title: Patient safety in cancer rehabilitation.
abstract: Cancer patients receive rehabilitation services in acute hospitalizations, rehabilitation wards, outpatient rehabilitation facilities, and home settings. Given the complexity and acuity of their medical care coupled with the long-term effects of the cancer and its treatments, patient safety is a significant concern in the delivery of rehabilitation services for this population. Cancer survivorship is growing in importance as a significant number of adults and children diagnosed with cancer are surviving beyond the 5-year mark. The goal of this article is to provide an overview to rehabilitation clinicians on the topic of patient safety in the rehabilitation of cancer patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kingsbrook Rehabilitation Institute, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, 585 Schenectady Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, USA. acristian@kingsbrook.org
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cristian
authors.forename: Andy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.forename: Karishma
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008487:Medical History Taking; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000628:therapy; D010808:Physical Examination; D018570:Risk Assessment