TY - JOUR
T1 - Problems and needs in patients with incurable esophageal and pancreaticobiliary cancer
T2 - A descriptive study
AU - Uitdehaag, Madeleen J.
AU - Verschuur, Els M.L.
AU - Van Eijck, Casper H.J.
AU - Van Der Gaast, Ate
AU - Van Der Rijt, Carin C.D.
AU - De Man, Rob A.
AU - Steyerberg, Ewout W.
AU - Kuipers, Ernst J.
AU - Siersema, Peter D.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2015 Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates.
PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - Patients with incurable esophageal cancer (EC) or pancreaticobiliary cancer (PBC) often have multiple symptoms and their quality of life is poor. We investigated which problems these patients experience and how often care is expected for these problems to provide optimal professional care. Fifty-seven patients with incurable EC (N = 24) or PBC (N = 33) from our outpatient clinic completed the validated "Problems and Needs for Palliative Care" (PNPC) questionnaire and two disease-specific quality of life questionnaires, European Organization for Research and Treatment in Cancer (EORTC). Although patients in general had several problems, physical, emotional, and loss of autonomy (LOA) problems were most common. For these physical and emotional problems, patients also expected professional care, although to a lesser extent for LOA problems. Inadequate care was received for fatigue, fear, frustration, and uncertainty. We conclude that an individualized approach based on problems related to physical, emotional, and LOA issues and anticipated problems with healthcare providers has priority in the follow-up policy of patients with incurable upper gastrointestinal cancer. Caregivers should be alert to discuss needs for fatigue, feelings of fear, frustration, and uncertainty.
AB - Patients with incurable esophageal cancer (EC) or pancreaticobiliary cancer (PBC) often have multiple symptoms and their quality of life is poor. We investigated which problems these patients experience and how often care is expected for these problems to provide optimal professional care. Fifty-seven patients with incurable EC (N = 24) or PBC (N = 33) from our outpatient clinic completed the validated "Problems and Needs for Palliative Care" (PNPC) questionnaire and two disease-specific quality of life questionnaires, European Organization for Research and Treatment in Cancer (EORTC). Although patients in general had several problems, physical, emotional, and loss of autonomy (LOA) problems were most common. For these physical and emotional problems, patients also expected professional care, although to a lesser extent for LOA problems. Inadequate care was received for fatigue, fear, frustration, and uncertainty. We conclude that an individualized approach based on problems related to physical, emotional, and LOA issues and anticipated problems with healthcare providers has priority in the follow-up policy of patients with incurable upper gastrointestinal cancer. Caregivers should be alert to discuss needs for fatigue, feelings of fear, frustration, and uncertainty.
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U2 - 10.1097/SGA.0000000000000088
DO - 10.1097/SGA.0000000000000088
M3 - Article
C2 - 25636012
AN - SCOPUS:84925881810
SN - 1042-895X
VL - 38
SP - 42
EP - 54
JO - Gastroenterology Nursing
JF - Gastroenterology Nursing
IS - 1
ER -
