2022
Integrating Palliative Care Into Self-management of Breast Cancer
Schulman-Green D, Linsky S, Jeon S, Holland ML, Kapo J, Blatt L, Adams C, Chagpar AB. Integrating Palliative Care Into Self-management of Breast Cancer. Cancer Nursing 2022, 46: e169-e180. PMID: 35353749, PMCID: PMC9519806, DOI: 10.1097/ncc.0000000000001078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer patientsPalliative careCancer careRace/ethnicityCancer patientsChronic Disease Self-Efficacy ScaleStage III/IV cancerSingle-blind pilotSymptom management educationSelf-management planFeasibility/acceptabilityAcademic cancer centerMedical Communication Competence ScaleSelf-management outcomesLate-stage cancerEthnic minority patientsEffect sizeClinical characteristicsCancer CenterHospital AnxietyMishel UncertaintyCancer stageIllness ScaleBreast cancerDepression Scale
2015
Integrating Palliative Care Into the Care of Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer
Kapo JM, Akgün KM. Integrating Palliative Care Into the Care of Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer. The Cancer Journal 2015, 21: 434-439. PMID: 26389769, DOI: 10.1097/ppo.0000000000000149.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAdvanced lung cancerLung cancerPalliative careMedian survivalAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerBurden of symptomsRegional lymph nodesCell lung cancerLung cancer mortalityTreatment of painTreatment of patientsCare of patientsCause of deathSupport of caregiversMetastatic diseaseLymph nodesCancer mortalityCancer deathPatientsHigh mortalityCancerNeed of supportCareDyspnea