Laurie E McLouth, Tia Borger, Vilma Bursac, Michael Hoerger, Jessica McFarlin, Shaylla Shelton, Brent Shelton, Andrew Shearer, Marc T Kiviniemi, Jerod L Stapleton, Timothy Mullett, Jamie L Studts, David Goebel, Ravneet Thind, Laura Trice, Nancy E Schoenberg
PURPOSE: Despite clinical guidelines, palliative care is underutilized during advanced stage lung cancer treatment. To inform interventions to increase its use, patient-level barriers and facilitators (i.e., determinants) need to be characterized, especially among patients living in rural areas or those receiving treatment outside academic medical centers. METHODS: Between 2020 and 2021, advanced stage lung cancer patients (n = 77; 62% rural; 58% receiving care in the community) completed a one-time survey assessing palliative care use and its determinants...
February 27, 2023: Supportive Care in Cancer