Effects of an interprofessional communication approach on support needs, quality of life and mood of advanced lung cancer patients: a randomized trial
CONCLUSION: MCA lowered patient-reported information needs, but did not have other effects. MCA contributed to tailored communication, because an adequate level of information and orientation set the basis for patient-centered care.IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: By addressing relevant issues at predefined times, the MCA is a tool to provide individual patient-centered care facilitating the timely integration of palliative care for patients with a limited prognosis. Needs of lung cancer patients have to be assessed and addressed throughout the disease trajectory. While specific topics are relevant at particular times for all patients, i.e. information about the disease and directly associated healthcare, individual situations of patients and their families need to be considered. Additionally, using the SCNS-SF34 in clinical practice to identify problems for which patients need help might support individually targeted communication and preference-sensitive care.PMID:33860592 | DOI:10.1002/onco.13790
Source: The Oncologist - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Katja Krug Jasmin Bossert Nicole Deis Johannes Krisam Matthias Villalobos Anja Siegle Corinna Jung Laura Hagelskamp Laura Uns öld Jana J ünger Michael Thomas Michel Wensing Source Type: research
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