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  • Association between pancreatic cancer patients' perception of their care coordination and patient-reported and survival outcomes

    Author(s)
    Beesley, Vanessa L
    Janda, Monika
    Burmeister, Elizabeth A
    Goldstein, David
    Gooden, Helen
    Merrett, Neil D
    O'Connell, Dianne L
    Wyld, David K
    Chan, Raymond J
    Young, Jane M
    Neale, Rachel E
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Chan, Ray
    Year published
    2018
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    Abstract
    Objective: People with pancreatic cancer have poor survival, and management is challenging. Pancreatic cancer patients' perceptions of their care coordination and its association with their outcomes have not been well-studied. Our objective was to determine if perception of care coordination is associated with patient-reported outcomes or survival. Methods: People with pancreatic cancer who were 1–8 months postdiagnosis (52 with completed resection and 58 with no resection) completed a patient-reported questionnaire that assessed their perceptions of care coordination, quality of life, anxiety, and depression using validated ...
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    Objective: People with pancreatic cancer have poor survival, and management is challenging. Pancreatic cancer patients' perceptions of their care coordination and its association with their outcomes have not been well-studied. Our objective was to determine if perception of care coordination is associated with patient-reported outcomes or survival. Methods: People with pancreatic cancer who were 1–8 months postdiagnosis (52 with completed resection and 58 with no resection) completed a patient-reported questionnaire that assessed their perceptions of care coordination, quality of life, anxiety, and depression using validated instruments. Mean scores for 15 care-coordination items were calculated and then ranked from highest (best experience) to lowest (worst experience). Associations between care-coordination scores (including communication and navigation domains) and patient-reported outcomes and survival were investigated using general linear regression and Cox regression, respectively. All analyses were stratified by whether or not the tumor had been resected. Results: In both groups, the highest-ranked care-coordination items were: knowing who was responsible for coordinating care, health professionals being informed about their history, and waiting times. The worst-ranked items related to: how often patients were asked about visits with other health professionals and how well they and their family were coping, knowing the symptoms they should monitor, having sufficient emotional help from staff, and access to additional specialist services. For people who had a resection, better communication and navigation scores were significantly associated with higher quality of life and less anxiety and depression. However, these associations were not statistically significant for those with no resection. Perception of cancer care coordination was not associated with survival in either group. Significance of results: Our results suggest that, while many core clinical aspects of care are perceived to be done well for pancreatic cancer patients, improvements in emotional support, referral to specialist services, and self-management education may improve patient-reported outcomes.
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    Journal Title
    PALLIATIVE & SUPPORTIVE CARE
    Volume
    16
    Issue
    5
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1017/S1478951517000608
    Subject
    Public Health and Health Services
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/383554
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