{"title":"专门的团队管理改善了接受姑息性放疗患者的以人为本的护理","authors":"Pamela Paterson , Samir Patel , Ben Burke , Melanie Clarkson , Alysa Fairchild","doi":"10.1016/S0167-8140(25)04697-3","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose:</h3><div>Palliative radiotherapy (PRT) integrated with supportive care provided by a multidisciplinary team (MDT) improves symptoms and quality of life. At our centre, PRT consultations occur in either the general outpatient department (OP) or with a dedicated specialist Palliative Radiation Oncology (PRO) clinic. We explored the differential impact of PRT consult pathway on clinical outcomes.</div></div><div><h3>Materials and Methods:</h3><div>Consecutive adults with four primary cancers prescribed ≤10 fractions of PRT (03-06/2023) with 4-week follow-up were retrospectively reviewed. Data abstracted included patient-reported symptom scores, urgent unplanned cancer centre encounters triggered by symptoms, hospital admissions, analgesic escalation, and MDT referrals. Descriptive and summary statistics were calculated.</div></div><div><h3>Results:</h3><div>Of 110 patients (78 assessed in PRO and 32 in OP), 33.6% had breast, 28.2% GU, 20.9% lung, and 17.3% GI cancers. Overall, 93.6% completed PRT as prescribed. At four weeks post-PRT, in PRO patients, pain improved in 32/78 (41.0%), was stable in 45/78 (57.7%), and worse in 1/78 (1.3%). For OP patients (one pain score missing), pain improved in 2/31 (6.5%), was stable in 20/31 (64.5%) and worse in 9/31 (29.0%). Just over half required >1 urgent unplanned outpatient encounter (55.1% of PRO versus 56.3% of OP patients). 13/78 (16.7%) PRO versus 6/32 (18.8%) OP patients required hospital admission. Analgesic adjustment was required by 43.6% (34/78) of PRO and 50% (16/32) of OP patients. Most MDT referrals were made through the PRO Clinic. Median survival was 42.4 wks (95% CI 25.3- 53.1wks) for PRO patients versus 29.6 wks (95%CI 10.1-52.1 wks) for OP patients.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions:</h3><div>Patients managed through the dedicated PRO program were more likely to report improved pain and be referred for multidisciplinary supportive care, while analgesic escalation and acute care admission occurred more often in OP patients. 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At our centre, PRT consultations occur in either the general outpatient department (OP) or with a dedicated specialist Palliative Radiation Oncology (PRO) clinic. We explored the differential impact of PRT consult pathway on clinical outcomes.</div></div><div><h3>Materials and Methods:</h3><div>Consecutive adults with four primary cancers prescribed ≤10 fractions of PRT (03-06/2023) with 4-week follow-up were retrospectively reviewed. Data abstracted included patient-reported symptom scores, urgent unplanned cancer centre encounters triggered by symptoms, hospital admissions, analgesic escalation, and MDT referrals. Descriptive and summary statistics were calculated.</div></div><div><h3>Results:</h3><div>Of 110 patients (78 assessed in PRO and 32 in OP), 33.6% had breast, 28.2% GU, 20.9% lung, and 17.3% GI cancers. Overall, 93.6% completed PRT as prescribed. At four weeks post-PRT, in PRO patients, pain improved in 32/78 (41.0%), was stable in 45/78 (57.7%), and worse in 1/78 (1.3%). For OP patients (one pain score missing), pain improved in 2/31 (6.5%), was stable in 20/31 (64.5%) and worse in 9/31 (29.0%). Just over half required >1 urgent unplanned outpatient encounter (55.1% of PRO versus 56.3% of OP patients). 13/78 (16.7%) PRO versus 6/32 (18.8%) OP patients required hospital admission. Analgesic adjustment was required by 43.6% (34/78) of PRO and 50% (16/32) of OP patients. Most MDT referrals were made through the PRO Clinic. Median survival was 42.4 wks (95% CI 25.3- 53.1wks) for PRO patients versus 29.6 wks (95%CI 10.1-52.1 wks) for OP patients.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions:</h3><div>Patients managed through the dedicated PRO program were more likely to report improved pain and be referred for multidisciplinary supportive care, while analgesic escalation and acute care admission occurred more often in OP patients. 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SPECIALIZED TEAM MANAGEMENT IMPROVES PERSON-CENTRED CARE FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING PALLIATIVE RADIOTHERAPY
Purpose:
Palliative radiotherapy (PRT) integrated with supportive care provided by a multidisciplinary team (MDT) improves symptoms and quality of life. At our centre, PRT consultations occur in either the general outpatient department (OP) or with a dedicated specialist Palliative Radiation Oncology (PRO) clinic. We explored the differential impact of PRT consult pathway on clinical outcomes.
Materials and Methods:
Consecutive adults with four primary cancers prescribed ≤10 fractions of PRT (03-06/2023) with 4-week follow-up were retrospectively reviewed. Data abstracted included patient-reported symptom scores, urgent unplanned cancer centre encounters triggered by symptoms, hospital admissions, analgesic escalation, and MDT referrals. Descriptive and summary statistics were calculated.
Results:
Of 110 patients (78 assessed in PRO and 32 in OP), 33.6% had breast, 28.2% GU, 20.9% lung, and 17.3% GI cancers. Overall, 93.6% completed PRT as prescribed. At four weeks post-PRT, in PRO patients, pain improved in 32/78 (41.0%), was stable in 45/78 (57.7%), and worse in 1/78 (1.3%). For OP patients (one pain score missing), pain improved in 2/31 (6.5%), was stable in 20/31 (64.5%) and worse in 9/31 (29.0%). Just over half required >1 urgent unplanned outpatient encounter (55.1% of PRO versus 56.3% of OP patients). 13/78 (16.7%) PRO versus 6/32 (18.8%) OP patients required hospital admission. Analgesic adjustment was required by 43.6% (34/78) of PRO and 50% (16/32) of OP patients. Most MDT referrals were made through the PRO Clinic. Median survival was 42.4 wks (95% CI 25.3- 53.1wks) for PRO patients versus 29.6 wks (95%CI 10.1-52.1 wks) for OP patients.
Conclusions:
Patients managed through the dedicated PRO program were more likely to report improved pain and be referred for multidisciplinary supportive care, while analgesic escalation and acute care admission occurred more often in OP patients. Integrating PRT delivery with holistic symptom management delivered by a specialized MDT optimizes personalized care.
期刊介绍:
Radiotherapy and Oncology publishes papers describing original research as well as review articles. It covers areas of interest relating to radiation oncology. This includes: clinical radiotherapy, combined modality treatment, translational studies, epidemiological outcomes, imaging, dosimetry, and radiation therapy planning, experimental work in radiobiology, chemobiology, hyperthermia and tumour biology, as well as data science in radiation oncology and physics aspects relevant to oncology.Papers on more general aspects of interest to the radiation oncologist including chemotherapy, surgery and immunology are also published.