電子患者報告アウトカムと緩和ケアを小児進行がん患者に統合すること:PediQUEST Response多施設ランダム化比較試験
Veronica Dussel1, Liliana Orellana2, Maria L Requena3
1Pediatric Palliative Care Research and Innovation Lab, MassGeneral for Children, Boston, MA.
まとめ
電子患者報告アウトカムと小児緩和ケアの組み合わせは、進行がんの小児患者の健康関連QOLを改善しました。その利点を最大化するためには、さらなる実装戦略が必要です。
科学分野:
- 小児腫瘍学
- 緩和ケア
- 健康関連QOL(HRQOL)
背景:
- 進行がんは子供のHRQOLに著しい影響を与えます。
- テクノロジーと専門的ケアを統合することで、アウトカムを改善できる可能性があります。
研究 の 目的:
- 電子患者報告アウトカム(ePRO)フィードバックと専門的小児緩和ケア(SPPC)コンサルテーションを組み合わせることが、進行がんの小児患者のHRQOLを改善するかどうかを評価すること。
- PediQUEST Response to the Pediatric Oncology Symptom Experience(PQ Response)ランダム化比較試験(RCT)を評価すること。
主な方法:
- 進行がんの2歳以上の子供を対象とした多施設共同、オープンラベルRCT。
- 参加者は16週間、PQ Responseまたは標準治療にランダムに割り付けられました。
- 両親および子供(5歳以上)に毎週HRQOLおよび症状アンケートが実施されました。
主要な成果:
- PQ Responseグループの親は、子供のHRQOLの改善が大きいと報告しました(PedsQL合計スコア:3.45ポイント、P=.023)。
- 身体的HRQOLスコアは有意な改善を示しましたが、効果は最小臨床重要差(MCID)を一貫して超えるものではありませんでした。
- 精神心理的HRQOLまたは症状スコアに有意な改善は見られませんでしたが、感度分析では一部の症状スコアの改善がMCIDを超えていることが示唆されました。
結論:
- ePROフィードバックとSPPCの統合は、小児進行がん治療に潜在的な利点を示しています。
- これらの複合介入の臨床的影響を最適化するには、強化された実装戦略が必要です。
- この研究は、小児腫瘍患者のHRQOLを改善するための調整されたアプローチの必要性を強調しています。
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