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
2004
Effect of a Cognitive Behavioral Intervention on Reducing Symptom Severity During Chemotherapy
Given C, Given B, Rahbar M, Jeon S, McCorkle R, Cimprich B, Galecki A, Kozachik S, Brady A, Fisher-Malloy MJ, Courtney K, Bowie E. Effect of a Cognitive Behavioral Intervention on Reducing Symptom Severity During Chemotherapy. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2004, 22: 507-516. PMID: 14752074, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2004.01.241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSupportive care medicationsCognitive-behavioral interventionsSymptom severitySupportive medicationsCare medicationsConventional careBehavioral interventionsExperimental interventionCommunity cancer centerProportion of patientsSymptom Severity IndexBaseline symptom severityStage of cancerHigher symptom severityExperimental groupPrimary outcomeChemotherapy protocolsCancer CenterSeverity scoreMedical recordsTreatment statusPatientsMedicationsSolid tumorsChemotherapy