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Trevizan FB, Paiva CE, de Almeida LF, de Oliveira MA, Bruera E, Paiva BSR. When and how to discuss about palliative care and advance care planning with cancer patients: A mixed-methods study. Palliat Support Care 2024; 22:387-395. [PMID: 37885316 DOI: 10.1017/s1478951523001517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To identify the patients who are most likely to participate in discussions about palliative care (PC) and advance care planning (ACP), and to determine their preferred timing and approach of discussion. METHODS The study included women aged 18-75 years diagnosed with breast cancer. In the quantitative phase, sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, knowledge, decision-making, and stigmas were evaluated. The qualitative phase included questions about patients' understanding, timing, and method of discussing PC and ACP, which were analyzed by Bardin's content analysis. RESULTS In Phase 1, a total of 115 participants were included, with 53.04% completing both phases and 46.96% declining further participation. Those who completed both phases exhibited higher rates of marriage and educational attainment, while those who declined Phase 2 had a higher prevalence of advanced-stage cancer and palliative treatment. Completion of both phases was associated with a greater knowledge of reality and increased awareness of PC and ACP. Furthermore, the qualitative analysis revealed 5 convergent themes: timing, demystification, patient empowerment, misconception elimination, and open communication. These themes informed the development of a conceptual model that provides a framework for discussing PC and ACP with patients at different stages of cancer diagnosis and treatment, highlighting appropriate and inappropriate approaches and timing. SIGNIFICANCE OF RESULTS Early discussion is beneficial, but withholding information or infringing on autonomy should be avoided. The study reveals that married and highly educated individuals tend to be more receptive to these discussions. However, patients with late-stage cancer tend to decline participation. Patients value open communication, demystification of PC, and empowering discussions that eliminate misunderstandings. Efforts should be made to reach patients with limited familiarity, particularly those with late-stage cancer, to increase their receptiveness to enable well-informed decision-making.
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- Fulvio Bergamo Trevizan
- GPQual - Research Group on Palliative Care and Quality of Life - Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- GPQual - Research Group on Palliative Care and Quality of Life - Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- GPQual - Research Group on Palliative Care and Quality of Life - Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- GPQual - Research Group on Palliative Care and Quality of Life - Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- GPQual - Research Group on Palliative Care and Quality of Life - Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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Paiva CE, Paiva BSR. Challenging Rationality: Examining the Belief in Cure Among Patients With Advanced Incurable Cancers. Oncologist 2024; 29:e296-e297. [PMID: 37861457 PMCID: PMC10836318 DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyad284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023] Open
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Citing a recently published study, this letter to the editor highlights again the critical role of prognostic awareness in the decision-making process for cancer therapeutics.
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- Carlos Eduardo Paiva
- Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil
- Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil
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Paiva CE, Zonta MPM, Granero RC, Guimarães VS, Pimenta LM, Teixeira GR, Paiva BSR. The Magee 3 Equation Predicts Favorable Pathologic Response to Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy in Breast Cancer Patients. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:339. [PMID: 38254828 PMCID: PMC10813970 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16020339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Breast cancer (BC) remains a significant health care challenge, and treatment approaches continue to evolve. Among these, neoadjuvant endocrine therapy (NET) has gained prominence, particularly for postmenopausal, hormone-receptor positive, HER2-negative (HR+/HER2-) BC patients. Despite this, a significant gap exists in identifying patients who stand to benefit from NET. The objective of this study was to assess whether Magee equations (MEs) could serve as predictors of response to NET. METHODS This retrospective study included adult patients with invasive BC who underwent NET followed by curative surgery. Assessment of sociodemographic, clinical, and tumor-related variables was conducted. The ME1, ME2, ME3, and ME mean were analyzed to explore their predictive role for NET response. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were employed, along with the determination of optimal cutoff points. Logistic regression models were utilized to identify the most significant predictors of pathological response. RESULTS Among the 75 female participants, the mean age was 69.4 years, with the majority being postmenopausal (n = 72, 96%) and having an ECOG-PS of 0/1 (n = 63, 84%). Most patients were classified as luminal A (n = 41, 54.7%). ME3 emerged as a promising predictor, boasting an AUC of 0.734, with sensitivity of 90.62% and specificity of 57.50% when the threshold was ≤ 19.97. In univariate analysis, clinical staging (p = 0.002), molecular subtype (p = 0.001), and ME3 (continuous = 0.001, original 3-tier: p = 0.013, new 2-tier: <0.001) categories exhibited significant associations with pathological response. In the multivariate model, clinical staging and new 2-tier ME3 (<20 vs. ≥20) were included as significant variables. CONCLUSIONS Patients with ME3 < 20 have a higher likelihood of presenting a pathological response, offering a cost-effective alternative tool to Oncotype DX. Larger future studies with a prospective design are awaited to confirm our findings.
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- Carlos Eduardo Paiva
- Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos 14784-400, SP, Brazil;
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- Barretos School of Health Sciences Dr. Paulo Prata—FACISB, Barretos 14785-002, SP, Brazil; (M.P.M.Z.); (R.C.G.); (G.R.T.)
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- Barretos School of Health Sciences Dr. Paulo Prata—FACISB, Barretos 14785-002, SP, Brazil; (M.P.M.Z.); (R.C.G.); (G.R.T.)
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos 14784-400, SP, Brazil;
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- Department of Pathology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos 14784-400, SP, Brazil;
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- Barretos School of Health Sciences Dr. Paulo Prata—FACISB, Barretos 14785-002, SP, Brazil; (M.P.M.Z.); (R.C.G.); (G.R.T.)
- Department of Pathology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos 14784-400, SP, Brazil;
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Paiva BSR, Mingardi M, de Almeida LF, de Camargos MG, Valentino TCDO, Julião M, Paiva CE. Go Wish card game-exploring end-of-life wishes of patients in oncology palliative care: a qualitative study. Ann Palliat Med 2024; 13:31-41. [PMID: 38073298 DOI: 10.21037/apm-23-381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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BACKGROUND Among the methods that promote quality of life and care, discussing and remembering end-of-life (EOL) wishes for future care may contribute to decision-making about care and the promotion of a good death. Our aim was to investigate the most significant EOL desires among Brazilian cancer patients receiving palliative care (PC). METHODS This was an exploratory, descriptive, and qualitative study conducted in a Palliative Care Oncology Unit. Fifteen patients played the Go Wish card game (GWCG), choosing and categorizing cards into themes as very important, more or less important, and not important at all. The ten most important cards were discussed, and categories were defined for each card. Cards with the highest frequencies of choice were described. Patients were also asked, "What did playing the cards mean to you?". All data were analyzed using Bardin's content analysis and generated a word cloud to interpret the participants' narratives. RESULTS Out of the 36 cards, card 19, "I want my family and friends close to me", was the most frequently chosen. Out of the 15 patients studied, only one reported that they initially did not enjoy playing the cards. In this study, the GWCG was effective in fulfilling 90% of the patients' wishes, and this was only possible with the support of the researchers, members of the multi-professional team, and patients' families. CONCLUSIONS The use of the GWCG in the oncology PC setting made an important contribution to open discussions about patients' values and preferences, as well as being an easy-to-use, understandable, and flexible tool. Prioritizing the fulfillment of patients' wishes was one of the main strengths of this study. Our study suggests working with these wishes as a framework for person-centered care.
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- Bianca Sakamoto Ribeiro Paiva
- Oncology Graduate Program, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil; Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Oncology Graduate Program, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil; Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Oncology Graduate Program, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil; Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil; Clinical Hospital of the Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM), Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Oncology Graduate Program, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil; Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Sintra's Community Palliative Care Support Team, Sintra, Portugal
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- Oncology Graduate Program, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil; Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil; Breast and Gynecology Division, Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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Julião M, Bruera E, Silva C, Calado J, Cruz M, Vaz M, Paiva BSR. "Mãos de Conforto" (Hands of Comfort): A novel non-pharmacological intervention to ease agitation in elderly persons with dementia. Palliat Support Care 2023; 21:946-952. [PMID: 36788747 DOI: 10.1017/s147895152300007x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Behavioral symptoms associated with dementia, such as agitation, are frequent and associated with well-known negative consequences for patients, their carers, and their environment. Pharmacological treatments for agitation using sedatives and antipsychotics are known to have several undesirable side effects and modest efficacy. Non-pharmacological alternatives are recommended as first-line options for agitation in persons with dementia with few side effects, but there is limited evidence of efficacy. We developed a novel and simple non-pharmacological alternative for agitation in dementia residents based on a Brazilian intervention using warm water surgical gloves used in patients with COVID-19 in intensive care units during the pandemic. We coined it "Mãos de Conforto" - Hands of Comfort. We report a series of 7 cases in 3 residents with dementia who whore Hands of Comfort.
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- Miguel Julião
- Department of Palliative Medicine, Equipa Comunitária de Suporte em Cuidados Paliativos de Sintra, Rio de Mouro, Portugal
- Inválidos do Comércio IPSS, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Inválidos do Comércio IPSS, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Inválidos do Comércio IPSS, Lisboa, Portugal
- Escola de Psicologia e Ciências da Vida, Universidade Lusófona, Lisboa, Portugal
- USF Tapada, ACeS Sintra, Sintra, Portugal
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- Inválidos do Comércio IPSS, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life, Barretos Cancer, Hospital - Barretos (SP), São Paulo, Brazil
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Uchida Miwa M, Paiva CE, Ferreira AJS, Julião M, Chochinov HM, Paiva BSR. Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Dignity Therapy Question Protocol to Brazilian Portuguese. Palliat Support Care 2023; 21:856-862. [PMID: 37052333 DOI: 10.1017/s147895152300041x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Dignity therapy (DT) was developed to help patients at their end of life to reframe and give meaning to their illness process. The DT question protocol focuses on personhood and important aspects of the individual's life. This study aimed to translate and culturally adapt the Dignity Therapy Question Protocol (DTQP) to Brazilian Portuguese. METHODS This was a descriptive and methodological study, and cross-cultural adaptation process comprised 4 stages: (1) translation and synthesis of English original version protocol into Brazilian Portuguese, (2) back translation, (3) experts committee, and (4) pretest. RESULTS The Portuguese version of the DTQP - Protocolo de Perguntas sobre Terapia da Dignidade - demonstrated a content validity index of 1 for all equivalences. The initial sample consisted of 41 participants (9 [21.9%] refused to participate and 1 [2.43%] dropped out). The pretest was applied to 30 (73.1%) participants, 15 of them were female and the mean age was 53.4 years. The final version consisted of 10 questions that were approved by the original authors who affirmed that the DTQP Brazilian Portuguese version maintained the original English characteristics. SIGNIFICANCE OF RESULTS The Brazilian cultural adaptation of the DTQP was well understood by patients. It will be very useful in palliative care clinical practice for patients nearing end of life. The adapted version to Brazilian Portuguese will facilitate future studies using the DTQP.
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- Michelle Uchida Miwa
- Palliative Care Unit, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos (SP), Brazil
- Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos (SP), Brazil
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- Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos (SP), Brazil
- Department of Clinical Oncology, Breast and Gynecology Division, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos (SP), Brazil
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- Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos (SP), Brazil
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- Equipa Comunitária de Suporte em Cuidados Paliativos de Sintra, Sintra, Portugal
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- Department of Psychiatry, Research Institute of Oncology and Hematology, Cancer Care Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada
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- Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos (SP), Brazil
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Valentino TCDO, Paiva CE, de Oliveira MA, Hui D, Bruera E, Julião M, Paiva BSR. Preference and actual place-of-death in advanced cancer: prospective longitudinal study. BMJ Support Palliat Care 2023:spcare-2023-004299. [PMID: 37402541 DOI: 10.1136/spcare-2023-004299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the preferred place-of-death (PPoD) among patients with advanced cancer over time, and the concordance between preferred and actual place-of-death. METHODS Prospective cohort study. A total of 190 patients with advanced cancer and their caregivers (n=190) were interviewed every 3 months, from study enrolment to 12 months (M0, M1, M2, M3, M4). PPoD data were obtained under four different end-of-life scenarios: (1) severe clinical deterioration without further specification; (2) clinical deterioration suffering from severe symptoms; (3) clinical deterioration receiving home-based visits; and (4) clinical deterioration receiving home-based visits and suffering from severe symptoms. RESULTS Home was the most common PPoD over time among patients in scenarios 1 (n=121, 63.7%; n=77, 68.8%; n=39, 57.4%; n=30, 62.5%; n=23, 60.5%) and 3 (n=147, 77.4%; n=87, 77.7%; n=48, 70.6%; n=36, 75.0%; n=30, 78.9%). PPoD in palliative care unit (PCU) and hospital were most frequent at baseline in scenario 2 (n=79, 41.6%; n=78, 41.1%), followed by hospital over time (n=61, 54.5%; n=45, 66.2%; n=35, 72.9%; n=28, 73.7%). During the curse of illness, 6.3% of patients change their PPoD in at least one of end-of-life scenario. About 49.7%, 30.6% and 19.7% of patients died in PCU, hospital and home, respectively. Living in rural area (OR=4.21), poor health self-perception (OR=4.49) and pain at the last days of life (OR=2.77) were associated with death in PPoD. The overall agreement between last preference and actual place-of-death was 51.0% (k=0.252). CONCLUSION Home death was not the preferred place for a large number of patients when this option was presented within a clinical context scenario. The PPoD and actual place-of-death were depending on the clinical situation.
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- GPQual - Research Group on Palliative Care and Quality of Life, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- GPQual - Research Group on Palliative Care and Quality of Life, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Palliative Care, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Palliative Care & Rehabilitation Medicine, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Equipa Comunitária de Suporte em Cuidados Paliativos de Sintra, Lisboa, Portugal
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- GPQual - Research Group on Palliative Care and Quality of Life, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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de Oliveira LC, Rosa KSDC, Gaspar T, Paiva BSR, Paiva CE, Peres WAF. Clinical usefulness of the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment and modified Glasgow Prognostic Score in decision making concerning the indication of enteral nutritional therapy in patients with incurable cancer receiving palliative care. Nutrition 2023; 112:112057. [PMID: 37224572 DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2023.112057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Revised: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to identify the clinical usefulness of assessing nutritional status using validated tools for the indication of enteral nutrition for patients with incurable cancer in palliative care. METHODS In this prospective cohort study, patients were assessed for nutritional risk using the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment and for cancer cachexia (CC) using the modified Glasgow Prognostic Score upon enrollment and after ∼30 d. The outcome was stable or improved Karnofsky Performance Status. Logistic regression models were used, providing the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). RESULTS A total of 180 patients participated. The only nutritional status parameter that was associated with function was CC. The less severe the CC, the more likely Karnofsky Performance Status was to remain stable or improve over 30 d (non-cachectic: OR = 1.95; 95% CI, 1.01-3.47; malnourished: OR = 1.06; 95% CI, 1.01-1.42). Furthermore, white skin color (OR = 1.79; 95% CI, 1.04-2.47), higher educational level (OR = 1.39; 95% CI, 1.13-2.78), and inadequate calorie intake (OR = 1.96; 95% CI, 1.02-2.81) were also associated with the outcome. CONCLUSIONS Using the modified Glasgow Prognostic Score to identify the existence and severity of CC, which is associated with function, has the potential to help clinical decision making concerning the indication of enteral nutrition in patients with incurable cancer receiving palliative care.
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- Research Group on Palliative Care and Quality of Life (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, Brazil
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Paiva CE, Bonilla-Sierra P, Tripodoro VA, Rodríguez-Nunez A, De Simone G, Rodriguez LH, de Oliveira Vidal EI, Ríos MR, Crispim DH, Pérez-Cruz P, de Angelis Nascimento MS, Ospina PMR, de Lima L, Pastrana T, Zimmerman C, Hui D, Bruera E, Paiva BSR. How to Advance Palliative Care Research in South America? Findings From a Delphi Study. J Pain Symptom Manage 2023; 65:193-202. [PMID: 36455800 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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CONTEXT Progress in palliative care (PC) necessarily involves scientific development. However, research conducted in South America (SA) needs to be improved. OBJECTIVES To develop a set of recommendations to advance PC research in SA. METHODS Eighteen international PC experts participated in a Delphi study. In round one, items were developed (open-ended questions); in round two, each expert scored the importance of each item (from 0 to 10); in round three, they selected the 20 most relevant items. Throughout the rounds, the five main priority themes for research in SA were defined. In Round three, consensus was defined as an agreement of ≥75%. RESULTS 60 potential suggestions for overcoming research barriers in PC were developed in round one. Also in Round one, 88.2% (15 of 17) of the experts agreed to define a priority research agenda. In Round two, the 36 most relevant suggestions were defined and a new one added. Potential research priorities were investigated (open-ended). In Round three, from the 37 items, 10 were considered the most important. Regarding research priorities, symptom control, PC in primary care, public policies, education and prognosis were defined as the most relevant. CONCLUSION Potential strategies to improve scientific research on PC in SA were defined, including stimulating the formation of collaborative research networks, offering courses and workshops on research, structuring centers with infrastructure resources and trained researchers, and lobbying governmental organizations to convince about the importance of palliative care. In addition, priority research topics were identified in the region.
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- Carlos Eduardo Paiva
- Palliative and Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual) (C.E.P., B.S.R.P.), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, Brazil.
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- Department of Health Sciences (P.B.S.), Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), Loja, Ecuador
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- Palliative Care Program, Faculty of Medicine (A.R.N.), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Instituto Pallium Latinoamérica (V.A.T., G.S.), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Cuidados Paliativos, Hospital de Clinicas (M.R.R.), Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Paraguay
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- Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP (D.H.C.), Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Sección Medicina Paliativa, Facultad de Medicina (P.P.C.), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
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- International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC) (L.L.), Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Palliative Medicine (T.P.), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Supportive Care (C.Z.), Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Palliative Care, Rehabilitation, and Integrative Medicine (D.H., E.B.), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Palliative Care, Rehabilitation, and Integrative Medicine (D.H., E.B.), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Palliative and Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual) (C.E.P., B.S.R.P.), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, Brazil
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Santos Carmo BD, de Camargos MG, Santos Neto MFD, Paiva BSR, Lucchetti G, Paiva CE. Relationship Between Religion/Spirituality and the Aggressiveness of Cancer Care: A Scoping Review. J Pain Symptom Manage 2023; 65:e425-e437. [PMID: 36758908 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2022] [Revised: 01/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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CONTEXT Religiosity/spirituality/religious-spiritual coping (RS) are resources used by cancer patients with cancer to help cope with the disease and may influence the preference and receipt of end-of-life (EOL) treatment. OBJECTIVES To examine the relationship between RS and the EOL care preferred or received by cancer patients. METHODS This review protocol is registered on (International Prospective Register of Systematic Review, CRD42021251833) and follows the recommendations of the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses checklist. Embase, Proquest, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases were consulted. Google Scholar was consulted for additional publications and gray literature. Quantitative studies including adults with any cancer type/stage were eligible. The paper selection was performed by two independent reviewers; the methodological quality was measured using the Newcastle Ottawa scale. RESULTS Seventeen studies were included in the review. In general, RS is related to the preference or receipt of aggressive EOL care and with less advance care planning. Spiritual care by the medical team is related to higher referral to hospice and less aggressive care; in contrast, high spiritual support from religious communities is associated with less hospice and more aggressive care. Religious denominations influenced health care preferences, as Catholics were less likely to sign a do-not-resuscitate order and Buddhists or Taoists received more aggressive interventions at the EOL. Most studies (70%) were of high quality according to the Newcastle Ottawa scale. CONCLUSION RS is associated with more aggressive EOL treatments, as well as with lower rates of ACP in cancer patients. On the other hand, spiritual care provided by the medical team seems to be associated with less aggressive EOL care.
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- Bruna Dos Santos Carmo
- Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual) (Bd.S.C., M.G.dC., M.Fd.S.N., B.S.R.P., C.E.P.), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual) (Bd.S.C., M.G.dC., M.Fd.S.N., B.S.R.P., C.E.P.), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual) (Bd.S.C., M.G.dC., M.Fd.S.N., B.S.R.P., C.E.P.), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual) (Bd.S.C., M.G.dC., M.Fd.S.N., B.S.R.P., C.E.P.), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF) (G.L.), Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual) (Bd.S.C., M.G.dC., M.Fd.S.N., B.S.R.P., C.E.P.), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Paiva CE, Preto DD, de Lima C, Paiva BSR. To Treat or Not to Treat? Dilemmas when Deciding on Antineoplastic Treatment in Patients With Far Advanced Cancers. Cancer Control 2023; 30:10732748231176639. [PMID: 37178323 PMCID: PMC10184254 DOI: 10.1177/10732748231176639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Patients with advanced cancers and their oncologists are often faced with difficult treatment decisions, especially when there are borderline situations of expected benefit or increased risk of complications. In this narrative review, we will explore the decision-making process for patients with advanced cancers and provide insights on how to approach this complex task, while didactically dividing the oncologist's assessments according to a mnemonic rule of the ABCDE of therapeutic decision-making. Part A (advanced cancer) recalls that the rule is to be used specifically for advanced cancers. Parts B (potential benefits) and C (clinical conditions and risks) represents the traditional risk vs benefit scale. In Part D, we discuss ways to identify and understand patients' desires, values, preferences, and beliefs. The prognostic estimation, from Part E, may function as an "adjust" for the antineoplastic treatment decision-making. Treatment decisions need to be conducted by skilled oncologists, in a patient-centered care, aiming to promote valuable oncology with lower rates of aggressive care.
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- Carlos Eduardo Paiva
- Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, Brazil
- Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, Brazil
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- Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, Brazil
- Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, Brazil
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- Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, Brazil
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Paiva BSR, Lourenço BM, Prata HM, Valentino TCDO, Oliveira MAD, Santos Neto MFD, Bruera E, Paiva CE. Burial or cremation? Factors associated with preferences among patients with cancer in Brazil: a cross-sectional study. SAO PAULO MED J 2023; 141:e2022441. [PMID: 37194763 DOI: 10.1590/1516-3180.2022.0441.r1.13022023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND People living with life-limiting illnesses and their family caregivers consistently emphasize the importance of preparing for imminent death, with planned funerals being a common aspect of this preparation. Few studies have described the funeral rituals or post-mortem preferences of patients with cancer. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the percentage of patients with cancer who wish to be cremated and to identify the factors associated with this preference. DESIGN AND SETTING Cross-sectional study conducted at Barretos Cancer Hospital. METHODS A total of 220 patients with cancer completed a Sociodemographic and Clinical Questionnaire, the Duke University Religiosity Index, and burial or cremation preferences. Binary Logistic Regression was performed to identify independent variables associated with cremation. RESULTS Of the 220 patients, 25.0% preferred cremation and 71.4% preferred burial. Talks about death with family or close friends in their daily life (odds ratio, OR = 2.89; P = 0.021), patients that answered "other" (unsure, tends not be true and not true) for religious beliefs are what really lie behind my whole approach to life (OR = 20.34; P = 0.005), and education 9 to 11 years (OR = 3.15; P = 0.019) or ≥ 12 years (OR = 3.18; P = 0.024) were associated with cremation preference. CONCLUSION Most patients with Cancer in Brazil prefer burial after death. Discussions about death, religious beliefs and involvement, and educational level seem to influence the preference for cremation. A deeper understanding of ritual funeral preferences and their associated factors may guide policies, services, and health teams in promoting the quality of dying and death.
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- Bianca Sakamoto Ribeiro Paiva
- PhD. Nurse, Researcher and Professor, Oncology Graduate Program, Grupo de Pesquisa em Cuidados Paliativos e Qualidade de Vida Relacionada à Saúde (GPQual), Hospital de Câncer de Barretos, Barretos (SP), Brazil
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- BM. Undergraduate Psychology Student, Oncology Graduate Program, Grupo de Pesquisa em Cuidados Paliativos e Qualidade de Vida Relacionada à Saúde (GPQual), Hospital de Câncer de Barretos, Barretos (SP), Brazil
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- PhD. Lawyer, Oncology Graduate Program, Grupo de Pesquisa em Cuidados Paliativos e Qualidade de Vida Relacionada à Saúde (GPQual), Hospital de Câncer de Barretos, Barretos (SP), Brazil
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- Doctoral Student and Nurse, Oncology Graduate Program, Grupo de Pesquisa em Cuidados Paliativos e Qualidade de Vida Relacionada à Saúde (GPQual), Hospital de Câncer de Barretos, Barretos (SP), Brazil
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- MSc. Biostatistics, Learning and Research Institute, Grupo de Pesquisa em Cuidados Paliativos e Qualidade de Vida Relacionada à Saúde (GPQual), Hospital de Câncer de Barretos, Barretos (SP), Brazil
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- MSc. Librarian, Oncology Graduate Program, Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde de Barretos Dr. Paulo Prata (FACISB), Barretos (SP), Brazil; Grupo de Pesquisa em Cuidados Paliativos e Qualidade de Vida Relacionada à Saúde (GPQual), Hospital de Câncer de Barretos, Barretos (SP), Brazil
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- MD. Physician, Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation, and Integrative Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (TX), United States
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- PhD. Physician and Professor, Postgraduation, Grupo de Pesquisa em Cuidados Paliativos e Qualidade de Vida Relacionada à Saúde (GPQual), Hospital de Câncer de Barretos, Barretos (SP), Brazil
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Hui D, Paiva BSR, Paiva CE. Personalizing the Setting of Palliative Care Delivery for Patients with Advanced Cancer: "Care Anywhere, Anytime". Curr Treat Options Oncol 2023; 24:1-11. [PMID: 36576706 PMCID: PMC9795143 DOI: 10.1007/s11864-022-01044-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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OPINION STATEMENT The specialty of palliative care has evolved over time to provide symptom management, psychosocial support, and care planning for patients with cancer throughout the disease continuum and in multiple care settings. This review examines the delivery and impact of palliative care in the outpatient, inpatient, and community-based settings. The article will discuss how these 3 palliative care settings can work together to optimize patient outcomes under a unifying model of palliative care "anywhere, anytime" and how to prioritize palliative care services when resources are limited. Many patients with advanced cancer receive care from each of the 3 branches of palliative care-outpatient, inpatient, and community-based settings-at some point along their disease trajectory. Early on, outpatient clinics provide longitudinal supportive care concurrent with active disease-modifying treatments. Telemedicine appointments can serve patients remotely to minimize their need to travel. When patients experience functional decline, community-based palliative care services can provide support and monitoring for patients at home. When patients develop acute symptomatic complications requiring admission, inpatient care consultation teams are essential for symptom management and goals-of-care discussions. For patients in severe distress, receiving care in a palliative care unit that provides intensive symptom control and facilitates complex discharge planning is ideal. Under a unifying model of palliative care designed to offer care "anywhere, anytime," the 3 branches of palliative care could work in unison to support each other, minimize gaps in care, and optimize patient outcomes.
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- David Hui
- Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine, Unit 1414, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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- Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual), Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP 14784-400 Brazil
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- Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual), Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP 14784-400 Brazil
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Trevizan FB, Paiva CE, Julião M, de Oliveira Valentino TC, Miwa MU, Mingardi M, D'Almeida Preto D, Ciorlia JB, de Angelis Nascimento MS, Kovács MJ, Dadalto L, de Oliveira LC, da Costa Rosa KS, Ribeiro Paiva BS. Comprehension and Decision-Making Capacity Questionnaire About Palliative Care and Advance Care Planning: A Delphi Study. J Palliat Care 2022; 38:41-51. [PMID: 36168276 DOI: 10.1177/08258597221128676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE(S) To develop a questionnaire that assesses the level of comprehension and decision-making capacity of patients with breast cancer about palliative care and advance care planning. Methods: Questionnaire items were based on the scientific literature. Delphi Consensus, a three-round survey with experts (n = 14), evaluated the relevance, clarity, and redundancies of the items. A pretest with breast cancer patients (n = 15) evaluated whether they comprehended each item and identified doubts or discomforts. Results: The initial questionnaire was composed of 38 items. After the Delphi, 18 items were restructured, six were added, and 16 were removed. In the pretest phase, all items with the survey header, guidelines, and Likert model were evaluated. All items accomplished ≥80% cut-off score and were kept as in the original version. The final version of the questionnaire have 28 itens and five domains: determination, responsibility, independence, self-knowledge, and knowledge of reality. Conclusions: This study represents the first step in the development of a questionnaire that may be used in oncology clinical practice. The main findings revealed that Delphi and pretesting increased the quality of the questionnaire, making it compelling to assess breast cancer patients' comprehension and decision-making capacity about PC and ACP.
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- Fulvio Bergamo Trevizan
- GPQual - Research Group on Palliative Care and Quality of Life - 67766Barretos Cancer Hospital, Brazil
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- GPQual - Research Group on Palliative Care and Quality of Life - 67766Barretos Cancer Hospital, Brazil
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- Community Support Team in Palliative Care - Sintra, Portugal
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- GPQual - Research Group on Palliative Care and Quality of Life - 67766Barretos Cancer Hospital, Brazil
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- GPQual - Research Group on Palliative Care and Quality of Life - 67766Barretos Cancer Hospital, Brazil
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- GPQual - Research Group on Palliative Care and Quality of Life - 67766Barretos Cancer Hospital, Brazil
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- GPQual - Research Group on Palliative Care and Quality of Life - 67766Barretos Cancer Hospital, Brazil
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- Department of Psychology of Learning, Development and Personality Psychology in 28133University of São Paulo (USP) - São Paulo, Brazil
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- 241167Newton Paiva University Center - Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- National Cancer Institute José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA) - Palliative Care Unit. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- National Cancer Institute José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA) - Palliative Care Unit. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Paiva CE, Seriaco FDLGDF, de Oliveira MA, Nascimento MSDA, Paiva BSR. The palliative care triage system in advanced cancer emergency care: development and initial validation. BMJ Support Palliat Care 2022:bmjspcare-2022-003713. [PMID: 36041821 DOI: 10.1136/spcare-2022-003713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We aimed to develop and validate a new emergency triage tool for use on patients with cancer undergoing palliative care (PC). METHODS In phase I, the new tool was developed after literature review and expert committee meetings. A prospective longitudinal study in phase II assessed the interobserver reliability of the tool. In phase III, a retrospective study of administrative data, the feasibility of routine use of the new tool and the associations with hospitalisation and survival times were evaluated. RESULTS The palliative care triage system (PCTS) was composed of check-list items and four colour-coded categories for maximum response time. In phase II, the PCTS was independently evaluated by two nurses for 102 attendances in the emergency department of the PC unit. An absolute agreement of 87.3% and a weighted kappa of 0.81 were observed. In phase III, all 493 attendances had the PCTS assessment registered in the medical records. The PCTS categories were associated with hospital admission (p<0.001) and survival times (p<0.001). CONCLUSION PCTS is a feasible tool to be used in routine ED triage of patients with advanced cancer undergoing PC. It is a valid instrument for predicting hospital admission rates and survival with high interobserver concordance rates.
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- Carlos Eduardo Paiva
- Department of Clinical Oncology, Hospital de Câncer de Barretos, Barretos, Brazil
- Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil
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- Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil
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Valentino TCDO, de Oliveira MA, Paiva CE, Paiva BSR. Where do Brazilian cancer patients prefer to die? Agreement between patients and caregivers. J Pain Symptom Manage 2022; 64:186-204. [PMID: 35398168 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Preferred place-of-death (PPoD) is considered an important outcome for the development of appropriate models of care and for improving health policies in countries with underdeveloped palliative care (PC) OBJECTIVES: To determine the concordance between the PPoD of a sample of Brazilian seriously-ill cancer patients and their caregivers, and its associated factors under four different end-of-life (EOL) scenarios: 1) health deterioration in the overall context; 2) health deterioration with severe and uncomfortable symptoms; 3) health deterioration receiving home-based visits as needed; 4) health deterioration receiving home-based visits as needed, when suffering severe and uncomfortable symptoms METHODS: Cross-sectional study at a large Brazilian cancer center, between February 2019 and July 2021. 190 adult cancer patients and their caregivers (n = 190) were analyzed RESULTS: Patient and/or caregiver PPoD concordance for EOL scenario one: 64% vs. 43% for death at home, 22% vs. 30% for death in a PC unit, 14% vs. 27% for death in hospital. Higher patient and/or caregiver PPoD concordance was found for death in hospital (41%; 49%) in EOL scenario two, and for death at home for scenario three (77%; 74%). Agreement coefficient was moderate for scenario two (k = 0.430; P < 0.001), and fair for EOL scenarios one, three and four (k = 0.237, P < 0.001; k = 0.296, P < 0.001; k = 0.307, P < 0.001, respectively). Associated disagreement factors were: performance status (OR:3.03), self-perceived health (OR: 6.99), marital status (OR:2.92), and hospital and/or emergency room proximity (OR:4.11). The presence of relevant persons (42.3% vs. 44.2%), followed by spirituality (38.5% vs. 27.9%) and the place-of-death (14.0% vs. 18.4%), were the most important factors in the EOL, when comparing patients and care givers opinions, respectively CONCLUSION: Low agreement between patients and caregivers on PPoD was identified. EOL clinical factors and deterioration, and PC support seem to influence PPoD.
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- Talita Caroline de Oliveira Valentino
- Oncology Graduate Program (T.C.D.O.V, C.E.P., B.S.R.P.), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil; Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual) (T.C.O.V., M.A.D.O., C.E.P., B.S.R.P.), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual) (T.C.O.V., M.A.D.O., C.E.P., B.S.R.P.), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil; Researcher Support Center, Learning and Research Institute (M.A.D.O., C.E.P., B.S.R.P.), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil
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- Oncology Graduate Program (T.C.D.O.V, C.E.P., B.S.R.P.), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil; Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual) (T.C.O.V., M.A.D.O., C.E.P., B.S.R.P.), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil; Researcher Support Center, Learning and Research Institute (M.A.D.O., C.E.P., B.S.R.P.), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil; Department of Clinical Oncology, Breast and Gynecology Division (C.E.P.), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Oncology Graduate Program (T.C.D.O.V, C.E.P., B.S.R.P.), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil; Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual) (T.C.O.V., M.A.D.O., C.E.P., B.S.R.P.), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil; Researcher Support Center, Learning and Research Institute (M.A.D.O., C.E.P., B.S.R.P.), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil.
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Preto DD, Paiva BSR, Hui D, Bruera E, Paiva CE. HAprog: A New Prognostic Application to Assist Oncologists in Routine Care. J Pain Symptom Manage 2022; 63:1014-1021.e4. [PMID: 35157984 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CONTEXT More patients are seeing palliative care (PC) earlier in the disease trajectory. The Barretos Prognostic Nomogram (BPN) was designed to fill the gap of survival prognostication for patients with advanced cancer and months of life expectancy. However, its routine use is limited by the common need for a ruler and calculator. Additionally, the BPN requires blood tests. OBJECTIVES The aim is to refine the BPN and to create a prognostic application (App) for use on smartphones. METHODS This is a reanalysis of the two cohorts of advanced cancer patients (development, n=215 and validation, n=276). The variable 'metastasis' was revised (volume-site combinations) and 'KPS' replaced by 'ECOG-PS'. Prognostic variables were selected for multivariable Cox and Log-logistic parametric regression analyses; the most accurate final models were identified by backward variable elimination. Calibration and discrimination properties were evaluated in the validation sample. RESULTS The 'full version' model is composed of 6 parameters: sex, locoregional disease, sites of metastasis, ECOG-PS, WBC and albumin. In the 'clinical version' model (5 variables), the variable 'antineoplastic treatment' was included and the laboratory variables were excluded. At validation, both models were well calibrated and presented adequate c-Index values (0.778 and 0.739). HAprog is a freely downloadable offline App that is used by clinicians to calculate prognosis in less than 1 minute. CONCLUSION The new models that integrate HAprog are refined prognostic tools with adequate calibration and discrimination properties. It has potential practical impact for the oncologist dealing with outpatients with advanced cancer during the decision-making process.
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- Daniel D'Almeida Preto
- Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group, Post-Graduate Program, Barretos Cancer Hospital (D.D.P., B.S.R.P., C.E.P.), Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital (D.D.P., C.E.P.), Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group, Post-Graduate Program, Barretos Cancer Hospital (D.D.P., B.S.R.P., C.E.P.), Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Researcher Support Centre, Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital (B.S.R.P., C.E.P.), Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (D.H., E.B.), Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (D.H., E.B.), Houston, Texas, USA
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- Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group, Post-Graduate Program, Barretos Cancer Hospital (D.D.P., B.S.R.P., C.E.P.), Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital (D.D.P., C.E.P.), Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Researcher Support Centre, Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital (B.S.R.P., C.E.P.), Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Paiva CE, Teixeira AC, Minto Lourenço B, Preto DD, Valentino TCDO, Mingardi M, Paiva BSR. Anticancer Treatment Goals and Prognostic Misperceptions among Advanced Cancer Outpatients. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:6272. [PMID: 35627808 PMCID: PMC9141160 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19106272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Revised: 05/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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(1) Background: In the context of cancer incurability, the communication processes involving clinicians and patients with cancer are frequently complex. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional study that investigated outpatients with advanced cancers and their oncologists. Both were interviewed immediately after a medical appointment in which there was disease progression and/or clinical deterioration, and were asked about the patient’s chance of curability and the goals of the prescribed cancer treatment. The patients were asked whether they would like to receive information about prognosis and how they would like to receive it. The analyses of agreement on perceptions were performed using the Kappa’s test. (3) Results: the sample consisted of 90 patients and 28 oncologists. Seventy-eight (87.6%) patients answered that they wanted their oncologist to inform them about their prognosis; only 35.2% (n = 31) of them said they received such information at their present appointment. Regarding how they would prefer prognostic disclosure, 61.8% (n = 55) mentioned that the oncologist should consider ways to keep the patient’s hope up; 73% (n = 65) of the patients reported odds >50% of cure. The agreement between oncologists’ and their patients’ perceptions regarding the treatment goals and curability was slight (k = 0.024 and k = 0.017, respectively). (4) Conclusions: The perceptions of patients and their oncologists regarding the goals of treatment and their chances of cure were in disagreement. New approaches are needed to improve the communication process between oncologists and patients with advanced cancer.
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- Carlos Eduardo Paiva
- Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group, Post-Graduate Program, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos 14784-400, SP, Brazil; (A.C.T.); (B.M.L.); (D.D.P.); (T.C.d.O.V.); (M.M.); (B.S.R.P.)
- Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos 14784-400, SP, Brazil
- Researcher Support Centre, Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos 14784-400, SP, Brazil
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- Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group, Post-Graduate Program, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos 14784-400, SP, Brazil; (A.C.T.); (B.M.L.); (D.D.P.); (T.C.d.O.V.); (M.M.); (B.S.R.P.)
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- Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group, Post-Graduate Program, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos 14784-400, SP, Brazil; (A.C.T.); (B.M.L.); (D.D.P.); (T.C.d.O.V.); (M.M.); (B.S.R.P.)
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- Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group, Post-Graduate Program, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos 14784-400, SP, Brazil; (A.C.T.); (B.M.L.); (D.D.P.); (T.C.d.O.V.); (M.M.); (B.S.R.P.)
- Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos 14784-400, SP, Brazil
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- Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group, Post-Graduate Program, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos 14784-400, SP, Brazil; (A.C.T.); (B.M.L.); (D.D.P.); (T.C.d.O.V.); (M.M.); (B.S.R.P.)
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- Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group, Post-Graduate Program, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos 14784-400, SP, Brazil; (A.C.T.); (B.M.L.); (D.D.P.); (T.C.d.O.V.); (M.M.); (B.S.R.P.)
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- Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group, Post-Graduate Program, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos 14784-400, SP, Brazil; (A.C.T.); (B.M.L.); (D.D.P.); (T.C.d.O.V.); (M.M.); (B.S.R.P.)
- Researcher Support Centre, Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos 14784-400, SP, Brazil
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Valentino TCDO, Paiva CE, Julião M, Paiva BSR. Place of death among Brazilian patients with cancer: preferences and associated factors. BMJ Support Palliat Care 2022:bmjspcare-2022-003666. [PMID: 35428652 DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2022-003666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Equipa Comunitária de Suporte em Cuidados Paliativos de Sintra, University of Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
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Paiva BSR, Valentino TCDO, Mingardi M, de Oliveira MA, Franco JO, Salerno MC, Palocci H, de Melo TC, Paiva CE. Translation, Validity and Internal Consistency of the Quality of Dying and Death Questionnaire for Brazilian families of patients that died from cancer: a cross-sectional and methodological study. SAO PAULO MED J 2022; 141:e202285. [PMID: 36417658 PMCID: PMC10065093 DOI: 10.1590/1516-3180.2022.0085.r2.09082022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The Quality of Dying and Death Questionnaire (QoDD) may prove to be an important evaluation tool in the Brazilian context, and, therefore, can contribute to a more precise evaluation of the dying and death process, improving and guiding the end-of-life patient care. OBJECTIVE To translate and cross-culturally adapt the QoDD into Brazilian Portuguese and measure its validity (convergent and known-groups) and internal consistency. DESIGN AND SETTING A cross-sectional, methodological study was conducted at the Hospital de Câncer de Barretos, Brazil. METHODS A total of 78 family caregivers participated in this study. Semantic, cultural, and conceptual equivalences were evaluated using the content validity index. The construct validity was assessed through convergent validation and known groups analysis [presence of family members at the place of death; feel at peace with dying; and place of death (hospital versus home; hospital versus Palliative Care)]. Internal consistency was evaluated using Cronbach's alpha. RESULTS The questionnaire was translated into Brazilian Portuguese and presented evidence of a clear understanding of its content. Cronbach's alpha values were ≥ 0.70, except for the domains of treatment preference (α = 0.686) and general concerns (α = 0.599). The convergent validity confirmed a part of the previously hypothesized correlations between the Palliative Care Outcome Scale-Brazil (POS-Br) total scores and the QoDD domain scores. The QoDD-Br domains could distinguish the patients who died in palliative care and general wards. CONCLUSION The QoDD-Br is a culturally adapted valid instrument, and may be used to assess the quality of death of cancer patients.
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- Bianca Sakamoto Ribeiro Paiva
- PhD. Researcher and Professor, Palliative Care and Quality of
Life Research Group (GPQual), Postgraduate Program, Hospital de Câncer de
Barretos, Barretos (SP), Brazil
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- MSc. Nurse and Doctoral Student, Palliative Care and Quality of
Life Research Group (GPQual), Postgraduate Program, Hospital de Câncer de
Barretos, Barretos (SP), Brazil
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- RN. Nurse and Master's Student, Palliative Care and Quality of
Life Research Group (GPQual), Postgraduate Program, Hospital de Câncer de
Barretos, Barretos (SP), Brazil
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- MSc. Biostatistics, Palliative Care and Quality of Life
Research Group (GPQual), Postgraduate Program, Hospital de Câncer de Barretos,
Barretos (SP), Brazil
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- MD. Physician, Dr. Paulo Prata, School of Health Sciences of
Barretos and Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual),
Postgraduate Program, Hospital de Câncer de Barretos, Barretos (SP),
Brazil
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- RN. Research Nurse, Palliative Care and Quality of Life
Research Group (GPQual), Postgraduate Program, Hospital de Câncer de Barretos,
Barretos (SP), Brazil
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- MD. Physician, Dr. Paulo Prata, School of Health Sciences of
Barretos and Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual),
Postgraduate Program, Hospital de Câncer de Barretos, Barretos (SP),
Brazil
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- MD. Physician, Dr. Paulo Prata, School of Health Sciences of
Barretos and Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual),
Postgraduate Program, Hospital de Câncer de Barretos, Barretos (SP),
Brazil
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- PhD. Physician and Professor, Palliative Care and Quality of
Life Research Group (GPQual), Postgraduate Program, Hospital de Câncer de
Barretos, Barretos (SP), Brazil
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Santos Neto MFD, Paiva CE, de Lima C, Ribeiro AG, Paiva BSR. Oncology palliative care: access barriers: bibliometric study. BMJ Support Palliat Care 2021:bmjspcare-2021-003387. [PMID: 34972688 DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2021-003387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To perform a bibliometric analysis of studies that evaluated the barriers to access to cancer palliative care (PC). METHODS This was a bibliometric review using MEDLINE; EMBASE; Web Of Science; LILACS and the Cochrane Library. A search was conducted with the terms Barriers, Palliative Care and Cancer. Articles whose objectives targeted barriers to access to PC were considered, regardless of the year of publication. The setting is articles published from 1987 to 2020. RESULTS A total of 6158 articles were identified, of which 217 were eligible for analysis. The USA and UK being the countries with the largest number of articles on the subject (n=101, n=18, respectively). After expert analysis, the barriers were grouped into nine categories. CONCLUSIONS Barriers related to symptom control were identified in 19% of the eligible articles, along with barriers related to health, which with 24% of occurrence in the articles, were the most frequently cited barriers. Countries which have implemented PC for some time were those with the greatest number of publications and in journals with the highest impact factors. Cross-sectional study design continues to be the most frequently used in publications.
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Camargos MGD, Paiva BSR, Oliveira MAD, Almeida CSLD, Giacomoni CH, Paiva CE. Predictors of happiness and satisfaction with life in individuals from the Brazilian general population who use social networks: a cross-sectional study. CAD SAUDE PUBLICA 2021; 37:e00164020. [PMID: 34909930 DOI: 10.1590/0102-311x00164020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This study aimed to identify possible conditions associated with the perception of happiness and satisfaction with life in a sample of the Brazilian population who use social networks. This was a cross-sectional study with participants recruited online in five regions of Brazil via Facebook and WhatsApp. Data were collected from October 2015 to October 2016. The instruments used were the Pemberton Happiness Index, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, and a questionnaire regarding sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and issues potentially associated with the feeling of happiness. In total, 2,151 participants were included. A total of five variables exerted the greatest influence on higher levels of happiness and satisfaction with life in the multiple linear regression model, in the multiple logistic regression analysis, and in the decision tree model. Being satisfied with financial circumstances, having a positive self-evaluation of health, having frequent family gatherings, engaging in physical activity ≥ 3 times a week, and having no previous psychological/psychiatric diagnosis are variables that "seem" to positively influence Brazilians' perception of happiness and satisfaction with life. We identified some predictors of happiness and satisfaction with life, which were mainly related to the social activities and personal satisfaction of the participating individuals. Encouraging people to seek strategies for increasing levels of happiness and life satisfaction based on modifiable variables, such as those found, can be helpful in this context.
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- Mayara Goulart de Camargos
- Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Brasil.,Hospital de Câncer de Barretos, Barretos, Brasil
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de Lima C, Dos Santos Neto MF, Costa RFA, Franco JO, Calfi GS, Paiva BSR, Paiva CE. Characteristics of Palliative Care Publications by South American Authors in the Last 20 Years: Systematic Literature Review With Bibliometric Analysis. J Pain Symptom Manage 2021; 62:e177-e185. [PMID: 33819513 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2020] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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CONTEXT Research on palliative care (PC) can be used as a direct measure to assess the level of PC development in a country or region. OBJECTIVES To investigate the scientific production in the field of PC in South American countries over the last two decades. METHODS The search was performed using the terms "palliative care," "hospice care," "hospices," and "terminal care" combined with the names of South American countries in several databases. The trend in publications over time was analyzed by linear equations (R2) and by calculating the annual percentage change (APC). The article citations were extracted from Web of Science (WOS), Scopus and Google Scholar, and the countries' impact factors (IFc) were calculated. RESULTS Of the 4259 identified articles, 641 were included in the analysis. There was a clear increase in the number of publications over the analyzed period (R2 = 0.8794, APC = 14.42%). Brazil was the country with the highest number of publications (n = 389); however, after adjustments by population, GDP and number of researchers, Chile was the country with the greatest prominence, including the highest IF in WOS (4.409). Only 8.3% of publications were systematic review, clinical trial or cohort studies; only 15.4% were funded. CONCLUSION This bibliometric review identified an annual increase of 14% in the number of scientific publications by researchers from South America over the last 20 years. Although Brazil produced the most articles, Chile, had the most efficient scientific production. In general, the articles had low potential for scientific impact.
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- Crislaine de Lima
- Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Barretos School of Health Sciences Dr. Paulo Prata, FACISB, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Barretos School of Health Sciences Dr. Paulo Prata, FACISB, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Oncology Graduate Program, Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Clinical Oncology, Breast and Gynecology Division, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Paiva BSR, Mingardi M, Valentino TCDO, de Oliveira MA, Paiva CE. Prevalence of burnout and predictive factors among oncology nursing professionals: a cross-sectional study. SAO PAULO MED J 2021; 139:341-350. [PMID: 34190870 PMCID: PMC9615590 DOI: 10.1590/1516-3180.2020.0606.r1.1202021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Burnout is a syndrome that mostly affects professionals working in contact with patients and their caregivers. In oncology care, nursing professionals are constantly required to provide emotional support for patients and their caregivers, throughout the process of becoming ill, suffering and dying. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with burnout in a sample of nursing professionals at a cancer hospital. DESIGN AND SETTING Cross-sectional study conducted at Hospital de Câncer de Barretos. METHODS The study population comprised 655 nursing professionals. Burnout syndrome was assessed using the Maslach Burnout Inventory Human Service Survey. Univariate analysis and binary logistic regression models were used to identify independent predictors associated with burnout. RESULTS Among 304 nursing professionals included in the study, 27 (8.9%) were classified as presenting burnout according to the two-dimensional criteria, and four (1.3%) were classified based on the three-dimensional criteria. Workplace characteristics were not associated with burnout, while single marital status (odds ratio, OR = 2.695; P = 0.037), perceived workplace stressors, such as impatience with colleagues (OR = 3.996; P = 0.007) and melancholy (OR = 2.840; P = 0.021) were considered to be predictors of burnout. Nursing professionals who would choose the profession again (OR = 0.214; P = 0.001) were least likely to present burnout. CONCLUSION Perceived workplace stressors are strongly associated with burnout. Strategies focusing on restructuring of daily work processes and on activities that stimulate positive relationships are important for professionals' health because motivation to continue working in oncology nursing has a protective effect against burnout.
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- RN. Nurse and Master’s Student, Postgraduation, Hospital de Câncer de Barretos, Barretos (SP), Brazil.
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- BSc. Biostatistician, Learning and Research Institute, Hospital de Câncer de Barretos, Barretos (SP), Brazil.
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- MD, PhD. Physician and Researcher, Postgraduation, Hospital de Câncer de Barretos, Barretos (SP), Brazil.
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de Lima C, Paiva BSR, dos Santos Neto MF, Hui D, Perez-Cruz PE, Zimmermann C, Bruera E, Paiva CE. The Impact of International Research Collaborations on the Citation Metrics and the Scientific Potential of South American Palliative Care Research: Bibliometric Analysis. Ann Glob Health 2021; 87:32. [PMID: 33828950 PMCID: PMC8015710 DOI: 10.5334/aogh.3158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background Progress in palliative care (PC) requires scientific advances which could potentially be catalyzed by international research collaboration (IRC). It is currently not known how often IRC occurs with PC investigators in South America. Objectives To evaluate the percentage of South America journal articles on PC involving IRCs and the impact of these collaborations on the scientific potential the studies and on their citations. Methods This was a bibliometric analysis of studies published between January 1, 1998, and December 31, 2017. A search of Pubmed, Embase, Lilacs, and Web of Science (WOS) was performed using the terms "palliative care," "hospice care," "hospices" and "terminal care," combined with the name of South America countries. The scientific potential was assessed by analyzing study design, characteristics of the journal and funding. IRCs were further subdivided in internal (within South America countries) and external (with countries outside South America). Findings Of the 641 articles, 117 (18.2%) involved IRCs (internal: 18, 2.8%; external: 110, 17.2%). Articles with IRCs had higher median two-year citations in WOS (2 vs. 1, p < 0.001), Scopus (3 vs. 1, p < 0.001) and Google Scholar (4.5 vs. 2, p < 0.001) compared to articles without IRC. Moreover, they were more often funded (40.7% vs. 9.7%, p < 0.001), published in Pubmed-indexed (76.1% vs. 41.6%; p < 0.001) and in WOS-indexed (70.1% vs. 29.6%; p < 0.001) journals, and with study designs most often classified as clinical trial (5.1% vs. 1.0%; p = 0.002) and cohort (10.3% vs. 2.9%; p < 0.001) compared to articles without IRC. Conclusions Studies with international research collaborations, both internal and external to South America, are more frequently cited and have characteristics with greater scientific potential than do studies without international collaborations.
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- Crislaine de Lima
- Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
- Oncology Graduate Program, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
- Oncology Graduate Program, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Palliative Care, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Departamento Medicina Interna, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Palliative Care, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
- Oncology Graduate Program, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Clinical Oncology, Breast and Gynecology Division, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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da Silva DF, Paiva CE, Paiva BSR. Cross-cultural adaptation and translation of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit-Quality of Dying and Death into Brazilian Portuguese. Rev Bras Ter Intensiva 2021; 33:592-599. [PMID: 35081244 PMCID: PMC8889588 DOI: 10.5935/0103-507x.20210086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To translate and culturally adapt the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit-Quality of Dying and Death questionnaire into Brazilian Portuguese. METHODS This was a cross-cultural adaptation process including conceptual, cultural, and semantic equivalence steps comprising three stages. Stage 1 involved authorization to perform the translation and cultural adaptation. Stage 2 entailed independent translation from English into Brazilian Portuguese, a synthesis of the translation, back-translation, and an expert panel. Stage 3 involved a pretest conducted with family caregivers and a multidisciplinary team. RESULTS The evaluation by the expert panel resulted in an average agreement of 0.8 in relation to semantic, cultural, and conceptual equivalence. The pretests of both versions of the questionnaire showed that the participants had adequate comprehension regarding the ease of understanding the items and response options. CONCLUSION After going through the process of translation and cultural adaptation, the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit-Quality of Dying and Death caregiver and multidisciplinary team versions were considered culturally adapted, with both groups having a good understanding of the items. The questionnaires include relevant items to evaluate the process of death and dying in the intensive care setting, and suggest changes in care centered on patients and especially family caregivers, given the finitude of their children.
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- Daiane Ferreira da Silva
- Research Group on Palliative Care and Health- Related
Quality of Life, Hospital de Câncer de Barretos - Barretos (SP), Brazil
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- Research Group on Palliative Care and Health- Related
Quality of Life, Hospital de Câncer de Barretos - Barretos (SP), Brazil.,Department of Clinical Oncology, Breast and Gynecology
Division, Hospital de Câncer de Barretos - Barretos (SP), Brazil
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- Research Group on Palliative Care and Health- Related
Quality of Life, Hospital de Câncer de Barretos - Barretos (SP), Brazil.,Corresponding author: Bianca Sakamoto Ribeiro Paiva,
Hospital de Câncer de Barretos, Rua Antenor Duarte Vilella, 1.331 -
Bairro Dr. Paulo Prata, Zip code: 14784-400 -Barretos (SP), Brazil, E-mail:
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de Camargos MG, Paiva BSR, de Oliveira MA, de Souza Ferreira P, de Almeida VTN, de Andrade Cadamuro S, de Almeida CSL, Paiva CE. An explorative analysis of the differences in levels of happiness between cancer patients, informal caregivers and the general population. BMC Palliat Care 2020; 19:106. [PMID: 32652992 PMCID: PMC7354680 DOI: 10.1186/s12904-020-00594-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Although cancer patients experience distressing symptoms and health-related changes in their quality of life, they may report positive emotional states. The lives of informal caregivers of cancer patients may also be affected by the patient’s cancer diagnosis; however, they may also find benefits in their experiences. Noticeable changes are reported in personal priorities after an oncologic diagnosis that can lead individuals to restructure their values and the way they perceive life. This study aims to assess happiness/satisfaction with life and positive and negative affect in cancer patients and informal caregivers compared with healthy people in the general population. Methods A cross-sectional study with participants recruited online in five regions of Brazil through the social network site Facebook® and the application WhatsApp®. Surveys were completed using the SurveyMonkey® platform. A different sample of cancer patients and informal caregivers that was personally interviewed with the same forms was also grouped in the present analysis. Variables with p-values < 0.05 in the univariate analysis were included in linear regression models (stepwise, backward). Results A total of 2580 participants were included, of whom 2112 were healthy representatives of the general population, 342 were cancer patients, and 126 were informal caregivers of cancer patients. In the multivariate analysis, the cancer patients and informal caregivers were happier than the healthy people in the general population, even after controlling for age, sex, educational level, and income. The patients and caregivers had lower scores for positive affect and higher scores for negative affect. Conclusions Overall, the conditions related to happiness, satisfaction with life and positive affect are similar for all groups. However, cancer patients and informal caregivers report increased rates of happiness and satisfaction with life compared with theoretically healthy people, although they have lower positive affect scores and higher negative affect scores. It is suggested that cancer patients and caregivers of cancer patients experience more difficulties (suffering) on a daily basis. However, given the increased difficulties, they perceive life differently, reporting that they are happier.
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- Mayara Goulart de Camargos
- Clinical Hospital of the Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM), Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil. .,Health-Related Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual), Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Health-Related Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual), Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Health-Related Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual), Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil.,Center of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Health-Related Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual), Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil.,Barretos School of Health Sciences, Dr. Paulo Prata - FACISB, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Health-Related Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual), Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil.,Barretos School of Health Sciences, Dr. Paulo Prata - FACISB, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Health-Related Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual), Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Health-Related Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual), Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil.,Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Santa Catarina, Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil.,Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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Paiva CE, Paiva BSR, Menezes D, Zanini LE, Ciorlia JB, Miwa MU, Hui D. Development of a screening tool to improve the referral of patients with breast and gynecological cancer to outpatient palliative care. Gynecol Oncol 2020; 158:153-157. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.04.701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Ezequiel ODS, Paiva BSR, Lucchetti ALG, Paiva CE, Moutinho ILD, Boni RADS, Lucchetti G. Do different pedagogical conceptions result in different quality of life levels? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 66:257-262. [PMID: 32520142 DOI: 10.1590/1806-9282.66.3.257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 08/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The present study aims to compare medical students' quality of life (QoL) at two Brazilian institutions with different pedagogical conceptions. METHODS We studied students during the first four years of medical school at two institutions (one using active methodologies and small groups and the other using traditional lectures and large groups). We used a demographic questionnaire and the WHOQOL-BREF. RESULTS 820 medical students were included. No significant differences in quality of life were found in general, nor while evaluating the course phase, except for the physical WHOQOL, which was lower for 2nd-year students at the institution with traditional lectures, even when adjusted for gender. CONCLUSION Our findings revealed that, despite having very distinct pedagogical conceptions and characteristics, there were no significant differences in medical students' QoL scores between both institutions. These results are surprising and differ from our initial hypothesis, which expected better QoL for those using more active and student-centered methods.
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- . Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brasil
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de Andrade Cadamuro S, Onishi Franco J, Paiva CE, Oliveira MAD, Sakamoto Ribeiro Paiva B. Association between multiple symptoms and quality of life of paediatric patients with cancer in Brazil: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2020; 10:e035844. [PMID: 32376756 PMCID: PMC7223154 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To identify the association of multiple symptoms and clinical characteristics on quality of life (QoL) of paediatric patients with cancer. DESIGN A descriptive, cross-sectional study. SETTING South American Children's Hospital for Cancer Treatment (Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil). PARTICIPANTS A total of 157 participants, 116 paediatric patients, diagnosed with cancer, undergoing chemotherapy treatment, between 7 and 18 years of age and 41 proxies for patients between 2 and 6 years of age. PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURES The severity and prevalence ofsymptoms were identified through the use of a culturally adapted multi-symptomscreening tool, and the influence these symptoms, in association with clinicalcharacteristics, had on the QOL of Brazilian pediatric cancer patients wasassessed. RESULTS Prevalent symptoms identified by all participants were 'feeling tired' (98, 62.4%), 'feeling more or less hungry (do not feel like eating) than you usually do' (96, 61.1%), 'changes in taste (flavour of the food)' (89, 56.7%), 'throwing up or feeling like you may throw up' (77, 49%) and 'changes in how your body (visually) or face looks' (72, 45.9%). The multivariate analysis for symptom severity as reported by proxies showed that surgery (OR 0.20, 95% CI 0.04 to 0.98, p=0.047) and time of diagnosis (OR 0.14, 95% CI 0.03 to 0.66, p=0.012) were associated with a decreased OR of high severity symptoms.An analysis of the clinical characteristics associated with Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) demonstrated no significant effect on QoL in any of the domains evaluated. The association between Symptom Screening in Pediatrics Tool and PedsQL in the self-report version demonstrated a significant negative influence of all symptoms on the QoL. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of symptoms experienced among pediatric patients during treatment was high and significantly influenced all aspects of quality of life,especially in the emotional domain.
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- Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, Brazil
- Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, Brazil
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Paiva CE, de Freitas Seriaco FDLG, de Angelis Nascimento MS, Zago FC, Costa ED, Ciorlia JB, Paiva BSR. Missed Opportunities of Integration of Palliative Care: Frequency, Causes, and Profile of Missed Visits in an Oncologic Palliative Care Outpatient Unit. J Pain Symptom Manage 2020; 59:1067-1073.e1. [PMID: 31988019 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2019] [Revised: 01/09/2020] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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CONTEXT Many patients with cancer are referred to palliative care (PC) outpatient clinics but do not attend consultations, which increases the difficultly of integrating PC in a timely manner. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the frequency, causes, and profile of missing first-time consultations in a PC outpatient clinic. METHODS Data from patients with advanced cancer who were scheduled for first-time visits to the PC outpatient clinic from September 2018 to August 2019 were analyzed. Missed consultation was defined as a nonperformed consultation with no prior notice of cancellation, and missed opportunity of palliative care (MOPC) was defined as a nonperformed consultation regardless of being notified in advance. The causes of the absence were identified by telephone using a standardized form. Logistic regression models were used to identify the profile of patients who have MOPC. RESULTS About 1468 patients were scheduled for first-time visits to the PC outpatient clinic; missed consultation = 21.7% (n = 275) and MOPC = 32.5% (n = 478). Of the total number of patients who had MOPC, 86 (18%) were later seen in a median time (percentile p25-p75) of 29.5 days (range 7.0-66.5). The most common cause of MOPC was death before consultation (n = 92; 29.8%). Referral to PC using a standardized protocol (odds ratio 0.787; P = 0.044) and residence in distant cities (odds ratio 2.394; P < 0.001) were independently associated with MOPC. CONCLUSION Approximately one-third of patients eligible for PC miss the opportunity to be included earlier; only 18% of them are consulted later. Use of standardized referral protocols may help to reduce these absence rates.
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- Carlos Eduardo Paiva
- Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil; Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group, Post-Graduate Program, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Palliative Care Department, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group, Post-Graduate Program, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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Camargos MGD, Paiva BSR, Oliveira MAD, Almeida CSLD, Paiva CE. Happiness and satisfaction with life: potential social indicators for periodic measurement in Brasil? Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) 2020; 66:245-247. [DOI: 10.1590/1806-9282.66.3.245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Preto DD, Pantano NDP, Paiva BSR, Zanardo CDO, Paiva CE. Clinical Prediction of Survival in Advanced Cancer Outpatients: Do Experienced Physicians and With Prior Patient Evaluation Make More Accurate Predictions? J Pain Symptom Manage 2020; 59:e7-e10. [PMID: 31585161 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Revised: 09/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Daniel D'Almeida Preto
- Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group, Post-Graduate Program, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group, Post-Graduate Program, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil; Researcher Support Centre, Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group, Post-Graduate Program, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil; Researcher Support Centre, Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group, Post-Graduate Program, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil; Researcher Support Centre, Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group, Post-Graduate Program, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil; Researcher Support Centre, Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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de Oliveira Valentino TC, Paiva CE, Hui D, de Oliveira MA, Ribeiro Paiva BS. Impact of Palliative Care on Quality of End-of-Life Care Among Brazilian Patients With Advanced Cancers. J Pain Symptom Manage 2020; 59:39-48. [PMID: 31449844 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Revised: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 08/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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CONTEXT Many patients with advanced cancer experience aggressive care during the end of life (EOL). Several studies have evaluated the benefits of palliative care (PC) on the reduction of aggressive measures; however, limited data are available about their benefit in Brazilian patients. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the impact of PC on the reduction of aggressive measures at the EOL. METHODS Longitudinal study analyzed retrospectively medical records of patients who died of advanced cancer from 2010 to 2014. Data were obtained on PC referral and five quality-of-care indicators at the EOL; that is, emergency department visits, hospital admission, intensive care unit admission, use of systemic antineoplastic therapy within the last 30 days of life, and place of death in hospital as well as the use of a composite score for aggressiveness of care. RESULTS Of the 1284 patients, 832 (65%) received some aggressive measures in EOL care. Over the years, there was a reduction in the aggressiveness of care (score = 0: 33.2% vs. 47.1%; P < 0.001). Patients not seen by PC received greater aggressive care compared with patients consulted by PC (score ≥1: 87.4% vs. 52.8%; P < 0.001). Early PC was associated with less chemotherapy (P = 0.001) and fewer emergency department visits (P = 0.004) in the last 30 days of life, when compared with late PC. However, there were no demonstrated benefits to significantly reduce the composite score at EOL care aggressiveness. CONCLUSION Patients with an advanced cancer consultation by PC staff received less aggressive care at the EOL when compared with patients without PC.
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- Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil; Oncology Graduate Program, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Clinical Oncology, Breast and Gynecology Division, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil; Oncology Graduate Program, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil.
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de Camargos MG, Paiva BSR, de Almeida CSL, Paiva CE. What Is Missing for You to Be Happy? Comparison of the Pursuit of Happiness Among Cancer Patients, Informal Caregivers, and Healthy Individuals. J Pain Symptom Manage 2019; 58:417-426.e4. [PMID: 31195075 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Revised: 05/14/2019] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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CONTEXT After cancer diagnosis, personal value priorities may change in a way that would transform such values and how life is perceived by cancer patients and their caregivers, including happiness and its pursuit. OBJECTIVES The objective of the study was to analyze and compare what cancer patients, informal caregivers, and healthy population believe that would make them happy. METHODS A qualitative content analysis was performed on the responses to a single question: "What is missing for you to be happy?" Narratives of cancer patients (n = 242, face-to-face interview), informal caregivers (n = 125, face-to-face interview), and healthy participants (n = 1,671, recruited through social media, online survey) were analyzed. Word clouds were created for each group of participants. Contents were identified and frequencies were compared among participants by means of chi-square and Fisher's exact tests. RESULTS Overall, participants were pursuing better health (n = 288, 14.1%), better interpersonal relationships (n = 456, 22.4%), money (n = 412, 20.2%), and work-related aspects (n = 481, 23.6%). Cancer patients and informal caregivers sought better health and cure more often than when compared to healthy people (P < 0.001). Among cancer patients, survivors' profile tended to be similar to that of the healthy population concerning what they need to be happy. Unexpectedly, "cure" (22.7%) was more frequent among participants with incurable cancer. CONCLUSION Regardless of the group they were in, participants sought happiness in what they considered to be important to their lives, but it was something they did not have at the time of the interview. Psychoeducational and cognitive-behavioral strategies focused on how to deal with life expectations among people facing cancer are awaited.
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- Mayara Goulart de Camargos
- Clinical Hospital of the Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM), Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Health-Related Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual), Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Health-Related Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual), Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Health-Related Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual), Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Cadamuro SDA, Franco JO, Paiva CE, de Oliveira CZ, Paiva BSR. Symptom screening in paediatrics tool for screening multiple symptoms in Brazilian patients with cancer: a cross-sectional validation study. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e028149. [PMID: 31377698 PMCID: PMC6687019 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2018] [Revised: 07/15/2019] [Accepted: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to translate, culturally adapt and validate the Symptom Screening in Paediatrics Tool (SSPedi) into the Brazilian Portuguese language to be used by paediatric oncology patients in Brazil. DESIGN A descriptive, cross-sectional study that follows an established methodology for translation and cultural adaptation, developed in two phases: phase I, linguistic translation and cultural adaptation of the SSPedi scale and phase II, psychometric properties evaluation. SETTING Children's Hospital for Cancer Treatment in Latin America. PARTICIPANTS Paediatric patients between 7 and 18 years of age and proxies of patients between 2 and 6 years of age, diagnosed with cancer and undergoing chemotherapy treatment. Patients and proxies with significant neuropsychiatric disorders and/or visual impairment that prevented the ability to read were excluded. PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURES Construct validation of SSPedi using convergent validity and contrasted groups. Reliability was evaluated using Cronbach's alpha test and assessing the retest using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). RESULTS The psychometric properties of the symptom screening tool were evaluated using 157 participants, of which 116 were patients and 41 were proxies. Convergent validity and hypothesised correlations (Spearman's r>0.4) were confirmed for both self- and proxy-reported versions of the assessment tool. No significant differences found between the two contrasting groups. Assessment of SSPedi resulted in an internal consistency of reliability of α=0.77 (95% CI 0.70 to 0.82) for the self and α=0.81 (95% CI 0.71 to 0.88) for the proxy and overall reproducibility ICC values of (95% CI), 0.54 (0.15 to 0.77) and 0.77 (0.64 to 0.86). CONCLUSION SSPedi was found to be culturally and linguistically adaptable and considered valid and reliable for use by paediatric oncology patients in Brazil. The new translated and adapted version was named SSPedi-BR.
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- Sandra de Andrade Cadamuro
- Oncology Graduate Program and Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, Brazil
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- Dr. Paulo Prata School of Health Sciences of Barretos and Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Oncology and Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, Brazil
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- Education and Research BP - A, Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, Brazil
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- Oncology Graduate Program and Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, BARRETOS, Brazil
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Almeida CSLD, Marcon SS, Matsuda LM, Kantorski LP, Paiva BSR, Sales CA. Operation of a hospital palliative care service: a fourth-generation evaluation. Rev Bras Enferm 2019; 72:383-390. [PMID: 31017200 DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2017] [Accepted: 08/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Qualitatively evaluate the operation of a palliative care service in oncology. METHODOLOGY Qualitative study conducted in a service in southern Brazil based on a fourth generation evaluation. Between September 2014 and June 2015, 460 hours of operation were observed, and 45 semi-structured interviews and five negotiation meetings were conducted; data were analyzed using the constant comparative method. RESULTS Potential services are: provision of outpatient palliative care, home and inpatient care provided by a multidisciplinary and support team, meeting the patient's biological, psychological, social and spiritual needs. Study limitations: ineffective communication between clinical and surgical oncology and palliative care sectors, lack of specialized training for professionals and in interpersonal relationship issues among team members. FINAL CONSIDERATION For palliative care progress in the service, some arrangements are required to enhance integrality of care.
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D'Almeida Preto D, Baston MT, Geraige CC, Augusto SB, de Oliveira MA, Mamere AE, Pinto GDJ, Dias JM, De Marchi PRM, Paiva BSR, Paiva CE. Impact of AferBio® on quality of life and chemotherapy toxicity in advanced lung cancer patients (AFERBIO study): protocol study for a phase II randomized controlled trial. BMC Cancer 2019; 19:382. [PMID: 31023257 PMCID: PMC6485167 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-019-5599-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Lung cancer patients undergoing palliative chemotherapy exhibit many symptoms related to the disease, such as adverse events and infectious complications during treatment, which impacts directly their health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Nutritional status is a relevant aspect among advanced cancer patients under palliative care and food supplementation has the potential to reduce treatment-related adverse effects and improve the nutritional status. The product named AferBio® is a fermented supplement that has been described as able to provide some benefits, including the capacity to potentiate the effects of anticancer drugs, by promoting the reduction of side effects and ultimately improving HRQOL. METHODS/DESIGN A Phase II double-blind placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial to assess the use of food supplementation with AferBio® in Stage IIIB or IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients beginning a second-line palliative mono-chemotherapy. The primary goal is to compare HRQOL scores between the arms of the study over time. The ten first patients included in the present study will undergo an AferBio®toxicity-testing (non-randomized phase). If no significant toxicity is found, the study will move on to the randomized phase. All patients will be randomized in blocks at a 1:1 ratio using the online tool REDCap. ECOG-PS (0-1 versus 2) criteria will be used for stratification. All patients included in the trial will be evaluated at baseline and at each chemotherapy cycle. Each evaluation will include the following: HRQOL (EORTC QLQ-C30, LC13 and IQualiV-Lung), ECOG-PS, anthropometric measurements, clinical and laboratory toxicity assessment and response evaluation. DISCUSSION During palliative systemic therapy in advanced cancer patients, one of the main goals is the improvement and maintenance of HRQOL, which can be negatively affected by cancer symptoms, cancer- or treatment-related psychosocial difficulties, and chemotherapy toxicity. Thus, much research has been dedicated to the development of new and more effective and/or less toxic cancer therapies. The present study is justified by the testing of a novel food supplement that may reduce some toxicities, thus, having a potential positive impact on the HRQOL of lung cancer patients. The product in question (AferBio®) is already available for sale in Brazil, but has not yet been fully tested in cancer patients. TRIAL REGISTRATION This Trial was registered on March 19, 2018 with ClinicalTrials.gov , NCT03469063. Protocol version: 2.0 from March 26, 2018. Trial status: Patient enrollment in the study began in April, 2018.
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- Daniel D'Almeida Preto
- Health-Related Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual), Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil.,Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Rua Antenor Duarte Vilella, 1331, Bairro Dr Paulo Prata, Barretos, SP, Brazil
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- Health-Related Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual), Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Rua Antenor Duarte Vilella, 1331, Bairro Dr Paulo Prata, Barretos, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Rua Antenor Duarte Vilella, 1331, Bairro Dr Paulo Prata, Barretos, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Rua Antenor Duarte Vilella, 1331, Bairro Dr Paulo Prata, Barretos, SP, Brazil
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- Health-Related Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual), Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Health-Related Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual), Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil. .,Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Rua Antenor Duarte Vilella, 1331, Bairro Dr Paulo Prata, Barretos, SP, Brazil.
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Paiva BSR, Barroso EM, Cadamuro SA, Paula LABD, Pirola WE, Serrano CVMP, Paiva CE. The Children's International Mucositis Evaluation Scale Is Valid and Reliable for the Assessment of Mucositis Among Brazilian Children With Cancer. J Pain Symptom Manage 2018; 56:774-780.e2. [PMID: 30053485 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Revised: 07/15/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The Children's International Mucositis Evaluation Scale (ChIMES) is considered a valid and reliable instrument for the assessment of mucositis in pediatric patients aged 0-18 years. OBJECTIVE To perform the translation and cultural adaptation of ChIMES to Brazilian Portuguese and assess its psychometric properties. METHODS Methods for translation and cultural adaptation were used. Other measurements obtained concomitantly for the assessment of psychometric properties included the Oral Mucositis Daily Questionnaire, a visual analog scale, the World Health Organization grading scale for mucositis, and the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events toxicity scale. For test-retest analysis, patients and guardians responded to the self-report and proxy versions of ChIMES within intervals of one to seven days. RESULTS Regarding internal consistency, Cronbach's alpha (α) values were 0.769 (95% CI = 0.631-0.868) and 0.879 (95% CI = 0.872-0.920) for the self-reported and proxy versions, respectively. The convergent validity criteria were met for the self-reported and proxy versions (Spearman's rho = 0.466-0.751; P < 0.001 and Spearman's rho = 0.410-0.551; P < 0.001, respectively). Test-retest reliability assessment for the total score and Items 1, 2, 3, and 4 in both versions showed an intraclass correlation coefficient of ≥0.7. CONCLUSIONS The Portuguese self-reported and proxy versions of ChIMES were considered to be culturally adapted, valid, and reliable for Brazilian pediatric patients ranging from an age of one month to 18 years and were named ChIMES-BR.
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- Bianca Sakamoto Ribeiro Paiva
- Oncology Graduate Program and Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil; University Center, Educational Foundation of Barretos, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil; Dr. Paulo Prata Health Sciences School, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil; Oncology Graduate Program, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Clinical Oncology - Breast and Gynecology Division, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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Paiva CE, Martins BP, Paiva BSR. Doctor, are you healthy? A cross-sectional investigation of oncologist burnout, depression, and anxiety and an investigation of their associated factors. BMC Cancer 2018; 18:1044. [PMID: 30367614 PMCID: PMC6203972 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-018-4964-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2017] [Accepted: 10/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Purpose Doctors who work at cancer hospitals are at high risk of developing emotional distress. This study evaluated the prevalence of burnout, anxiety, and depression in a sample of oncologists of various specialties and sought to identify how much of this distress is explained by specific pre-established characteristics. Methods This cross-sectional study used online surveys. Burnout was measured using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), and anxiety and depression were measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). The variables associated with p-values < 0.10 in the univariate analyses were included in blocks of hierarchical binary logistic regression models to identify the predictors of burnout, depression, and anxiety. Results Of the 227 physicians (response rate = 70.5%), 132 (58.1%) were identified as having burnout (high emotional exhaustion [EE] and depersonalization [DP]); furthermore, 28 (12.3%) had depression (HADS-D ≥ 11), and 44 (19.4%) had anxiety (HADS-A ≥ 11). The block of perceptions related to the workplace explained 22.4%, 7.7%, and 10.6% of the variances of burnout, depression, and anxiety, respectively. On the other hand, the outside-of-work characteristics block explained only 3.1%, 13.4%, and 3.4% of the variances of burnout, depression, and anxiety, respectively. Conclusions Work-related stressors are associated with burnout, but few are associated with anxiety and depression. Outside-of-work characteristics explained little of the distress reported by physicians. Strategies focused on perceptions of professional recognition and lower workloads that stimulate positive relationships between doctors and other health professionals are desirable in oncological context. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12885-018-4964-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Carlos Eduardo Paiva
- Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil. .,Health-Related Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual), Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil. .,Departamento de Oncologia Clínica, Divisão de Mama e Ginecologia, Rua Antenor Duarte Vilella, 1331, Bairro Dr Paulo Prata, Barretos, SP, CEP: 14784-400, Brazil.
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil.,Health-Related Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual), Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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Paiva CE, Paiva BSR, de Paula Pântano N, Preto DD, de Oliveira CZ, Yennurajalingam S, Hui D, Bruera E. Development and validation of a prognostic nomogram for ambulatory patients with advanced cancer. Cancer Med 2018; 7:3003-3010. [PMID: 29856126 PMCID: PMC6051167 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.1582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2018] [Revised: 05/01/2018] [Accepted: 05/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Predicting survival of advanced cancer patients (ACPs) is a difficult task. We aimed at developing and testing a new prognostic tool in ACPs when they were first referred to palliative care (PC). A total of 497 patients were analyzed in this study (development sample, n = 221; validation sample, n = 276). From 35 initial putative prognostic variables, 14 of them were selected for multivariable Cox regression analyses; the most accurate final model was identified by backward variable elimination. Parameters were built into a nomogram to estimate the probability of patient survival at 30, 90, and 180 days. Calibration and discrimination properties of the Barretos Prognostic Nomogram (BPN) were evaluated in the validation phase of the study. The BPN was composed of 5 parameters: sex, presence of distant metastasis, Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS), white blood cell (WBC) count, and serum albumin concentration. The C-index was 0.71. The values of the area under the curve (AUC) of the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve were 0.84, 0.74, and 0.74 at 30, 90, and 180 days, respectively. There were good calibration results according to the Hosmer-Lemeshow test. The median survival times were 313, 129, and 37 days for the BPN scores <25th percentile (<125), 25th to 75th percentile (125-175), and >75th percentile (>175), respectively (P < .001). The BPN is a new prognostic tool with adequate calibration and discrimination properties. It is now available to assist oncologists and palliative care physicians in estimating the survival of adult patients with advanced solid tumors.
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- Carlos Eduardo Paiva
- Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil.,Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group, Post-Graduate Program, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil.,Researcher Support Center, Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil
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- Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group, Post-Graduate Program, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil.,Researcher Support Center, Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil
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- Researcher Support Center, Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil
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- Palliative Care and Quality of Life Research Group, Post-Graduate Program, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil.,Researcher Support Center, Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil.,Education and Research, BP - A Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas, Houston, TX, USA
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Cárcano CBM, de Oliveira CZ, Paiva BSR, Paiva CE. The Brazilian version of Skindex-16 is a valid and reliable instrument to assess the health-related quality of life of patients with skin diseases. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0194492. [PMID: 29566036 PMCID: PMC5864026 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2016] [Accepted: 03/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of Skindex-16 in patients with various skin diseases. METHODS Dermatologic assessments were performed for the diagnosis and classification of the severity of skin conditions. The clinical feasibility of Skindex-16 was assessed based on the time required to complete the questionnaire and the number of unanswered items. The participants (n = 110) answered the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) and the Skindex-16 (Portuguese/Brazil version) questionnaires. Convergent validity was assessed based on the correlation of the Skindex-16 with the DLQI and HADS subscales. Known-groups validity was assessed based on the comparison of the mild, moderate and severe disease groups using the Kruskal-Wallis test. Internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach's alpha and test-retest reproducibility using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) obtained with 29 participants who answered the Skindex-16 a second time 3 to 10 days after the first assessment. RESULTS The mean time to answer the questionnaire was 2 min 41 sec. Cronbach's alpha scores were 0.867, 0.930 and 0.888 for the Skindex-16 domains symptoms, emotions and functioning, respectively. The ICCs were 0.947, 0.860 and 0.843 for the Skindex-16 domains symptoms, emotions and functioning, respectively. All three Skindex-16 scales exhibited strong correlations with DLQI. Moderate correlations were found between HADS subscales and the Skindex-16 emotions domain. Known-groups validity showed differences in all three Skindex-16 domains between the mild and moderate skin disease groups (emotions: p < 0.001; symptoms: p = 0.049; functioning: p < 0.001) and between the mild and severe skin disease groups (emotions: p = 0.002; symptoms: p = 0.001; functioning: p = 0.002). CONCLUSION The Portuguese/Brazil version of Skindex-16 is a valid and reliable instrument to assess the quality of life of patients with skin diseases.
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- Cristiane Botelho Miranda Cárcano
- Department of Prevention, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, Brazil
- Dr. Paulo Prata School of Health Sciences (Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde Dr. Paulo Prata – FACISB), Barretos, Brazil
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- Researcher Support Center, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, Brazil
- Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life Research Group, Barretos, Brazil
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- Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life Research Group, Barretos, Brazil
- Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, Brazil
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Boni RADS, Paiva CE, de Oliveira MA, Lucchetti G, Fregnani JHTG, Paiva BSR. Burnout among medical students during the first years of undergraduate school: Prevalence and associated factors. PLoS One 2018. [PMID: 29513668 PMCID: PMC5841647 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Objective To evaluate the prevalence and possible factors associated with the development of burnout among medical students in the first years of undergraduate school. Method A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Barretos School of Health Sciences, Dr. Paulo Prata. A total of 330 students in the first four years of medical undergraduate school were invited to participate in responding to the sociodemographic and Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey (MBI-SS) questionnaires. The first-year group consisted of 150 students, followed by the second-, third-, and fourth-year groups, with 60 students each. Results Data from 265 students who answered at least the sociodemographic questionnaire and the MBI-SS were analyzed (response rate = 80.3%). One (n = 1, 0.3%) potential participant viewed the Informed Consent Form but did not agree to participate in the study. A total of 187 students (187/265, 70.6%) presented high levels of emotional exhaustion, 140 (140/265, 52.8%) had high cynicism, and 129 (129/265, 48.7%) had low academic efficacy. The two-dimensional criterion indicated that 119 (44.9%) students experienced burnout. Based on the three-dimensional criterion, 70 students (26.4%) presented with burnout. The year with the highest frequency of affected students for both criteria was the first year (p = 0.001). Personal attributes were able to explain 11% (ΔR = 0.11) of the variability of burnout under the two-dimensional criterion and 14.4% (R2 = 0.144) under the three-dimensional criterion. Conclusion This study showed a high prevalence of burnout among medical students in a private school using active teaching methodologies. In the first years of graduation, students’ personal attributes (optimism and self-perception of health) and school attributes (motivation and routine of the exhaustive study) were associated with higher levels of burnout. These findings reinforce the need to establish preventive measures focused on the personal attributes of first-year students, providing better performance, motivation, optimism, and empathy in the subsequent stages of the course.
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- Robson Aparecido dos Santos Boni
- Barretos School of Health Sciences, Dr. Paulo Prata, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
- Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual) –Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual) –Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
- Teaching and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Clinical Oncology – Breast and Gynecology Division, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual) –Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual) –Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
- School of Medicine, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual) –Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
- Teaching and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual) –Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
- Teaching and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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de Oliveira Valentino TC, Paiva BSR, de Oliveira MA, Hui D, Paiva CE. Factors associated with palliative care referral among patients with advanced cancers: a retrospective analysis of a large Brazilian cohort. Support Care Cancer 2018; 26:1933-1941. [DOI: 10.1007/s00520-017-4031-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2017] [Accepted: 12/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Fregnani CMS, Fregnani JHTG, Paiva CE, Barroso EM, Camargos MGD, Tsunoda AT, Longatto-Filho A, Paiva BSR. Translation and cultural adaptation of the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Cervical Dysplasia (FACIT-CD) to evaluate quality of life in women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. Einstein (Sao Paulo) 2017; 15:155-161. [PMID: 28767912 PMCID: PMC5609610 DOI: 10.1590/s1679-45082017ao3910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2016] [Accepted: 02/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Objective To translate and perform the cultural adaptation of the tool Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy – Cervical Dysplasia (FACIT-CD) to the Portuguese language. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional study, with translation and cultural adaptation of the assessment tool performed according to international guidelines and the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT) protocol group. It involved eight experts, six from Brazil, one from Portugal and one from the United States. After translation and back-translation of the tool, the semantic analysis process was carried out. We randomly included 20 women aged between 18 and 70 years with altered cervical cytology exam, seen at the Department of Prevention and Gynecologic Oncology - Hospital de Câncer de Barretos. Results The sample consisted of women with low education level. In the first pre-test, ten women participated and half of them considered the questions CD1, CD2 and CD3 as difficult, because they did not understand the meaning of the term “pelvic area”. The question CD5, “I worry about spreading the infection”, was also considered difficult to understand by five women. After the reconsideration of the expert committee and FACIT group, the second pre-test was performed. At this stage, we concluded that the previously raised understanding problems had been solved. Conclusion The translated version of FACIT-CD in universal Portuguese language is equivalent to the original version in English and was easily understood by patients with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.
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do Carmo TM, Paiva BSR, de Oliveira CZ, Nascimento MSDA, Paiva CE. The feasibility and benefit of a brief psychosocial intervention in addition to early palliative care in patients with advanced cancer to reduce depressive symptoms: a pilot randomized controlled clinical trial. BMC Cancer 2017; 17:564. [PMID: 28836960 PMCID: PMC5569457 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-017-3560-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2017] [Accepted: 08/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility and potential benefit of a brief psychosocial intervention based on cognitive-behavioral therapy performed in addition to early palliative care (PC) in the reduction of depressive symptoms among patients with advanced cancer. METHODS An open-label randomized phase II clinical trial with two intervention arms and one control group. Patients with advanced cancer starting palliative chemotherapy and who met the selection criteria were included. The participants were randomly allocated to three arms: arm A, five weekly sessions of psychosocial intervention combined with early PC; arm B, early PC only; and arm C, standard cancer treatment. Feasibility was investigated by calculating rates (%) of inclusion, attrition, and contamination (% of patients from Arm C that received PC). Scores of depression (primary aim), anxiety, and quality of life were measured at baseline and 45, 90, 120, and 180 days after randomization. RESULTS From the total of 613 screened patients (10.3% inclusion rate), 19, 22, and 22 patients were allocated to arms A, B, and C, respectively. Contamination and attrition rates (180 days) were 31.8% and 38.0%, respectively. No interaction between the arms and treatments were found. Regarding effect sizes, there was a moderate benefit in arm A over arms B and C in emotional functioning (-0.66 and -0.61, respectively) but a negative effect of arm A over arm C in depression (-0.74). CONCLUSIONS Future studies to be conducted with this population group need to revise the eligibility criteria and make them less restrictive. In addition, the need for arm C is questioned due to high contamination rate. The designed psychosocial intervention was not able to reduce depressive symptoms when combined with early PC. Further studies are warrant to evaluate the intervention on-demand and in subgroups of high risk of anxiety/depression. TRIAL REGISTRATION Clinical Trials identifier NCT02133274 . Registered May 6, 2014.
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- Health-Related Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil.,Center for Research Support (NAP), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil
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- Health-Related Quality of Life Research Group (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil. .,Center for Research Support (NAP), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil. .,Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil. .,Departamento de Oncologia Clínica, Divisão de Mama e Ginecologia, Rua Antenor Duarte Vilella, 1331, Bairro Dr Paulo Prata, Barretos, SP, CEP: 14784-400, Brazil.
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Paiva CE, Araujo RLC, Paiva BSR, de Pádua Souza C, Cárcano FM, Costa MM, Serrano SV, Lima JPN. What are the personal and professional characteristics that distinguish the researchers who publish in high- and low-impact journals? A multi-national web-based survey. Ecancermedicalscience 2017; 11:718. [PMID: 28194230 PMCID: PMC5295845 DOI: 10.3332/ecancer.2017.718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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PURPOSE This study identifies the personal and professional profiles of researchers with a greater potential to publish high-impact academic articles. METHOD The study involved conducting an international survey of journal authors using a web-based questionnaire. The survey examined personal characteristics, funding, and the perceived barriers of research quality, work-life balance, and satisfaction and motivation in relation to career. The processes of manuscript writing and journal publication were measured using an online questionnaire that was developed for this study. The responses were compared between the two groups of researchers using logistic regression models. RESULTS A total of 269 questionnaires were analysed. The researchers shared some common perceptions; both groups reported that they were seeking recognition (or to be leaders in their areas) rather than financial remuneration. Furthermore, both groups identified time and funding constraints as the main obstacles to their scientific activities. The amount of time that was spent on research activities, having >5 graduate students under supervision, never using text editing services prior to the publication of articles, and living in a developed and English-speaking country were the independent variables that were associated with their article getting a greater chance of publishing in a high-impact journal. In contrast, using one's own resources to perform studies decreased the chance of publishing in high-impact journals. CONCLUSIONS The researchers who publish in high-impact journals have distinct profiles compared with the researchers who publish in low-impact journals. English language abilities and the actual amount of time that is dedicated to research and scientific writing, as well as aspects that relate to the availability of financial resources are the factors that are associated with a successful researcher's profile.
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- Carlos Eduardo Paiva
- Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil, 14784-400; Institute of Education and Research/Pio XII Foundation, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil, 14784-400
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- Institute of Education and Research/Pio XII Foundation, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil, 14784-400; Department of Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil, 14784-400
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil, 14784-400; Barretos School of Health Sciences, Dr Paulo Prata, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil, 14784-400
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil, 14784-400; Barretos School of Health Sciences, Dr Paulo Prata, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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Freitas AR, Carneseca EC, Paiva CE, Paiva BSR. Impact of a physical activity program on the anxiety, depression, occupational stress and burnout syndrome of nursing professionals. Rev Lat Am Enfermagem 2016; 22:332-6. [PMID: 26107843 PMCID: PMC4292611 DOI: 10.1590/0104-1169.3307.2420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2013] [Accepted: 12/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Objective to assess the effects of a workplace physical activity (WPA) program on
levels of anxiety, depression, burnout, occupational stress and
self-perception of health and work-related quality of life of a nursing team
in a palliative care unit. Methods the WPA was conducted five days per week, lasting ten minutes, during three
consecutive months. Twenty-one nursing professionals were evaluated before
and after the intervention, with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale,
the Maslch Burnout Inventory, and the Job Stress Scale. The changes in
self-perceived health and work-related quality of life were measured using a
semi-structured questionnaire. Results the WPA did not yield significant results on the levels of anxiety,
depression, burnout or occupational stress. However, after the intervention,
participants reported improved perceptions of bodily pain and feeling of
fatigue at work. Conclusion the WPA did not lead to beneficial effects on occupational stress and
psychological variables, but it was well accepted by the nursing
professionals, who reported improvement in perceptions of health and
work-related quality of life.
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Paiva CE, Rezende FF, Paiva BSR, Mauad EC, Zucca-Matthes G, Carneseca EC, Syrjänen KJ, Schover LR. Associations of Body Mass Index and Physical Activity With Sexual Dysfunction in Breast Cancer Survivors. Arch Sex Behav 2016; 45:2057-2068. [PMID: 27260627 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-016-0758-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2015] [Revised: 02/24/2016] [Accepted: 04/08/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Sexual dysfunction is a common and distressing consequence of breast cancer (BC) treatment. In the present study, we investigated the sexual functioning of BC patients and its association with women's personal characteristics and cancer treatments. In this cross-sectional study, sexual function was assessed using the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). The health-related quality of life (HRQOL) was measured using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C30 and its breast module BR-23. Of the 235 participants approached, 216 participants were included in the study. Of these, 63 patients reported no sexual activity in the last month and thus were analyzed only in relation to the sexual desire domain of FSFI. A total of 154 (71.3 %) patients were classified with hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD). From those patients reporting sexual activity in the last month, 63.3 % (97 out of 153) were classified with sexual dysfunction. Using hierarchical logistic regression, the variance explained (change in R 2) by the addition of body mass index (BMI) and mild to moderate physical activity in the prediction models of sexual dysfunction and HSDD were 6.8 and 7.2 %, respectively. Age, BMI, and physical activity were independently associated with sexual dysfunction and HSDD. Additionally, BC patients with sexual dysfunction reported lower scores on global HRQOL, role functioning, and fatigue. Based on our findings, BC survivors should be encouraged to practice regular physical activity and to lose weight in order to avoid sexual dysfunction. However, future clinical trials are needed to confirm these findings.
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- Carlos Eduardo Paiva
- Breast and Gynecology Division, Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Rua Antenor Duarte Villela, 1331, Barretos, SP, 14784-400, Brazil.
- Research Group for Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil.
- Teaching and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil.
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- Research Group for Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil
- Teaching and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil
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- Department Mastology and Breast Reconstruction, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Behavioral Science, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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Paiva BSR, de Camargos MG, Demarzo MMP, Hervás G, Vázquez C, Paiva CE. The Pemberton Happiness Index: Validation of the Universal Portuguese version in a large Brazilian sample. Medicine (Baltimore) 2016; 95:e4915. [PMID: 27661039 PMCID: PMC5044909 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000004915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The Pemberton Happiness Index (PHI) is a recently developed integrative measure of well-being that includes components of hedonic, eudaimonic, social, and experienced well-being. The PHI has been validated in several languages, but not in Portuguese. Our aim was to cross-culturally adapt the Universal Portuguese version of the PHI and to assess its psychometric properties in a sample of the Brazilian population using online surveys.An expert committee evaluated 2 versions of the PHI previously translated into Portuguese by the original authors using a standardized form for assessment of semantic/idiomatic, cultural, and conceptual equivalence. A pretesting was conducted employing cognitive debriefing methods. In sequence, the expert committee evaluated all the documents and reached a final Universal Portuguese PHI version. For the evaluation of the psychometric properties, the data were collected using online surveys in a cross-sectional study. The study population included healthcare professionals and users of the social network site Facebook from several Brazilian geographic areas. In addition to the PHI, participants completed the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Diener and Emmons' Positive and Negative Experience Scale (PNES), Psychological Well-being Scale (PWS), and the Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS). Internal consistency, convergent validity, known-group validity, and test-retest reliability were evaluated. Satisfaction with the previous day was correlated with the 10 items assessing experienced well-being using the Cramer V test. Additionally, a cut-off value of PHI to identify a "happy individual" was defined using receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve methodology.Data from 1035 Brazilian participants were analyzed (health professionals = 180; Facebook users = 855). Regarding reliability results, the internal consistency (Cronbach alpha = 0.890 and 0.914) and test-retest (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.814) were both considered adequate. Most of the validity hypotheses formulated a priori (convergent and know-group) was further confirmed. The cut-off value of higher than 7 in remembered PHI was identified (AUC = 0.780, sensitivity = 69.2%, specificity = 78.2%) as the best one to identify a happy individual.We concluded that the Universal Portuguese version of the PHI is valid and reliable for use in the Brazilian population using online surveys.
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- Bianca Sakamoto Ribeiro Paiva
- Graduate Program in Oncology, Cancer Hospital of Barretos
- Research Group in Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (Grupo de Pesquisas em Cuidados Paliativos e Qualidade de Vida Relacionada a Saúde—GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos
- Correspondence: Bianca Sakamoto Ribeiro Paiva, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Oncologia, Rua Antenor Duarte Vilella, 1331, Bairro Dr Paulo Prata, Barretos, SP CEP: 14784-400, Brazil (e-mail: )
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- Research Group in Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (Grupo de Pesquisas em Cuidados Paliativos e Qualidade de Vida Relacionada a Saúde—GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos
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- Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), “Mente Aberta”—Brazilian Center for Mindfulness and Health Promotion, Department of Preventive Medicine, São Paulo
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil
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- School of Psychology, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
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- Graduate Program in Oncology, Cancer Hospital of Barretos
- Research Group in Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (Grupo de Pesquisas em Cuidados Paliativos e Qualidade de Vida Relacionada a Saúde—GPQual), Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos
- Breast and Gynecology Division, Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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