2024
Association of patient socioeconomic status with outcomes after palliative treatment for disseminated cancer
Maduka R, Canavan M, Walters S, Ermer T, Zhan P, Kaminski M, Li A, Pichert M, Salazar M, Prsic E, Boffa D. Association of patient socioeconomic status with outcomes after palliative treatment for disseminated cancer. Cancer Medicine 2024, 13: e7028. PMID: 38711364, PMCID: PMC11074703, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.7028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptimal quality of careQuality of carePatient socioeconomic statusAssociated with improved qualityAssociated with improved quality of lifeEnd-of-lifeUS cancer populationPalliative treatmentQuality of lifeCox proportional hazards modelsMultivariate logistic regressionInformed decision makingProportional hazards modelFacility characteristicsNon-HispanicAssociated with lower ratesInsurance payer statusImproving informed decision makingCancer populationSocioeconomic statusHispanic ethnicityTreatment usePayer statusBlack raceLogistic regression
2023
Oncology hospitalist impact on hospice utilization
Prsic E, Morris J, Adelson K, Parker N, Gombos E, Kottarathara M, Novosel M, Castillo L, Rothberg BE. Oncology hospitalist impact on hospice utilization. Cancer 2023, 129: 3797-3804. PMID: 37706601, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.35008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical oncology serviceOncology servicesEnd of lifeAdvanced cancerInpatient hospiceHospice utilizationHigher total health care costsTotal health care costsComfort-focused careInpatient oncology serviceSmilow Cancer HospitalAdjusted odds ratioLength of staySolid tumor malignanciesLong-term survivalMultivariable linear regressionHealth care costsElectronic medical recordsHospice transitionUnplanned hospitalizationDischarge dispositionHospice referralInpatient managementLate referralCancer HospitalPrevalence and predictors of long-delayed (> 120 h) chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV)—a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis
Chow R, Yin L, Baqri W, Huang R, Boldt G, Younus J, Lock M, Prsic E, Zimmermann C, Herrstedt J. Prevalence and predictors of long-delayed (> 120 h) chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV)—a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis. Supportive Care In Cancer 2023, 31: 505. PMID: 37535218, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-023-07978-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntiemeticsAntineoplastic AgentsHumansNauseaNeoplasmsPrevalenceProspective StudiesVomitingConceptsChemotherapy-induced nauseaIndividual patient dataDay 4Individual patient-level dataPatient dataPatient-level dataStepwise logistic regressionEmetogenic chemotherapyChemotherapy regimenChemotherapy regimensPatient demographicsCochrane CENTRALResultsA totalOverall prevalenceCINVNauseaVomitingPatientsEligible articlesSystematic reviewAntineoplastic agentsStudy authorsLogistic regressionMethodsThis reviewSignificant risk
2021
Medical Outcomes of Oncology Inpatients With and Without Chaplain Spiritual Care Visit: The Yale New Haven Hospital Experience
Chow R, Tenenbaum L, Balboni TA, Prsic EH. Medical Outcomes of Oncology Inpatients With and Without Chaplain Spiritual Care Visit: The Yale New Haven Hospital Experience. JCO Oncology Practice 2021, 18: e334-e338. PMID: 34846912, DOI: 10.1200/op.21.00600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsClergyHospitalsHumansInpatientsNeoplasmsQuality of LifeRetrospective StudiesSpiritual TherapiesConceptsMedical oncology patientsHealth care utilizationCare utilizationSpiritual careCare visitsOncology patientsIntensive care unit admissionYale-New Haven HospitalHospital health outcomesSpiritual care assessmentCare unit admissionDays of dischargeRetrospective chart reviewEmergency department visitsLength of stayNew Haven HospitalQuality of lifeUnit admissionHospital deathHospital outcomesChart reviewOncology inpatientsReadmission ratesDepartment visitsCare consultationsCancer-related fatigue—pharmacological interventions: systematic review and network meta-analysis
Chow R, Bruera E, Sanatani M, Chiu L, Prsic E, Boldt G, Lock M. Cancer-related fatigue—pharmacological interventions: systematic review and network meta-analysis. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 2021, 13: 274-280. PMID: 34593386, DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2021-003244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer-related fatiguePharmacologic interventionsSystematic reviewCochrane Central RegisterFuture clinical trialsMore safety dataCentral RegisterHead trialsControlled TrialsCommon symptomsFuture trialsClinical trialsSafety dataDirect headMean differenceParoxetineModafinilTrialsInterventionPatientsCancer researchReviewPlaceboEMBASEMEDLINEMusic therapy effectiveness by duration in patients with cancer: a meta-regression
Chow R, Bergner R, Prsic E. Music therapy effectiveness by duration in patients with cancer: a meta-regression. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 2021, 13: 117-120. PMID: 36810298, DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2021-003163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTherapy timeMusic therapyMusic therapy's effectivenessOutcomes of painBetter pain controlPatient-related outcomesInverse variance modelHigh-quality studiesQuality of lifePain controlLower riskTherapy effectivenessBias trialsTherapyPainPatientsCancerLonger durationEmotional wellPositive associationDurationOutcomesHoursTrialsEndpoint