ArticleIndian journal of palliative care
A Study to Assess the Feasibility of Introducing Early Palliative Care in Ambulatory Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Palliative care interventions for thoracic cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis identifying the core elements.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026Pooled it
- Early palliative care for adults with advanced cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Defining "early palliative care" for adults diagnosed with a life-limiting illness: a scoping review.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- A Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial of Nurse-Led Screening-Based Early Care Program from the Time of Diagnosis for Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer and Their Caregivers.Palliative medicine reports · 2025Article
- Palliative and end-of-life care initiatives for people dying from cancer in India: a narrative review.Ecancermedicalscience · 2024Review
- Integrating Palliative Care into Oncology Care Worldwide: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time.Current treatment options in oncology · 2023Review
- Models of Integration of Specialized Palliative Care with Oncology.Current treatment options in oncology · 2021Review
- Implementation of an Early Palliative Care Referral Program in Lung Cancer: A Quality Improvement Project at the Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India.Indian journal of palliative careArticle
- Early, integrated palliative care for people with chronic respiratory disease: lessons learnt from lung cancer.Therapeutic advances in respiratory diseaseReview
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Abstract
purposeEarly palliative care is beneficial in advanced lung cancer patients. We aimed to assess the feasibility of introducing early palliative care in ambulatory advanced lung cancer patients in an Indian tertiary cancer center. METHODOLOGY: In a longitudinal, single-arm, and single-center study, fifty patients were recruited and followed up every 3-4 weeks for 6 months, measuring the symptom burden using Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS) and quality of life (QoL) with European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer-QoL tools. The primary end point of feasibility was that at least 60% of the patients should complete 50% of the planned palliative care visits and over 50% of the patients should complete QoL questionnaires. Analysis was done using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 20.
resultsTwenty-four of fifty patients (48%) completed the planned follow-up visits. All patients completed the questionnaires at baseline and 31 (62%) at their follow-up visits. The patients' main reasons for not following up in the hospital palliative care clinic were logistics and fatigue. Tiredness, pain, and appetite loss were the highest rated symptoms at baseline (ESAS scores 3, 2.2, and 2.1, respectively). Improvement in pain and anxiety scores at follow-up visits 1 and 2 was significant (
conclusionsWe did not meet the feasibility criteria for the introduction of early palliative care in our advanced lung cancer patients in a resource-limited country.
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