Friday, October 08, 2010
Practice-Changing Results to Be Presented at ESMO - Medscape Medical News from the: * 35th European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress
October 8, 2010 (Milan, Italy) — A record number of abstracts were submitted and accepted, and a record number of attendees expected, here at the 35th European Society for Medical Oncology Congress. In addition, findings from major phase 3 trials may change clinical practice in lung, breast, ovarian, and prostate cancer.....
CANHELP Tool - questionnaires/tools/end of life care - patients, caregivers, bereavement, healthcare providers
View the questionnaire measuring SATISFACTION only:
Documents (pdf):
* CANHELP Patient Questionnaire
* CANHELP Caregiver Questionnaire
* CANHELP Bereavement Questionnaire
View the Questionnaire measuring IMPORTANCE and SATISFACTION:
* CANHELP Patient Questionnaire
* CANHELP Caregiver Questionnaire
Canadian Health Reference Guide-Patients and caregivers want more support at the end of life
New tool helps patients and families communicate their needs
free full access: Health care providers (doctors and nurses) underestimate symptom intensities of cancer patients
Note: plain english format (easy to read) "The differences between patient and provider assessments can be caused by providers not being able to exactly interpret the patients' symptoms or that different instruments are used for patients and health care providers. Agreement on rating of symptoms was associated with demographic- and disease-related factors. Clinicians involved in care for patients with cancer should be aware of the potential factors associated with a risk of symptom underestimation."
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