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QIM21-084: Perceived Needs and Patient Satisfaction of Psychosocial Distress Screening and Management in Inpatient Hematology Oncology Specialty Care

Chao-Hui Sylvia Huang, Jennifer K. Anderson, Jasmine A. Boykin, Jasmine K. Vickers, Heather Forbes, Kellie L. Flood, Lisle M. Nabell, and Kelly N. Godby

strategies to manage anxiety or depression. Barriers to receive counseling services include physical symptom burden such as pain and fatigue, medical procedures, and inadequate psychosocial care staffing. Findings revealed high perceived needs and patient

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Orally Administered Cancer Therapy: Breaking Down Barriers to Adherence and Quality of Life

Julia C. Shih and Anthony J. Olszanski

associated with high symptom distress, poorer QoL, and increased psychological symptom burden. The patients analyzed were part of a randomized controlled trial of adherence and symptom management comparing a smartphone mobile application intervention versus

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Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale and Clinical Characteristics Associated With Cannabinoid Use in Oncology Supportive Care Outpatients

Young D. Chang, Jae-Woo Jung, Ritika Oberoi-Jassal, Jongphil Kim, Sahana Rajasekhara, Meghan Haas, Joshua Smith, Vijay Desai, Kristine A. Donovan, and Diane Portman

, including chronic pain, spasticity, seizures, anorexia, nausea, and glaucoma. 2 – 4 In addition, marijuana has been highlighted as a potential immune-modulating or anticancer agent. 5 Given the symptom burden reported by patients in the oncology outpatient

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NCCN Debuts New Guidelines for Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

Ruben A. Mesa

are different for them,” he advised. Patient Assessment For patient assessment, the NCCN MPN Panel drew from the WHO diagnostic criteria. For quantifying the symptom burden, it incorporated the MPN Symptom Assessment Form. For prognosis

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Highlights of the NCCN Oncology Research Program

, emotional distress, and poor QoL. To help address these concerns, national guidelines now recommend that patients with advanced cancer and those with high symptom burden receive early palliative care integrated with oncology care from the time of diagnosis

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The Integration of Early Palliative Care With Oncology Care: The Time Has Come for a New Tradition

Jessica R. Bauman and Jennifer S. Temel

List the most common barriers to the integration of PC into cancer care Discuss the future directions of early PC models in oncology care P atients with advanced, incurable cancers often experience a tremendous symptom burden, emotional

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EHR-Integrated Patient-Reported Outcomes in Ambulatory Oncology: A Critical Opportunity for Timely and Targeted Palliative Care

Patricia I. Moreno, Frank J. Penedo, Felicia M. Knaul, Carina Oltmann, Michael T. Huber, and Mariana Khawand-Azoulai

of PROs in ambulatory oncology improves patient–provider communication, satisfaction with care, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), symptom burden, and clinical outcomes. 1 – 4 As a result, there has been a significant interest in both

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Interferons as the First Choice of Cytoreduction in Essential Thrombocythemia and Polycythemia Vera

Joan How and Gabriela Hobbs

hematologic and molecular responses and similar rates of adverse events. 26 However, interferon’s distinct adverse effect profile will limit its use in certain patient populations. However, symptom burden remains substantial even among responders. In a post

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Mitigating the Risk of Aberrant Use of Opioids in Patients With Cancer Pain

Marcin Chwistek

? In short, COMM has a very high false-positive rate in patients treated with opioids for cancer pain. This is not surprising. It is easy to notice that the high score may result from high distress and symptom burden of cancer-related symptoms in

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Early Implementation of Palliative Care Can Improve Patient Outcomes

Paul A. Glare

and patients with newly diagnosed advanced cancer often have a high symptom burden. 14 With the growing incidence and prevalence of cancer and the number of patients who live with the consequences of the disease and treatment, a comprehensive but