title: Patient-centering approaches for the surgical oncologist: palliative care, patient navigation, and distress screening.
abstract: Surgeons can more effectively meet the public's increased expectation of patient-centered care by directing attention to pain, non-pain symptoms, including depression and anxiety, in addition to the patient's personal preferences, resources, and support needs. Patient navigation and palliative care, both pioneered by surgeons, provide complementary frameworks for the screening, assessment and intervention needed to achieve enhanced patient outcomes including adherence to care, improved quality of life and patient satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Palliative Care Consultation Service, UPMC Hamot Medical Center, Erie, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Geoffrey P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D008495:Medical Oncology; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010166:Palliative Care; D062526:Patient Navigation; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000379:methods*
keywords: palliative care; patient navigation; patient-centered care; psychosocial distress screening; quality of life outcomes; surgeons