,
sensitivity
cold
less
frequently
endorsed
Conclusions:
completed
this
consult
service
appeared
experience
reduction
their
most
severe
symptoms.
Visits
during
existing
having
them
attend
half-day
clinic
appears
have
reached
referred.
With
integration,
clinicians
are
able
collaborate
address
needs.
Considerations
include
how
further
integrate
achieve
additional
benefits
ongoing
monitoring
changes
symptom
burden.
