Comparative Analysis of the Views of Oncologic Subspecialists and Palliative/Supportive Care Physicians Regarding Advanced Care Planning and End-of-Life Care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early palliative/supportive care (PSC) consultation and advance care planning (ACP) improve outcomes for patients with incurable cancer. However, PSC is underutilized in the United States.

Objective

To examine philosophical differences among PSC, radiation oncology (RO), and medical oncology (MO) physicians in order to understand barriers to early PSC referral.

Design

An electronic survey collected views of a nationwide cohort of health-care professionals regarding ACP and end-of-life care. Setting/Participants/Measurements: A subgroup analysis compared the responses from all 51 PSC, 178 RO, and 81 MO physician participants (12% response rate), using Pearson χ² and Mann-Whitney U tests for categorical and ordinal data, respectively.

Results

SUBMITTER: Pifer PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6026573 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature