Pilot Randomized Trial of a Pharmacy Intervention for Older Adults with Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oncology clinicians often struggle with managing medications and vaccinations in older adults with cancer. We sought to demonstrate the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of integrating pharmacists into the care of older adults with cancer to enhance medication management and vaccination administration.

Methods

We randomly assigned patients aged ≥65 years with breast, gastrointestinal, or lung cancer receiving first-line chemotherapy to the pharmacy intervention or usual care. Patients assigned to the intervention met with a pharmacist once during their second or third chemotherapy infusion. We obtained information about patients' medications and vaccinations via patient report and from the electronic health record (EHR) at baseline and week 4. We determined the

SUBMITTER: Nipp RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6369952 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature