2023
Associations of Early Completion of Advance Directives With Key End-of-Life Quality Measures: Analysis of an ASCO Quality Oncology Practice Initiative Patient Cohort
Power S, Bickel K, Chen R, Chiang A, Garrett-Mayer L, Makhoul I, Mougalian S, Shapiro C, Siegel R, Smith C, Rocque G, Kozlik M, Crist S, Kamal A. Associations of Early Completion of Advance Directives With Key End-of-Life Quality Measures: Analysis of an ASCO Quality Oncology Practice Initiative Patient Cohort. JCO Oncology Practice 2023, 19: e520-e526. PMID: 36669136, DOI: 10.1200/op.22.00464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDays of lifeEmergency room visitsAD completionChemotherapy receiptRoom visitsAdvance directivesIntensive care unit admissionLife quality measuresCare unit admissionEOL quality measuresOutcomes of patientsIntensive care unitPatient-level dataChi-square testHigh rateUnit admissionHospice enrollmentCare unitOncology visitsPatient cohortPatient enrollmentPatientsCancer diagnosisVisitsQuality measures
2018
Simple interventions to decrease use of chemotherapy in patients at the end of life.
Chiang A, Adelson K, Kapo J, Severino K, Lilenbaum R. Simple interventions to decrease use of chemotherapy in patients at the end of life. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2018, 36: 181-181. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.36.30_suppl.181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDays of lifeCourse of illnessEnd of lifeDay of deathGOC conversationsPrimary oncologistCare centerEarly palliative care referralPalliative care referralUse of chemotherapyPalliative care trainingChemotherapy utilizationCare referralPoor prognosisGOC discussionsCancer patientsUnnecessary treatmentGeneral oncologistsCare conversationsPost interventionPatientsChemotherapyMultidisciplinary teamPatient carePhysicians' skills