Development of a tool for palliative care needs assessment and intervention: mixed methods research at a Swiss tertiary oncology clinic.

Publication

Development of a tool for palliative care needs assessment and intervention: mixed methods research at a Swiss tertiary oncology clinic.

Journal Paper/Review - Mar 9, 2023

Domeisen Benedetti Franzisca, Fringer André, Attoun-Knobel Suzanne, Schmidt Ellie, Strasser Florian, Schlögl Mathias, Blum David

Citation

Domeisen Benedetti F, Fringer A, Attoun-Knobel S, Schmidt E, Strasser F, Schlögl M, Blum D. Development of a tool for palliative care needs assessment and intervention: mixed methods research at a Swiss tertiary oncology clinic. Ann Palliat Med 2023; 12:496-506.

Type

Journal Paper/Review (English)

Journal

Ann Palliat Med 2023; 12

Publication Date

Mar 9, 2023

Issn Electronic

2224-5839

Pages

496-506

Brief description/objective

Palliative care interventions improve quality-of-life for advanced cancer patients and their caregivers. The frequency and quality of service provision could be improved by a clinical tool that helps oncology professionals to assess unmet needs for palliative care interventions and to structure the interventions delivered. This paper aims to answer the following research question: what do oncology professionals and cancer patients view as important elements in a clinical tool for assessing unmet palliative care needs? Based on the feedback from professionals and patients, we developed and refined an intervention-focused clinical tool for use in cancer care.