Results of implementing a novel supportive oncology screening tool for comprehensive evaluation of distress and other supportive care needs.

Authors

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Julia Rachel Trosman

Center for Business Models in Healthcare, Chicago, IL

Julia Rachel Trosman , James Gerhart , Urjeet Patel , Paramjeet Khosla , Patricia A. Robinson , Frank J. Penedo , Aidnag Diaz , Teresa Lillis , Harry Miranda , Erika K. Radeke , Betty Roggenkamp , Mary Pasquinelli , Lawrence Eric Feldman , Joanna Martin , Shelly S. Lo , Sheetal Mehta Kircher , Sofia F. Garcia , Rosa Berardi , Christine B. Weldon

Organizations

Center for Business Models in Healthcare, Chicago, IL, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, The John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL, Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago, IL, Loyola University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, Minority-Based Community Clinical Oncology Program, Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL, University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, Chicago, IL, University of Illinois at Chicago Cancer Center, Chicago, IL, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL, Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, The Coleman Foundation, Chicago, IL

Research Funding

Other Foundation

Background: The Institute of Medicine (IOM) 2013 Report recommends that supportive oncology care start at cancer diagnosis; the Commission on Cancer (CoC) Standard 3.2 requires distress screening and indicated action. Screening tools are not standardized and often address only a portion of patients’ supportive oncology needs. Methods: A collaborative of 100+ clinicians, funded by The Coleman Foundation, developed a patient-centric screening tool adapted from NCCN Distress Problem List, IOM report and CoC standards, with validated sub-tools: PHQ-4 for anxiety and depression and PROMIS short forms for pain, fatigue and physical function. Novel treatment/care and other concerns were included. The screening tool was implemented at 4 cancer centers (2 academic, 1 public & 1 safety-net). End points included correlation of PHQ-4 score with other supportive oncology needs. Descriptive statistics, Fisher’s exact test were used. Results: 2805 patients were screened. Average scores were: PHQ4 – Anxiety and Depression 1.8 (mild > 3), Pain 4.5 (mild > 4), Fatigue 8.8 (mild > 6), Physical Function 20.2 (mild < 20), see table for additional items. Higher scores on the PHQ-4 were significantly associated with each of the following: greater pain, fatigue, nutritional and specific treatment/care concerns, and lower physical function (p<.0001). Conclusions: Patients with higher anxiety and depression also have many other supportive oncology concerns. Our results support the use of a comprehensive tool capturing a spectrum of each patient’s unique concerns. This may enable earlier interventions and personalized delivery of supportive care.

Screening ItemFrequency
n=2805
I want to better understand my prognosis or long term outcome44%
I want to better understand my cancer diagnosis or stage38%
I have questions about my treatment options, medication, or my plan of care28%
Sleep concerns28%
Tingling in hands/feet24%
Dry mouth21%
Concerns about other family members19%
Skin dry/itchy, blister/pain19%
I feel peaceful (counted if No)19%
Issues with taste19%
I want help communicating my wishes for treatment18%
I have a sense of purpose or meaning (counted if No)17%
Constipation16%

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2017 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Publication Only

Session Title

Publication Only: Patient and Survivor Care

Track

Patient and Survivor Care

Sub Track

Palliative Care and Symptom Management

Citation

J Clin Oncol 35, 2017 (suppl; abstr e21644)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2017.35.15_suppl.e21644

Abstract #

e21644

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