2009
The Utility of Screening in the Design of Trials for Symptom Management in Cancer
Jeon S, Given CW, Sikorskii A, Given B. The Utility of Screening in the Design of Trials for Symptom Management in Cancer. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2009, 38: 606-614. PMID: 19699052, PMCID: PMC2761530, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.02.233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptom managementIntervention contactsSeverity scoreClinical trialsCancer symptom management trialsLikelihood ratioUtility of screeningSeverity of symptomsDesign of trialsSymptom management trialsPost-test probabilityReceipt of interventionTrial entryCancer patientsPatientsTrial designSymptomsDiscriminative accuracyRating ScaleTrialsSeverityCharacteristic curveManagement trialsCancerIntervention
2007
Symptom Management for Cancer Patients: A Trial Comparing Two Multimodal Interventions
Sikorskii A, Given CW, Given B, Jeon S, Decker V, Decker D, Champion V, McCorkle R. Symptom Management for Cancer Patients: A Trial Comparing Two Multimodal Interventions. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2007, 34: 253-264. PMID: 17618080, PMCID: PMC2043403, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.11.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer patientsCancer patientsSymptom managementIntervention contactsSymptom severityNon-lung cancer patientsSeverity of symptomsGreater symptom severitySignificant reductionConventional careSevere symptomsMultimodal interventionPatientsSymptom patternsSolid tumorsEight-weekPrior trialsPostintervention observationSeveritySymptomsInteractive interventionChemotherapyInterventionLongitudinal analysisBaseline