Nurse-Led Screening-Triggered Early Specialized Palliative Care Program for Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We aimed to examine the effectiveness of a nurse-led, screening-triggered early specialized palliative care intervention program for patients with advanced lung cancer.

Methods

Patients with advanced lung cancer who underwent initial chemotherapy were randomized to intervention and usual care groups between January 2017 and September 2019. The intervention comprised comprehensive needs assessments, counseling, and service coordination by advanced-level nurses. Patients in the usual care group received the usual oncological care. The primary end point was a change in the trial outcome index (TOI) scores from baseline to 12 weeks. The secondary end-points were TOI scores at week 20, depression, anxiety, and survival.

Results

In total, 102 patients were assign

SUBMITTER: Matsumoto Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11572738 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature