2020
Effects of a Communication Intervention Randomized Controlled Trial to Enable Goals-of-Care Discussions.
Bickell NA, Back AL, Adelson K, Gonsky JP, Egorova N, Pintova S, Lin JJ, Kozuch P, Bagiella E, Smith CB. Effects of a Communication Intervention Randomized Controlled Trial to Enable Goals-of-Care Discussions. JCO Oncology Practice 2020, 16: e1015-e1028. PMID: 32374710, DOI: 10.1200/op.20.00040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElicit patient valuesEnd of lifeAdvanced cancerPatient valuesAggressive careGOC discussionsCare discussionsIntensive care unit admissionHigh care utilizationCare unit admissionMean hospitalizationTraining oncologistsUnit admissionUC patientsAggressive treatmentCare utilizationBlock randomizationCommunication skills trainingOncologistsPatientsCancerCommunication interventionsPrevalenceLife expectancyLast month
2019
The impact of communication style on patient satisfaction
Trant AA, Szekely B, Mougalian SS, DiGiovanna MP, Sanft T, Hofstatter E, Silber A, Adelson KB, Chagpar A, Killelea B, Horowitz N, Lannin D, Park T, Corso M, Abraham G, Pollard-Murphy K, Sturrock T, Knill-Selby E, Western A, Servodidio C, Tasoulis MK, Healy B, Hatzis C, Pusztai L. The impact of communication style on patient satisfaction. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2019, 176: 349-356. PMID: 31025271, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-019-05232-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient satisfactionSatisfaction scoresBrief demographic formPhysical health scoresHigh patient satisfactionPatient satisfaction scoresAdvanced practice providersRoutine followPatient pairsDoctor QuestionnaireResultsIn totalHospital satisfactionBreast centerHealth SurveyPractice providersHealth scoresMethodsThis studyPatientsConcordance scoreMixed effects modelsDemographic formScoresEmployment statusPearson correlationProviders
2017
Speaking Up: How Patient and Physician Voices Shaped a Trial to Improve Goals-of-Care Discussions
Solomon R, Smith C, Kallio J, Fenollosa A, Benerofe B, Jones L, Adelson K, Gonsky JP, Messner C, Bickell NA. Speaking Up: How Patient and Physician Voices Shaped a Trial to Improve Goals-of-Care Discussions. The Patient - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research 2017, 10: 489-501. PMID: 28364384, DOI: 10.1007/s40271-017-0226-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalliative care physiciansAdvanced cancerCare physiciansGOC discussionsOutcome measuresPhysician voicesOutcomes Research InstituteCancer benefitIntervention visitsCare discussionsCare conversationsOutcome measurementsPatient inputPatientsNovel interventionsPatient stakeholdersPhysician inputStudy designOncologistsEarly goalDisease managementPhysiciansPhysician stakeholdersIntervention designIntervention