ArticleJCO global oncology2020
Screening Patients With Cancer Admitted to Hanoi Medical University Hospital for Palliative Care Needs.
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- Comparison of different proxy approaches to determine the need for specialized palliative care in patients with incurable cancer.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- Adaptation and Validation of the Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool (SPICT): A Quantitative Methodological Study.Journal of advanced nursing · 2025Observational
- Assessing the sensitivity and acceptability of the Royal Marsden Palliative Care Referral "Triggers" Tool for outpatients with cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- Development of the palliative care referral system: proposal of a tool for the referral of cancer patients to specialized palliative care.BMC palliative care · 2022Article
- Outpatient palliative care referral system (PCRS) for patients with advanced cancer: an impact evaluation protocol.BMJ open · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate a screening tool for identifying which patients admitted to the oncology ward of a Vietnamese hospital should be referred to specialist palliative care (PC).
methodsWe performed a cross-sectional survey of consecutive patients hospitalized in the Department of Oncology and Palliative Care at Hanoi Medical University Hospital between June 2019 and September 2019. We translated a validated 11-item screening tool into Vietnamese and used a total score of ≥ 5 as a positive screen.
resultsOne hundred participants were recruited. Forty-four patients (44%) screened positive. Of these, 37 (84%) had locally advanced or metastatic disease, 31 (70%) had uncontrolled symptoms, and 43 (98%) requested a PC consultation. A score ≥ 5 was significantly more common in patients with stage IV disease versus earlier stage, performance status of Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 2 versus ECOG 0, and when life-limiting complications of cancer were present. Screening identified four patients overlooked by oncologists as needing referral, and 34% of patients requesting a referral had scores < 5.
conclusionThis screening tool provided oncologists with easy-to-use criteria for referring patients for PC. At the same time, it relieved the work load for under-resourced PC physicians by screening out requests with low-level need. This tool should be part of routine assessment on admission in all oncology units in Vietnam.
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