ArticleJournal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology2014
Patient-reported quality of supportive care among patients with colorectal cancer in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System.
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- Clinical Research Professional Providing Care Coordination Support: A Study of Hawaii Minority/Underserved NCORP Community Site Trial Participants.JCO oncology practice · 2022Article
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- Perceptions of Patients With Breast and Colon Cancer of the Management of Cancer-Related Pain, Fatigue, and Emotional Distress in Community Oncology.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2019Article
- Cancer care coordination: opportunities for healthcare delivery research.Translational behavioral medicine · 2018Article
- Chronic disease management perspectives of colorectal cancer survivors using the Veterans Affairs healthcare system: a qualitative analysis.BMC health services research · 2018Article
- Provider perspectives on barriers and facilitators to adjuvant endocrine therapy-related symptom management.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2017Article
- Optimizing patient-reported outcome and risk factor reporting from cancer survivors: a randomized trial of four different survey methods among colorectal cancer survivors.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2017Article
- The effect of routine training on the self-efficacy of informal caregivers of colorectal cancer patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2017Article
- Influence of hospital type on survival in stage IV colorectal cancer.International journal of colorectal disease · 2016Article
- Implementation of a mobile inpatient quality of life (QoL) assessment for oncology nursing.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2016Article
- Post-sampling mortality and non-response patterns in the English Cancer Patient Experience Survey: Implications for epidemiological studies based on surveys of cancer patients.Cancer epidemiology · 2016Article
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Abstract
purposeHigh-quality supportive care is an essential component of comprehensive cancer care. We implemented a patient-centered quality of cancer care survey to examine and identify predictors of quality of supportive care for bowel problems, pain, fatigue, depression, and other symptoms among 1,109 patients with colorectal cancer. PATIENTS AND
methodsPatients with new diagnosis of colorectal cancer at any Veterans Health Administration medical center nationwide in 2008 were ascertained through the Veterans Affairs Central Cancer Registry and sent questionnaires assessing a variety of aspects of patient-centered cancer care. We received questionnaires from 63% of eligible patients (N = 1,109). Descriptive analyses characterizing patient experiences with supportive care and binary logistic regression models were used to examine predictors of receipt of help wanted for each of the five symptom categories.
resultsThere were significant gaps in patient-centered quality of supportive care, beginning with symptom assessment. In multivariable modeling, the impact of clinical factors and patient race on odds of receiving wanted help varied by symptom. Coordination of care quality predicted receipt of wanted help for all symptoms, independent of patient demographic or clinical characteristics.
conclusionThis study revealed substantial gaps in patient-centered quality of care, difficult to characterize through quality measurement relying on medical record review alone. It established the feasibility of collecting patient-reported quality measures. Improving quality measurement of supportive care and implementing patient-reported outcomes in quality-measurement systems are high priorities for improving the processes and outcomes of care for patients with cancer.
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