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Feasibility Study of the care pathway checklist (CPCL) for palliative care interventions (PCIs) delivered by oncologists in routine care

Konferenzpapier/Poster - 18.05.2017

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Mosoiu D, Achimas P, Domeisen Benedetti F, Rahnea G, Poroch V, Grigorescu A, Curca R, Schmidt M, Magayakalbermatten N, Groza M, Strasser F (2017). Feasibility Study of the care pathway checklist (CPCL) for palliative care interventions (PCIs) delivered by oncologists in routine care.
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Konferenzpapier/Poster (Englisch)
Name der Konferenz
EAPC Congress (Madrid)
Titel der Konferenzberichte
European Journal of Palliative Care
Veröffentlichungsdatum
18.05.2017
Seiten
1130
Verlag
European Association for Palliative Care (Italy)
Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

Background: Early specialized palliative care (sPC)
documents benefits in nord american settings, but in
ressource-variable european countries often lacking a SPC
workforce clinical practice tools (CPT) for oncology health care
professionals (O-HCPs) may be efficient to address cancer
patients (pts) unmet needs for PCIs.
Aim: to develop and test a CPT to screen for and deliver PCIs
by O-HCPs.
Methods: Prospective 2-week multicenter feasibility study in
out-and inpatient units of consecutive pts (PS 1–3, normal
cognition, advanced incurable cancer).
Screening: 6 predefined questions on palliative needs, rESAS
(Romanian language).
Intervention: weekly needs-tailored and institution adapted
CPCL with defined 7 PCIs (illness/prognosis understanding,
symptom management, chemotherapy preference/decision,
family care, networking, end-of-life worries, spirituality).
Outcomes: rESAS change in 2 weeks (Paired-samples t-tests), relation of number of CPCL (0–7) and rESAS change (Binary
logistic regressions), specific CPCL and individual symptom
improvement (Pearson’s Chi-squared tests).
Results: In 81 pts (median age 59, 48.1% female) from 6
romanian centres pain (t76=2.68, p=.009), fatigue
(t76=3.40, p=.001), anxiety (t73=2.33, p=.023), depression
(t71=3.60, p=.001), dyspnea (t76=2.27, p=.026), appetite
(t76=3.30, p=.001) and somnolence (t76=2.29, p=.025)
were significantly reduced. Using more CPCL was a significant
predictor of improved mood. Improvement (all n=81) of pain
was associated with illness/ prognosis (Χ2=7.60, p=.006),
chemotherapy (Χ2=10.42, p=.001), and symptom
management (Χ2=6.24, p=.012) CPCL; of nausea (n=81) with
chemotherapy (Χ2=5.26, p=.022) CPLC, and of appetite with
symptom management (Χ2= 5.56, p=.018) CPCL.
Conclusion: The application of a pragmatic screening and
CPCL to deliver advanced cancer pts needs-based defined
PCIs seems feasible and effective for symptom control.
Further research may explore change of pts needs and a realworld
randomized trial