2021
Implementation of Inpatient Palliative Care Consultation Triggers and Its Impact on Healthcare Use in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Xiang J, Prsic E, Adelson K, Prebet T. Implementation of Inpatient Palliative Care Consultation Triggers and Its Impact on Healthcare Use in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Blood 2021, 138: 3018. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2021-149300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRefractory acute myeloid leukemiaAcute myeloid leukemiaPost-intervention groupLength of stayAdvanced acute myeloid leukemiaPalliative care consultHigh symptom burdenLines of therapyCare consultEnd of lifeDay of deathSame admissionCare escalationSymptom burdenHospice enrollmentHealthcare utilizationSymptom managementPrimary teamMyeloid leukemiaEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusRelapsed/Refractory Acute Myeloid LeukemiaHigh-risk hematology patientsAdvance care planning documentationPalliative care remainsPalliative care useEnd-of-life patterns of symptom management and cancer-directed care among Medicare beneficiaries with lung cancer: a claims-based analysis
Davidoff AJ, Canavan ME, Prsic E, Saphire M, Wang SY, Presley CJ. End-of-life patterns of symptom management and cancer-directed care among Medicare beneficiaries with lung cancer: a claims-based analysis. Supportive Care In Cancer 2021, 29: 3921-3932. PMID: 33389087, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-020-05964-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer-directed therapySymptom management servicesLung cancerMedicare beneficiariesCare contentYounger ageEarlier hospice enrollmentLife care patternsLung cancer decedentsPercentage of patientsClaims-based analysisMethodsThis retrospective studyMost Medicare beneficiariesNonhospice settingsCancer decedentsUsual careHospice enrollmentSymptom managementRetrospective studyMedicare databaseSkilled nursingHigh comorbidityCare intensityMedicare claimsMultinomial logistic regression
2020
End-of-life (EOL) trajectories among older adults dying with lung cancer (LC).
Davidoff A, Canavan M, Wang S, Prsic E, Saphire M, Presley C. End-of-life (EOL) trajectories among older adults dying with lung cancer (LC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: e24008-e24008. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.e24008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPalliative care servicesHospital referral regionsLung cancerCancer decedentsCare intensityNon-Hispanic whitesCD careLine therapyHospice enrollmentSEER-MedicareIntensive careHospice useOlder decedentsPhysician preferenceHigh riskHospice careMultinomial logistic regressionReferral regionsMedicare decedentsHigher ageCare servicesHealth statusLogistic regressionDecedentsHospice
2019
Patterns of Symptom Management Medication Receipt at End-of-Life Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Lung Cancer
Saphire ML, Prsic E, Canavan ME, Wang SJ, Presley CJ, Davidoff AJ. Patterns of Symptom Management Medication Receipt at End-of-Life Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Lung Cancer. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2019, 59: 767-777.e1. PMID: 31778783, PMCID: PMC7338983, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.11.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNausea/vomitingMedication receiptEnd of lifeLung cancerOutpatient settingOlder adultsEnd Results-Medicare databaseEmotional distressPoor patient-provider communicationReceipt of medicationSymptom management medicationsHigh symptom burdenAge 67 yearsPatient demographic characteristicsMultivariable logistic regressionPatient-provider communicationMedicare hospice benefitOutpatient medicationsConcurrent therapyRetrospective cohortSymptom burdenSymptomatic managementHospice enrollmentSymptom managementD claimsPatterns of palliative symptom management (PSM) medication use at end-of-life (EoL) among Medicare beneficiaries with advanced lung cancer (advLC).
Davidoff A, Prsic E, Saphire M, Canavan M, Wang S, McCorkle R, Presley C. Patterns of palliative symptom management (PSM) medication use at end-of-life (EoL) among Medicare beneficiaries with advanced lung cancer (advLC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 130-130. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.27_suppl.130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedication useEoL-1Medication receiptPoor patient-provider communicationAdvanced lung cancerHigh symptom burdenPatient demographic characteristicsPatient-provider communicationAge 77 yearsMedicare/MedicaidRace/ethnicity groupsNon-Hispanic whitesNausea/ vomitingSymptom burdenHospice enrollmentSymptom reliefConcurrent radiationSEER-MedicareOutpatient settingParenteral medicationsLung cancerMedicare beneficiariesPatientsLogistic regressionOlder adults