ArticlePalliative medicine2021
Willingness and concerns of transfusion-dependent hematological patients toward the option of home transfusion therapy.
Article in Palliative medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07121140 (A Pilot Study of Home Blood Transfusions for Patient With Cancer Who Have Transfusion Dependent Cytopenias), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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A Pilot Study of Home Blood Transfusions for Patient With Cancer Who Have Transfusion Dependent Cytopenias
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.
- Home-based blood transfusion therapy: A systematic review.British journal of haematology · 2022Pooled it
- Blood Transfusion in End-of-Life Cancer Care: Clinical Evidence, Patient Blood Management and Goal-Concordant Practice.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Bringing the hospital home: exploring the challenges and perspectives of healthcare professionals on home treatment in hemato-oncology: a qualitative analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- The Use of Point-of-Care Hemoglobin Measurements in an Elderly Population with Hematological Disorders and Anemia.Hematology reports · 2026Article
- Early integration of palliative care for patients with haematological malignancies.British journal of haematology · 2022Review
- Frequency of Extended Red Cell Antigen Phenotype Among Patients of Hematological Diseases: A Single Center Study.Cureus · 2022Article
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19 authors at 10 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundOne of the main obstacles of providing home-based palliative care to transfusion-dependent hematology patients is the lack of home transfusions services. While healthcare professionals are concerned with safety and cost of home transfusions, the attitude of the patients toward home transfusions are mostly unknown.
aimTo obtain quantitative data regarding the willingness and concerns of transfusion-dependent patients with hematological diseases toward the option of home transfusions.
designA cross sectional survey including a self-administered questionnaire in one of the three main spoken languages in Israel was administered to patients in 17 hospital hematology outpatient clinics between May 2019 and March 2020.
resultsAbout 52% of 385 patients that participated in the survey preferred home transfusions to hospital transfusions. Gender, age, education, or type of disease were not associated with preference for home transfusions, nor were hospital location or its size. The likelihood to prefer home transfusions was significantly higher among the Hebrew-speakers and those who had not experienced adverse effects previously. The most significant factor associated with preference of home transfusions was a perceived negative effect of hospital-based transfusion on quality of life. The main reason to reject home transfusions was fear of possible adverse effects and concerns over losing contact with the medical staff at the treating hospital.
conclusionThese data suggest that a significant portion of transfusion-dependent patients in Israel view home transfusions as a preferred treatment option and that its successful implementation requires maintaining ongoing contact with the treating hospital.
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