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ArticleNeuro-oncology practice2024

Identifying research priorities and essential elements of palliative care services for people facing malignant brain tumors: A participatory co-design approach.

Liz Salmi, Shirley Otis-Green, Adam Hayden, Lynne P Taylor, Maija Reblin, Bethany M Kwan

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Article in Neuro-oncology practice, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Post-recurrence management of malignant glial brain tumors: therapeutic strategies, evidence and limitations, palliative care, terminal sedation, and end-of-life considerations.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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Liz SalmiDepartment of General Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3798-7438
Shirley Otis-GreenCollaborative Caring, Toluca Lake, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4077-6044
Adam HaydenIndependent researcher, unaffiliated, Greenwood, Indiana, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1574-7230
Lynne P TaylorDepartments of Neurology, Neurologic Surgery and Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5946-3796
Maija ReblinDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3108-465X
Bethany M KwanAdult & Child Center for Outcomes Research and Delivery Science (ACCORDS) and Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4013-5618

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Primary malignant brain tumors (ie, brain cancer) impact the quality of life (QoL) for patients and care partners in disease-specific ways involving cognition and communication. Palliative care (PC) addresses patient/care partner QoL, but it is not known how PC may address the unique needs of brain cancer patients. The purpose of this project was to identify brain cancer PC research priorities using participatory co-design methods. Methods: Participatory co-design included the formation of a longitudinal, collaborative advisory group, engagement frameworks, design-thinking processes, and social media-based engagement over a 1-year period. Community-identified brain cancer QoL needs and research priorities were mapped to proposed "essential elements" of brain cancer PC services. Results: We engaged an estimated 500 patients, care partners, healthcare professionals, and others with an interest in QoL and PC services for people with malignant brain tumors. Research priorities included testing the early introduction of PC services designed to address the unique QoL needs of brain cancer patients and care partners. Essential elements of brain cancer PC include: (1) addressing brain cancer patients' unique range of QoL needs and concerns, which change over time, (2) tailoring existing services and approaches to patient needs and concerns, (3) enhancing the involvement of interprofessional care team members, and (4) optimizing timing for PC services. This was the first participatory research effort exploring brain cancer patient and care partner QoL needs and PC services. Conclusions: The brain tumor community calls for research testing PC service models for patients that incorporate the "essential elements" of palliative care.

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community engagementmalignant brain tumorspalliative careparticipatory co-designquality of life

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PMID39279776
PMCPMC11398937

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