2015
An Advanced Practice Nurse Coordinated Multidisciplinary Intervention for Patients with Late-Stage Cancer: A Cluster Randomized Trial
McCorkle R, Jeon S, Ercolano E, Lazenby M, Reid A, Davies M, Viveiros D, Gettinger S. An Advanced Practice Nurse Coordinated Multidisciplinary Intervention for Patients with Late-Stage Cancer: A Cluster Randomized Trial. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2015, 18: 962-969. PMID: 26305992, PMCID: PMC4638201, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2015.0113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate-stage cancerSelf-reported clinical outcomesSecondary outcomesPalliative carePatient outcomesMonths postbaselinePrimary patient-reported outcomesEarly palliative careComprehensive cancer carePatient-reported outcomesAdvanced practice nursesWhole patient careLinear mixed model analysisUsual carePrimary outcomeClinical outcomesMultidisciplinary clinicPractice nursesCancer careClinic levelMultidisciplinary interventionTrial designMixed model analysisGeneral linear mixed model analysisTranslational studies
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