Symptom screening with Targeted Early Palliative care (STEP) versus usual care for patients with advanced cancer: a mixed methods study.
Camilla ZimmermannAshley PopeBreffni HannonPhilippe L BedardGary M RodinNeesha C DhaniMadeline LiLeonie HerxMonika K KrzyzanowskaDoris M HowellJennifer J KnoxNatasha B LeighlSrikala S SridharAmit M OzaStephanie LheureuxChristopher M BoothGeoffrey LiuJacqueline Alcalde CastroNadia SwamiRachel Sue-A-QuanAnne RydallLisa W LePublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2023)
Despite lack of power for this halted trial, preliminary results favored STEP and qualitative results demonstrated acceptability. Findings will inform an RCT of combined in-person and virtual STEP.