2020
Conducting Goals-of-Care Discussions Takes Less Time Than Imagined.
Pintova S, Leibrandt R, Smith CB, Adelson KB, Gonsky J, Egorova N, Franco R, Bickell NA. Conducting Goals-of-Care Discussions Takes Less Time Than Imagined. JCO Oncology Practice 2020, 16: e1499-e1506. PMID: 32749930, DOI: 10.1200/jop.19.00743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGOC discussionsCare discussionsAdvanced solid tumor cancersDifferent hospital typesLength of encounterSolid tumor cancersTotal encounter timePatient ageAdvanced cancerHospital typeRural hospitalsMedicare coveragePatientsCancer progressionOncologistsMultivariate modelEncounter timeVisitsSignificant differencesCancerProgressionMinutesLess timeCommon misperceptionsPrognosisImpact of High-Quality Goals-of-Care Discussions on Oncologist Productivity.
Pintova S, Leibrandt R, Smith CB, Adelson KB, Gonsky JP, Egorova N, Franco R, Bickell NA. Impact of High-Quality Goals-of-Care Discussions on Oncologist Productivity. JCO Oncology Practice 2020, 16: e290-e297. PMID: 32048945, DOI: 10.1200/jop.19.00381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGOC discussionsAdvanced cancerPatient populationCare discussionsPractice settingsDifferent practice settingsOncologist characteristicsStudy patientsCommunity hospitalRural hospitalsPatientsOncologistsHigh-quality goalsRural settingsSignificant differencesHospitalCancerValue unitsHoursSettingPrognosisPopulationCommunication skillsVisits
2017
Does coaching goals of care discussion skills make a difference?
Bickell N, Adelson K, Gonsky J, Pintova S, Levy B, Lin J, Franco R, Egorova N, Smith C. Does coaching goals of care discussion skills make a difference? Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: 6586-6586. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.6586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced cancer patientsGOC discussionsCancer patientsCancer prognosisClarity of valuesPoor health literacyQuality of lifeElicit patient valuesEligible patientsIntervention patientsYear prognosisMean ageCare discussionsIntervention groupPatient reportsPatient understandingTreatment goalsHealth literacyDisease processPatientsSide effectsPatient valuesOncologists' communication skillsCommunication skills trainingPrognosisDoes oncologist productivity impact goals of care discussions?
Pintova S, Smith C, Adelson K, Gonsky J, Egorova N, Franco R, Bickell N. Does oncologist productivity impact goals of care discussions? Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: e21675-e21675. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.e21675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced cancer patientsGOC discussionsCancer patientsCare discussionsYear prognosisStudy patientsPatient reportsMunicipal HospitalPatientsRural hospitalsOncologistsCommunication skills trainingHospitalCancer treatmentMultivariate modelImpact goalsVisitsValue unitsSkills trainingSignificant relationshipPrognosisRCTsIllnessPrevalence