MeSH: Neoplasms/mo [Mortality]
Documentation of Palliative and End-of-Life Care Process Measures Among Young Adults Who Died of Cancer: A Natural Language Processing Approach
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Few studies have investigated palliative and end-of-life care processes among young adults (YAs), aged 18-34 years, who died of cancer. This retrospective study used a natural language processing algorithm to identify documentation and timing of four process measures in YA cancer decedents’ medical records: palliative care involvement, discussions of goals of care, code status, and…
Protective and risk factors associated with psychological distress in cancer-bereaved parents: A cross-sectional study
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Purpose Research shows that knowledge about mental health status, both protective and risk factors, is limited in cancer-bereaved parents. The study aimed to investigate (1) the extent of psychological distress in bereaved parents 2–8 years after the loss of a child to cancer compared to non-bereaved parents, and (2) psychological distress in association with resilience,…