Clinical lung cancer
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Clinical lung cancer · Nov 2008
An interdisciplinary care approach for integration of palliative care in lung cancer.
Quality of Life (QOL) and symptom concerns are common in lung cancer. This article presents findings from 2 separate pilot studies that utilize an educational model to reduce barriers to pain and fatigue management ("barriers study") and an interdisciplinary palliative care approach to manage QOL concerns for patients with lung cancer ("QOL pilot"). ⋯ Attention to barriers of symptom management, early referral to supportive care services, and coordination of interdisciplinary care are essential to supporting the QOL of patients with lung cancer. The next phase of this research will test QOL/symptom interventions for patients with lung cancer.