PURPOSE: To assess the feasibility of early palliative care in the ambulatory setting in patients with newly diagnosed advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients were eligible if they had a performance status of 0 to 1 and were within 8 weeks of diagnosis of advanced NSCLC. Participants received integrated care from oncology and palliative care throughout the course of their disease. Participants were scheduled to meet with the palliative care team (PCT) and complete quality-of-life (QOL) and mood questionnaires monthly for 6 months. The study was deemed feasible if 64% of patients completed at least 50% of their scheduled visits and QOL assessments. RESULTS: Fifty-one patients were enrolled onto the trial. One died within 72 hours and was not assessable. Ninety percent (95% CI, 0.78 to 0.96) of study participants complied with at least 50% of the palliative care visits. Eight-six percent (95% CI, 0.73 to 0.94) of the participants met the full feasibility requirements by both meeting with the PCT and completing QOL assessments at least 50% of the time. QOL and mood analyses confirmed the high symptom burden in patients with newly diagnosed advanced NSCLC. At least 50% of participants experienced some degree of shortness of breath, cough, difficulty breathing, appetite loss, weight loss, or unclear thinking at their baseline assessment. More than one third of patients had a probable mood disorder at baseline. CONCLUSION: Integrated palliative and oncology care is feasible in ambulatory patients with advanced NSCLC.
PURPOSE: To assess the feasibility of early palliative care in the ambulatory setting in patients with newly diagnosed advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients were eligible if they had a performance status of 0 to 1 and were within 8 weeks of diagnosis of advanced NSCLC. Participants received integrated care from oncology and palliative care throughout the course of their disease. Participants were scheduled to meet with the palliative care team (PCT) and complete quality-of-life (QOL) and mood questionnaires monthly for 6 months. The study was deemed feasible if 64% of patients completed at least 50% of their scheduled visits and QOL assessments. RESULTS: Fifty-one patients were enrolled onto the trial. One died within 72 hours and was not assessable. Ninety percent (95% CI, 0.78 to 0.96) of study participants complied with at least 50% of the palliative care visits. Eight-six percent (95% CI, 0.73 to 0.94) of the participants met the full feasibility requirements by both meeting with the PCT and completing QOL assessments at least 50% of the time. QOL and mood analyses confirmed the high symptom burden in patients with newly diagnosed advanced NSCLC. At least 50% of participants experienced some degree of shortness of breath, cough, difficulty breathing, appetite loss, weight loss, or unclear thinking at their baseline assessment. More than one third of patients had a probable mood disorder at baseline. CONCLUSION: Integrated palliative and oncology care is feasible in ambulatory patients with advanced NSCLC.
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