Emotion And Symptom-focused Engagement (EASE): a randomized phase II trial of an integrated psychological and palliative care intervention for patients with acute leukemia

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2020, Pages 163-176

  Rodin, Gary ^a,b   Malfitano, Carmine ^a   Rydall, Anne ^a   Schimmer, Aaron ^a,c   Marmar, Charles M ^d   Mah, Kenneth ^a   Lo, Christopher ^a,b,e   Nissim, Rinat ^a,b   Zimmermann, Camilla ^a,b,c  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute leukemia; Cancer; Early palliative care; Hematology; Psychosocial intervention; Traumatic stress

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA; ACUTE STRESS DISORDER; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BRIEF PAIN INVENTORY; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE BURDEN; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDMONTON SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT SYSTEM; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF CHRONIC ILLNESS THERAPY SPIRITUAL WELL BEING SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN INTENSITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM EFFICACY; PROGRAM FEASIBILITY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL WORKER; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

EID: 85064609401     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-019-04723-2     Document Type: Article

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