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Feasibility of Clinically Prioritized Colorectal Cancer Quality Indicators With a New South Wales Population‐Based Linked Dataset

Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, EarlyView.
This study identified six clinically relevant quality indicators feasible to measure using NSW population‐based data. However, these indicators were restricted to surgical processes and outcomes. A large gap remains in available data to produce reliable and clinically meaningful quality measurements across the entire patient pathway.
Candice Donnelly, Puma Sundaresan, James Toh, Gabriel Gabriel, Tim Shaw, Anna Janssen, Paul Harnett, Shalini Vinod   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quality of Life Among Thai Patients With Advanced Cancer: Findings From the APPROACH Study

Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, EarlyView.
Cancer is the leading cause of death in Thailand, but quality of life with cancer is not well understood. Thai patients had relatively high quality of life, but the pervasiveness of self‐blame and its association with reduced quality of life, and the large proportion with depressive symptoms, stresses the need for mental health care.
Waranee Bunchuailua, Nattiya Kapol, Sineenart Krichanchai, Waranya Krongkaew, Ellie Bostwick Andres   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prospective validation of an artificial intelligence assessment in a cohort of applicants seeking financial compensation for asbestosis (PROSBEST)

European Radiology Experimental
Background Asbestosis, a rare pneumoconiosis marked by diffuse pulmonary fibrosis, arises from prolonged asbestos exposure. Its diagnosis, guided by the Helsinki criteria, relies on exposure history, clinical findings, radiology, and lung function ...
Illaa Smesseim, Kevin B. W. Groot Lipman, Stefano Trebeschi, Martijn M. Stuiver, Renaud Tissier, Jacobus A. Burgers, Cornedine J. de Gooijer   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Voice of Asia: Provision of Patient‐Centered Care in Oral Cavity Cancer: A Qualitative Study With Patients, Caregivers, and Healthcare Professionals in Five Asia‐Pacific Regions

Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, EarlyView.
The study identified key barriers to optimal patient‐centered care, including delayed diagnosis due to awareness and stigma‐related barriers among patients and caregivers, and opportunities to enhance multidisciplinary coordination. Resource limitations impacted nursing and psychosocial support, while access to support care varied across regions.
Edwin Pun Hui, Puma Sundaresan, Hye Ryun Kim, Khoi Tuan Nguyen, Tracey E Nicholls, Hai‐Ling Teng, Yu‐Chung Li, Ying Jie Yew, Regina Gowindah, Con Stylianou, Pei‐Jen Lou   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unbearable Pain: India's Obligation to Ensure Palliative Care [PDF]

, 2009
This 102-page report found that many major cancer hospitals in India do not provide patients with morphine, despite the fact that more than 70 percent of their patients are incurable and likely to require pain treatment and palliative care.

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Multidisciplinary Clinical Quality Indicators for Head and Neck Cancer: A Modified Delphi Study in Australia

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Monitoring delivery of cancer care is critical to improve outcomes in increasingly resource‐constrained settings. The aim of this study was to develop a priority set of multidisciplinary quality indicators (QIs) for benchmarking and monitoring the quality of care for head and neck cancer (HNC) in Australia.
Rebecca L. Venchiarutti, Ashleigh R. Sharman, Candice Donnelly, Nectarios Andrews, Martin Batstone, Sandeep Bhuta, Ruta Gupta, Claire Jeans, Jenny Lee, Eng H. Ooi, Mark Schifter, Puma Sundaresan, Swee T. Tan, Denyse Whelan, Takako (Eva) Yabe, Meiling Zhou, Carsten E. Palme, Jonathan R. Clark   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Skin‐Reducing Mastectomy and Implant Reconstruction: Long‐Term Surgical, Oncological, and Patient‐Reported Outcomes

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Skin‐reducing mastectomy (SRM) allows implant‐based immediate breast reconstruction in women with large, ptotic breasts. This study aimed to evaluate the surgical and patient‐reported outcomes (PRO) following SRM. Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on patients who underwent SRM between January 2011 and December 2014 ...
Gaik Si Quah, Meagan Brennan, James French, Elisabeth Elder   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bereavement risk screening: A pathway to psychosocial oncology care. [PDF]

Psychooncology, 2020
Roberts KE, Jankauskaite G, Slivjak E, Rubin L, Schachter S, Stabler S, Wiener L, Prigerson HG, Lichtenthal WG.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Early versus late termination for fetal anomalies: Women's perspectives and psychological impact in a mixed methods study

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
This mixed method study evaluated the psychological impact and perspectives associated with early and late termination of pregnancy (TOP). Early TOP due to fetal anomalies is associated with a lower psychological impact compared to late TOP. Pregnancy termination has a substantial emotional impact regardless of gestational age.
Eline E. R. Lust, Kim Bronsgeest, Lidewij Henneman, Neeltje M. T. H. Crombag, Caterina M. Bilardo, Robert‐Jan H. Galjaard, Esther Sikkel, Audrey B. C. Coumans, Ayten Elvan‐Taşpınar, Sander Galjaard, Attie T. J. I. Go, Gwendolyn T. R. Manten, Eva Pajkrt, Elisabeth van Leeuwen, Monique C. Haak, Mireille N. Bekker   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Framework for planning the delivery of psychosocial oncology services: An American psychosocial oncology society task force report. [PDF]

Psychooncology, 2020
Pirl WF, Greer JA, Gregorio SW, Deshields T, Irwin S, Fasciano K, Wiener L, Courtnage T, Padgett LS, Fann JR.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source