Impact of outpatient palliative care (PC) on symptom burden in patients with advanced cancer at a tertiary cancer center in Jordan.

Omar ShamiehOdai KhamashMustafa KhraisatOmar JbouriMohammad AwniAbdulrahman Al-HawamdehGhadeer ArjaSawsan AjarmehDalia Al-RimawiDavid Hui

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2016)

Our outpatient palliative care consultation was associated with improvement in ESAS, particularly for patients who presented with moderate to severe symptoms. Further studies are needed to examine predictors of symptom response, longer term outcomes, and how to improve access to outpatient palliative care in the Middle East.

Keyphrases

palliative care
advanced cancer
papillary thyroid
preterm infants
patient reported
young adults
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
physical activity
depressive symptoms
gestational age
insulin resistance
drug induced
childhood cancer
case control