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Palliative Care Interventions for Outpatients With Newly Diagnosed Lung Cancer
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Palliative Care for Lung Cancer. Completed, enrolled 41 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The aims of this project are to assess the feasibility of recruiting patients and delivering a nurse-led telephone based palliative care intervention for patients with newly diagnosed lung cancer and to assess if among patients with newly diagnosed lung cancer, the investigators can estimate the effect of a nurse-led telephone based palliative care intervention on quality-of-life, symptom burden and patient satisfaction.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Care delivered by a nurse including symptom assessment and management, patient education on lung cancer and treatment options , discussion and communication about preferences for care, psychosocial assessment including referrals to ancillary services such as social services and spiritual care as requested by the patient.