In our study of patients with muscle-invasive bladder
cancer treated with cystectomy, patients who received
concurrent palliative care in addition to usual care had
better postoperative outcomes over 6 months, including
improved fatigue, depression, quality of life, and posttraumatic
growth. Changes for fatigue and anxiety/depression
showed a statistically significant difference among intervention
patients, with decreasing fatigue and anxiety/
depression postoperatively, whereas control patients demonstrated
increasing fatigue and anxiety/depression. Intervention
patients reported their lowest levels of fatigue
4 months postoperatively, whereas control patients reported
their maximal fatigue at this time point. Similarly, quality of
life improved for intervention patients but decreased for
control patients postoperatively. The change in posttraumatic
growth over time was greater for intervention patients
than for control patients.
Prior research has shown significant symptoms among
patients following cystectomy for muscle-invasive bladder
cancer [17], but symptom and quality-of-life outcomes with
palliative care consultation have not previously been
assessed in this patient population. However, the improvements
seen in our study are consistent with prior studies of
concurrent palliative care offered along with routine oncologic
care for patients with lung and prostate cancer [7,8], as
well as other cancers and noncancer diagnoses [3].
Although improved satisfaction, more dramatic improvements
in pain, and improved mortality have been seen in
other palliative care studies, our research did not demonstrate
this [3,7].
Notably, the palliative care intervention studied here was
not intensive. Most consultations were done by telephone,
few treatments were initiated, there was limited involvement
with family caregivers, and there was no involvement
of palliative care social workers or chaplains. This may
explain the lack of improvement in spiritual well-being and
family caregiver outcomes. It is notable, then, that numerous
significant improvements were found even with a
relatively limited intervention, suggesting that full palliative
care intervention teams might lead to more profound
improvements.
In our study of patients with muscle-invasive bladdercancer treated with cystectomy, patients who receivedconcurrent palliative care in addition to usual care hadbetter postoperative outcomes over 6 months, includingimproved fatigue, depression, quality of life, and posttraumaticgrowth. Changes for fatigue and anxiety/depressionshowed a statistically significant difference among interventionpatients, with decreasing fatigue and anxiety/depression postoperatively, whereas control patients demonstratedincreasing fatigue and anxiety/depression. Interventionpatients reported their lowest levels of fatigue4 months postoperatively, whereas control patients reportedtheir maximal fatigue at this time point. Similarly, quality oflife improved for intervention patients but decreased forcontrol patients postoperatively. The change in posttraumaticgrowth over time was greater for intervention patientsthan for control patients.Prior research has shown significant symptoms amongpatients following cystectomy for muscle-invasive bladdercancer [17], but symptom and quality-of-life outcomes withpalliative care consultation have not previously beenassessed in this patient population. However, the improvementsseen in our study are consistent with prior studies ofconcurrent palliative care offered along with routine oncologiccare for patients with lung and prostate cancer [7,8], aswell as other cancers and noncancer diagnoses [3].Although improved satisfaction, more dramatic improvementsin pain, and improved mortality have been seen inother palliative care studies, our research did not demonstratethis [3,7].Notably, the palliative care intervention studied here wasnot intensive. Most consultations were done by telephone,few treatments were initiated, there was limited involvementwith family caregivers, and there was no involvementof palliative care social workers or chaplains. This mayexplain the lack of improvement in spiritual well-being andfamily caregiver outcomes. It is notable, then, that numeroussignificant improvements were found even with arelatively limited intervention, suggesting that full palliativecare intervention teams might lead to more profoundimprovements.
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