ArticleJAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery2022
Enhancing Outpatient Symptom Management in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer: A Qualitative Analysis.
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- Interventions for Concerning Patient-Reported Outcomes in Routine Cancer Care: A Systematic Review.Annals of surgical oncology · 2024Pooled it
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- High Symptom Burden in Patients Receiving Radiotherapy and Factors Associated with Being Offered an Intervention.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2024Article
- Enhancing Symptom Screening and Patient Education Among Patients with Metastatic Lung Cancer: a Qualitative Analysis.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2024Article
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- Development and Validation of a Machine Learning Algorithm Predicting Emergency Department Use and Unplanned Hospitalization in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer.JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery · 2022Article
- Interventions to Reduce Psychosocial Burden in Head and Neck Cancer Patients: A Narrative Review.Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-facialeReview
- A Qualitative Investigation of Factors Influencing the Integration of Complementary and Integrative Healthcare Recommendations in the Daily Lives of Patients with Cancer.Integrative cancer therapiesArticle
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Abstract
importancePatients with head and neck cancer manage a variety of symptoms at home on an outpatient basis. Clinician review alone often leaves patient symptoms undetected and untreated. Standardized symptom assessment using patient-reported outcomes (PROs) has been shown in randomized clinical trials to improve symptom detection and overall survival, although translation into real-world settings remains a challenge.
objectiveTo better understand how patients with head and neck cancer cope with cancer-related symptoms and to examine their perspectives on standardized symptom assessment. DESIGN, PARTICIPANTS, AND
settingThis was a qualitative analysis using semistructured interviews of patients with head and neck cancer and their caregivers from November 2, 2020, to April 16, 2021, at a regional tertiary center in Canada. Purposive sampling was used to recruit a varied group of participants (cancer subsite, treatment received, sociodemographic factors). Drawing on the Supportive Care Framework, a thematic approach was used to analyze the data. Data analysis was performed from November 2, 2020, to August 2, 2021. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Patient perception of ambulatory symptom management and standardized symptom assessment.
resultsAmong 20 participants (median [range] age, 59.5 [33-74] years; 9 [45%] female; 13 [65%] White individuals), 4 themes were identified: (1) timely physical symptom management, (2) information as a tool for symptom management, (3) barriers to psychosocial support, and (4) external factors magnifying symptom burden. Participants' perceptions of standardized symptom assessment varied. Some individuals described the symptom monitoring process as facilitating self-reflection and symptom detection. Others felt disempowered by the process, particularly when symptom scores were inconsistently reviewed or acted on. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: This qualitative analysis provides a novel description of head and neck cancer symptom management from the patient perspective. The 4 identified themes and accompanying recommendations serve as guides for enhanced symptom monitoring.
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