Effect of the Serious Illness Care Program in Outpatient Oncology: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

High-quality conversations between clinicians and seriously ill patients about values and goals are associated with improved outcomes but occur infrequently.

Objective

To examine feasibility, acceptability, and effect of a communication quality-improvement intervention (Serious Illness Care Program) on patient outcomes.

Design, setting, and participants

A cluster randomized clinical trial of the Serious Illness Care Program in an outpatient oncology setting was conducted. Patients with advanced cancer (n = 278) and oncology clinicians (n = 91) participated between September 1, 2012, and June 30, 2016. Data analysis was performed from September 1, 2016, to December 27, 2018. All analyses were conducted based on intention to treat.

Interventions

Tools,

SUBMITTER: Bernacki R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6547155 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature