Primary Palliative Care Improves Uptake of Advance Care Planning Among Patients With Advanced Cancers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Palliative care specialists are experts in conducting advance care planning (ACP) but are a limited resource. Oncology nurses often have special relationships with their patients and thus may be poised to provide primary palliative care. We sought to determine the impact of a nurse-led primary palliative care intervention on ACP uptake among patients with advanced cancer.

Methods

We performed a secondary analysis of a cluster randomized controlled trial examining the impact of nurse-based primary palliative care. In the parent trial, patients with advanced cancer received either monthly primary palliative care visits with trained nurses within their cancer center or standard care. Nurses in the intervention arm received special training in ACP. ACP uptake was asse

SUBMITTER: Cohen MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10477933 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature