Unmet Need for Symptom Management in a Newly Diagnosed Population of Lung and Colorectal Cancer Patients (412-C)

Abstract

Method. We conducted a retrospective, crosssectional study assessing patient symptoms with multiple patient surveys, including a modified ESAS (to assess pain, fatigue, anxiety, depression, and nausea), along with a spiritual well-being screen and questions about relationships and quality of life. Consecutive patients at a comprehensive cancer center completed the surveys prior to their first visit to an outpatient palliative care clinic providing palliative care concurrently with the patients’ oncologic treatments. Patients were referred by their oncologist, radiation oncologist, oncologic surgeon, or primary care physician without respect to their stage or prognosis. Statistical analysis used descriptive, t-tests, and multivariate linear regression.