Tag: Palliative Care
Disparities Evident in Treatment, Survival for Patients With Pancreatic Cancer
Lower odds of receiving key components of quality care seen for those with high overall social vulnerability index
2010 to 2019 Saw Early Palliative Care Billing Up for Advanced Cancer
Increase seen in percentage with early palliative care billing from 1.44 to 10.36 percent from 2010 to 2019
Uptake of Supportive Care Low for Patients With Advanced Cancer
Increase seen in number of acute care visits, hospice use, palliative care, advanced care planning from six months before to month of death
Anxiety, Depression Increased in Pancreatic Cancer Patients With Palliative Care Consult
Palliative care consultations have no significant impact on the likelihood of documented treatment
Palliative Care Use Low in Patients With Heart Failure
Authors recommend patient and physician education and changes to practice guidelines and payment to overcome barriers to palliative care use
Early, Virtual Palliative Care Feasible for Advanced Lung Cancer
Study shows similar effects on quality of life as in-person visits
ASCO: Stepped-Care Model Noninferior to Early Palliative Care for Advanced Cancer
Fewer palliative care visits seen with stepped-care model, but noninferiority seen in the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Lung score
Recommendations Issued for Palliative RT for Symptomatic Bone Mets
RT recommended for managing pain from bone metastases and spine metastases with or without spinal cord or cauda equina compression
People With Opioid Use Disorder Less Likely to Receive Palliative Care
Difference did not persist after exclusion of people who died suddenly
Screening Tool Can Streamline Palliative Care Consults in the ICU
Standardized method may speed up consultations by as much as six days
