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ArticleJournal of patient experience2021

Evaluation of a Multidisciplinary Cachexia and Nutrition Support Service- The Patient and Carers Perspective.

Vanessa C Vaughan, Meg Harrison, Anna Dowd, Peter Eastman, Peter Martin

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Article in Journal of patient experience, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Systematic Review of Patient Preferences and Experiences Regarding Dietetic Outpatient Care.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Vanessa C VaughanSchool of Medicine, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Victoria, Australia.
Meg HarrisonSchool of Medicine, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4274-6540
Anna DowdPalliative Care Department, Barwon Health, North Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Peter EastmanSchool of Medicine, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Victoria, Australia.
Peter MartinSchool of Medicine, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1214-5149

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Barwon Health Cachexia & Nutrition Support Service (CNSS) is an outpatient service focused on improving clinical outcomes and quality of life for patients with or at high risk of cancer cachexia. Patients see a multidisciplinary team, comprising a palliative medicine physician, physiotherapist, dietitian, and nurse practitioner. This study evaluated the service from patient and carer perspectives. In 2016/17, semistructured interviews were conducted with 12 patients and 9 carers attending the service, focusing on: (1) reflection on experience of the CNSS, and (2) describing how a cachexia-specific service can meet their needs and concerns. Analysis generated 4 superordinate themes: evolving perception of service value, empowerment through person-centered care, communication to patients and carers regarding health/disease information, and the importance of the multidisciplinary team-based approach. Generally, patients and carers reported overall positive experiences with the service, particularly with regard to improved communication and management of the patient. Findings confirmed the patient-centered and individualized approaches were particularly valued. These insights are a critical step in the development of recommendations for future clinical management of cancer cachexia.

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allied healthcancer cachexiamultidisciplinary carepatient-centered carequality of life

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PMID34179355
PMCPMC8205347

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