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
2017
Does oncologist productivity impact goals of care discussions?
Pintova S, Smith C, Adelson K, Gonsky J, Egorova N, Franco R, Bickell N. Does oncologist productivity impact goals of care discussions? Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: e21675-e21675. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.e21675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced cancer patientsGOC discussionsCancer patientsCare discussionsYear prognosisStudy patientsPatient reportsMunicipal HospitalPatientsRural hospitalsOncologistsCommunication skills trainingHospitalCancer treatmentMultivariate modelImpact goalsVisitsValue unitsSkills trainingSignificant relationshipPrognosisRCTsIllnessPrevalence