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Implementing "Goals of Care" discussion and palliative care referral for patients with advanced lung cancer - an outpatient-based pilot project.

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BACKGROUND:Early involvement of palliative care and advance care planning improves quality of life outcomes and survival for patients with advanced lung cancer, however there are barriers to implementation. AIMS AND METHODS:A single-centre prospective audit reviewing "Goals of Care" (GOC) form completion and palliative care referrals in an oncology clinic was undertaken with the aim of increasing GOC completion and palliative care referrals for patients with advanced lung cancer. Involved physicians attended a communication skills course and then received a communication-priming interventions. Clinicopathological factors associated with GOC completion and palliative care referral were explored. RESULTS:84 patients receiving palliative treatment for advanced lung cancer were enrolled. Clinicopathological factors, such as poorer performance status were associated with higher likelihood of GOC completion (p = 0.018) prior to the intervention. Male sex (p = 0.023), absence of a sensitising EGFR mutation or ALK rearrangement (p = 0.017), type of systemic therapy (p = 0.031) and poorer performance status (p < 0.001) were associated with higher likelihood of palliative care referral. The intervention improved GOC completion (RR 1.29 p = 0.004), however this was not sustained in a follow-up audit (RR 0.98 p = 0.92) and there was no change in palliative care referral rate (RR 2.5, p = 0.16). Predictors of palliative referral following clinical review included age (RR 1.16, p = 0.001), male sex (RR 14.2, p = 0.02) and poorer performance status (RR 1.76, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION:Communication-priming interventions can improve GOC completion for patients with advanced lung cancer. Further investigation is needed to pursue sustainable options for managing this complex patient group and improve guideline-adherence and patient care. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

journal_name

Intern Med J

journal_title

Internal medicine journal

authors

Conduit C,Thompson M,Thomas R,Nott L,Wuttke M

doi

10.1111/imj.14817

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-03-23 00:00:00

eissn

1444-0903

issn

1445-5994

pub_type

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Implementing "Goals of Care" discussion and palliative care referral for patients with advanced lung cancer - an outpatient-based pilot project.