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- Amy Waller, Afaf Girgis, Claire Johnson, Christophe Lecathelinais, David Sibbritt, Michael Seldon, Tony Bonaventura, David Currow, and Palliative Care Research Program team.
- Centre for Health Research and Psycho-oncology, School of Medicine and Public Health, The Cancer Council NSW, University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia. amy.waller@albertahealthservices.ca
- Psychooncology. 2012 May 1; 21 (5): 550-7.
ObjectiveTo assess the impact of the systematic use of the Palliative Care Needs Assessment Guidelines and Needs Assessment Tool: Progressive Disease-Cancer (NAT: PD-C) on clinical assessment, response and service utilisation.Study SettingThree major oncology treatment centres in NSW, Australia.Study DesignBetween March 2007 and December 2009, 219 people with advanced cancer were recruited to complete bi-monthly telephone interviews. The intervention, introduced after at least two baseline interviews, involved training health professionals to complete the NAT: PD-C with patients approximately monthly.Data CollectionRates of service use and referrals were compared pre- and post-introduction of the NAT: PD-C. Rates of completion of the tool; its impact on consultation length; and the types of needs and follow-up care to address these were also assessed.Principal FindingsThe NAT: PD-C had a high rate of completion; identified needs consistent with those self-reported by patients in interviews; and did not alter consultation length. No changes in the number of health professionals seen by patients were found pre- and post-intervention.ConclusionThe NAT: PD-C is an efficient and acceptable strategy for supporting needs-based cancer care that can potentially be incorporated into standard routine care without increasing the burden on care providers.Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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