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Enhancing palliative care patient access to psychological counseling through outreach telehealth services.

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Title: Enhancing palliative care patient access to psychological counseling through outreach telehealth services.
Authors: Guzman, Diana (AUTHOR), Ann‐Yi, Sujin (AUTHOR), Bruera, Eduardo (AUTHOR), Wu, Jimin (AUTHOR), Williams, Janet L. (AUTHOR), Najera, John (AUTHOR), Raznahan, Monica (AUTHOR), Carmack, Cindy L. (AUTHOR), Ann-Yi, Sujin (AUTHOR)
Source: Psycho-Oncology. Jan2020, Vol. 29 Issue 1, p132-138. 7p. 4 Charts.
Subjects: Counseling, Mental health services, Medical personnel, Palliative treatment, Health counseling, Mental health personnel
Abstract: Context: Palliative care encompasses an interdisciplinary team, including mental health care professionals, to address psychological distress of cancer patients.Objectives: To present the implementation of an outreach counseling program via videoconferencing or telephone to patients receiving care in an outpatient palliative care clinic and to compare patients using this service to those who only received psychological counseling in our outpatient clinic.Methods: We conducted a retrospective chart review of cancer patients seen for psychology counseling services in an outpatient supportive care center between June 2015 and March 2017.Results: We reviewed 2072 unique patients (52% of the total patients seen at the outpatient Supportive Care Center), who had 4567 total counseling encounters across outreach and outpatient settings. A total of 452 (22%) patients participated in a combination of outpatient and outreach counseling services. Patients who participated in outreach services had significantly more encounters (311 [69%] had two to five sessions) compared with those who had outpatient services only (1137 [70%] had one session only) (P < .001). Outreach patients also had shorter times between the initial and follow-up encounters (median 14 days) compared with those who had outpatient services only (median 30 days) (P < .0001).Conclusions: Outreach telehealth counseling services was found to enhance palliative care patient access to psychological counseling. These services represent an additional modality for providing continuous psychological care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Database: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
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Abstract:<bold>Context: </bold>Palliative care encompasses an interdisciplinary team, including mental health care professionals, to address psychological distress of cancer patients.<bold>Objectives: </bold>To present the implementation of an outreach counseling program via videoconferencing or telephone to patients receiving care in an outpatient palliative care clinic and to compare patients using this service to those who only received psychological counseling in our outpatient clinic.<bold>Methods: </bold>We conducted a retrospective chart review of cancer patients seen for psychology counseling services in an outpatient supportive care center between June 2015 and March 2017.<bold>Results: </bold>We reviewed 2072 unique patients (52% of the total patients seen at the outpatient Supportive Care Center), who had 4567 total counseling encounters across outreach and outpatient settings. A total of 452 (22%) patients participated in a combination of outpatient and outreach counseling services. Patients who participated in outreach services had significantly more encounters (311 [69%] had two to five sessions) compared with those who had outpatient services only (1137 [70%] had one session only) (P < .001). Outreach patients also had shorter times between the initial and follow-up encounters (median 14 days) compared with those who had outpatient services only (median 30 days) (P < .0001).<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Outreach telehealth counseling services was found to enhance palliative care patient access to psychological counseling. These services represent an additional modality for providing continuous psychological care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:10579249
DOI:10.1002/pon.5270