Browsing Øvrige samlinger by Author "Kaasa, Stein"
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Tøndel, Hanne; Lund, Jo-Åsmund; Lydersen, Stian; Wanderås, Anne Dybdahl; Aksnessæther, Bjørg Yksnøy; Jensen, Christer André; Kaasa, Stein; Solberg, Arne (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Erectile dysfunction is a common side effect of prostate cancer (PC) therapy. In this randomized study (The RIC-study) we used patient reported outcomes to evaluate sexual function 18 months after combined ...
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Lindemann, Kristina; Martinsson, L.; Kaasa, Stein; Lindquist, David (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Introduction: Poorer end-of-life (EOL) care for elderly cancer patients has been reported. We assessed the impact of age on 13 indicators for the quality of EOL care as well as adherence to 6 national quality indicators ...
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Kreye, G.; Lundeby, Tonje; Latino, N.; Galotti, M.; Kaasa, Stein (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Designated Centres (DCs) of Integrated Oncology and Palliative Care is an incentive programme established in 2003 aiming to improve the integration of oncology ...
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Bye, Asta; Meli, Kari; Solheim, Tora Skeidsvoll; Laird, Barry J; Kaasa, Stein; Stene, Guro Birgitte; Balstad, Trude Rakel (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background & aims The aim of this study was to test how well the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) question about food intake correlates with a well-established measurement of food intake. Furthermore, ...
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Brenne, Anne-Tove; Knudsen, Anne Kari; Raj, Sunil Xavier; Skjelvan, Laila Strand; Lund, Jo-Åsmund; Thronæs, Morten; Løhre, Erik Torbjørn; Hågensen, Liv Ågot; Brunelli, Cinzia; Kaasa, Stein (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Introduction Early access to cancer palliative care is recommended. Descriptions of structures and processes of outpatient palliative care clinics operated within smaller hospitals are scarce. This paper presents the ...
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Kurita, Geana Paula; Ekholm, Ola; Kaasa, Stein; Klepstad, Pål; Skorpen, Frank; Sjøgren, Per (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background and purpose The effects of single‐nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP s) on the cognitive function of opioid‐treated patients with cancer until now have not been explored, but they could potentially be related to ...
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Brenne, Anne-Tove; Løhre, Erik T; Knudsen, Anne Kari; Thronæs, Morten; Lund, Jo-Åsmund; Kongshaug, Nina; Neverdal, Marte Nilssen; Rystad, Kristina Edvardsen; Johansen, Marianne Haug; Braseth, Tone Inga; Kaasa, Stein (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)Introduction To improve quality across levels of care, we developed a standardized care pathway (SCP) integrating palliative and oncology services for hospitalized and home-dwelling palliative cancer patients in a rural ...
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Habberstad, Ragnhild H; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Damås, Jan Kristian; Brunelli, Cinzia; Rossi, Romina; Garcia-Alonso, Elena; Kaasa, Stein; Klepstad, Pål (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)Context Inflammation is proposed to influence tumor response in radiotherapy (RT). Clinical studies to investigate the relationship between inflammatory markers and RT response is warranted to understand the variable ...
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Kaasa, Stein; Loge, Jon Håvard; Aapro, Matti S.; Albreht, Tit; Anderson, Rebecca; Bruera, Eduardo; Brunelli, Cinzia; Caraceni, Augusto; Cervantes, Andres; Currow, David C.; Deliens, Luc; Fallon, Marie; Gomez-Batiste, Xavier; Grotmol, Kjersti Støen; Hannon, Breffni; Haugen, Dagny Faksvåg; Higginson, Irene J; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Hui, David; Jordan, Karin; Kurita, Geana Paula; Larkin, Philip J; Miccinesi, Guido; Nauck, Friedemann; Pribakovic, Rade; Rodin, Gary; Sjøgren, Per; Stone, Patrick C; Zimmermann, Camilla; Lundeby, Tonje (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Full integration of oncology and palliative care relies on the specific knowledge and skills of two modes of care: the tumour-directed approach, the main focus of which is on treating the disease; and the host-directed ...
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Kaasa, Stein; Knudsen, Anne Kari; Lundeby, Tonje; Loge, Jon Håvard (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)With the groundbreaking work of three Milan professors—Bonadonna, Veronesi, and Ventafridda—in the 1980s as the starting point, this article aims to shed light on the potential benefits of a closer and more formal integration ...
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Aamdal, Elin; Jacobsen, Kari Dolven; Straume, Oddbjørn; Kersten, Christian; Herlofsen, Oluf; Karlsen, Jarle; Hussain, Israr; Amundsen, Anita; Dalhaug, Astrid; Nyakas, Marta Sølvi; Schuster, Cornelia; Hagene, Kirsten Thorin; Holmsen, Kjersti; Russnes, Hege Elisabeth Giercksky; Skovlund, Eva; Kaasa, Stein; Aamdal, Steinar; Kyte, Jon A.; Guren, Tormod Kyrre (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)Ipilimumab was the first treatment that improved survival in advanced melanoma. Efficacy and toxicity in a real-world setting may differ from clinical trials, due to more liberal eligibility criteria and less intensive ...
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Ekström, Magnus P.; Palmqvist, Sebastian; Currow, David C.; Sjøgren, Per; Kurita, Geana Paula; Jakobsen, Gunnhild; Kaasa, Stein; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Context Patients with advanced cancer commonly suffer from both distressing symptoms and cognitive impairment, but the effect of cognitive impairment on the reliability and validity of symptom self-report is ...
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Shkodra, Morena; Brunelli, Cinzia; Zecca, Ernesto; Formaglio, Fabio; Bracchi, Paola; Lo Dico, Silvia; Caputo, Mariangela; Kaasa, Stein; Caraceni, Augusto Tomasso Giovanni (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)Neuropathic cancer pain (NcP) is associated with worse treatment responses and specific therapy indications, but a standardized clinical diagnosis of NcP is still lacking. This is a prospective observational study on ...
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Jacobsen, Ellisiv Lærum; Bye, Asta; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Fosså, Sophie Dorothea; Grotmol, Kjersti Støen; Kaasa, Stein; Loge, Jon Håvard; Moum, Torbjørn Åge; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Purpose Reference values for patient-reported outcome measures are useful for interpretation of results from clinical trials. The study aims were to collect Norwegian SF-36 reference values and compare with data from ...
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Løhre, Erik Torbjørn; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Brunelli, Cinzia; Knudsen, Anne Kari; Kaasa, Stein; Klepstad, Pål (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Introduction Different definitions of breakthrough pain (BTP) influence the observed BTP prevalence. This study examined BTP prevalence variability due to use of different cutoffs for controlled background pain, different ...
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Thronæs, Morten; Balstad, Trude Rakel; Brunelli, Cinzia; Løhre, Erik Torbjørn; Klepstad, Pål; Vagnildhaug, Ola Magne; Kaasa, Stein; Knudsen, Anne Kari; Solheim, Tora Skeidsvoll (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background The pain management index (PMI) was developed to combine information about the prescribed analgesics and the self-reported pain intensity in order to assess physicians’ response to patients’ pain. However, ...
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Hjermstad, Marianne J; Aass, Nina; Andersen, Sigve; Brunelli, Cinzia; Dajani, Olav; Garresori, Herish; Hamre, Hanne; Haukland, Ellinor C; Holmberg, Mats; Jordal, Frode; Krogstad, Hilde; Lundeby, Tonje; Løhre, Erik T; Mjåland, Svein; Nordbø, Arve; Paulsen, Ørnulf; Schistad Staff, Erik; Wester, Torunn; Kaasa, Stein; Loge, Jon H (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Several publications have addressed the need for a systematic integration of oncological care focused on the tumor and palliative care (PC) focused on the patient with cancer. The exponential ...
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Brunelli, Cinzia; Borreani, Claudia; Caraceni, Augusto Tomasso Giovanni; Roli, Anna; Bellazzi, Marco; Lombi, Linda; Zito, Emanuela; Pellegrini, Chiara; Spada, Pierangelo; Kaasa, Stein; Foschi, Anna Maria; Apolone, Giovanni (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Abstract Background Listening to “patient voices” in terms of symptoms, emotional status and experiences with care, is crucial for patient empowerment in clinical practice. Despite convincing evidence that routine patient ...
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Grotmol, Kjersti Støen; Lie, Hanne Cathrine; Loge, Jon Håvard; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Haugen, Dagny Faksvåg; Stone, Patrick C; Kaasa, Stein; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Objective Clinical observations indicate that patients with advanced cancer and depression report higher symptom burden than nondepressed patients. This is rarely examined empirically. Study aim was to investigate the ...
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Oldervoll, Line M; Loge, Jon H; Kaasa, Stein; Lydersen, Stian; Hjermstad, Marianne J; Thorsen, Lene; Holte, Harald; Jacobsen, Anne B; Fosså, Sophie D (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2007)Background Hodgkin's lymphoma survivors (HLSs) commonly report chronic fatigue, defined as high levels of fatigue for 6 months or more. Underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Based upon knowledge from ...