2020
Conducting Goals-of-Care Discussions Takes Less Time Than Imagined.
Pintova S, Leibrandt R, Smith CB, Adelson KB, Gonsky J, Egorova N, Franco R, Bickell NA. Conducting Goals-of-Care Discussions Takes Less Time Than Imagined. JCO Oncology Practice 2020, 16: e1499-e1506. PMID: 32749930, DOI: 10.1200/jop.19.00743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGOC discussionsCare discussionsAdvanced solid tumor cancersDifferent hospital typesLength of encounterSolid tumor cancersTotal encounter timePatient ageAdvanced cancerHospital typeRural hospitalsMedicare coveragePatientsCancer progressionOncologistsMultivariate modelEncounter timeVisitsSignificant differencesCancerProgressionMinutesLess timeCommon misperceptionsPrognosisEffects 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
Speaking Up: How Patient and Physician Voices Shaped a Trial to Improve Goals-of-Care Discussions
Solomon R, Smith C, Kallio J, Fenollosa A, Benerofe B, Jones L, Adelson K, Gonsky JP, Messner C, Bickell NA. Speaking Up: How Patient and Physician Voices Shaped a Trial to Improve Goals-of-Care Discussions. The Patient - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research 2017, 10: 489-501. PMID: 28364384, DOI: 10.1007/s40271-017-0226-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalliative care physiciansAdvanced cancerCare physiciansGOC discussionsOutcome measuresPhysician voicesOutcomes Research InstituteCancer benefitIntervention visitsCare discussionsCare conversationsOutcome measurementsPatient inputPatientsNovel interventionsPatient stakeholdersPhysician inputStudy designOncologistsEarly goalDisease managementPhysiciansPhysician stakeholdersIntervention designIntervention