2. Goals
• To
cure
some-mes
• To
relieve
o0en
• To
comfort
always
3. Pallia-ve
Care
• Goal:
achievement
of
the
best
quality
of
life
for
pa-ents
and
their
families
• Focus
on
func-onal
consequence
of
the
disease
and
its
treatment,
including
physical
and
psychological
aspects
• Func-onal
reserve
and
maximize
func-on
4. How?
• Structure:
mul-disciplinary
team
• Process:
reitera-ve,
ac-ve,
educa-onal,
problem-‐solving
process
– Assessment
à
Goal
seHng
à
interven-on
à
re-‐
assessment
• Outcome
–
maximize
the
par-cipa-on
in
pa-ent’s
social
seHng
– Minimize
the
pain
and
distress
of
pa-ents
and
carers
5. Where?
• Hospital
• Hospice/specialist
pallia-ve
seHng
• Day
care
center
• Community
6. What?
• Disease
related:
brain
tumor…
• Treatment
related:
chemotherapy
induced,
radiotherapy
induced…
• Symptoms,
e-ology
of
the
symptoms
7. Symptoms
• Func-onal
limita-on
• Pain
• Breathless/Dyspnea
• Cancer
related
fa-gue
(CRF)
• Mental
Health:
communica-on
11. Ques-ons
• Pa-ent
– What
are
the
most
important
things
prevented?
– What
brings
you
the
most
pleasure?
– What
do
you
most
like
to
do
tomorrow
if
you
can?
• Caregiver
– What’s
the
most
concerned
in
caring
for
the
physical
needs
of
the
pa-ent?
– What
are
you
allowing
the
pa-ent
to
do
independently?
12. RED
FLAGS
OR
YELLOW
FLAGS
l Complete blood count
l Anemia
l Neutropenic
l Thrombocytopenic
l Neural impairments
l Skeletal impairments
l Cardiovascular or pulmonary system
13. PHYSICAL
FUNCTIONING
l Strength, ROM, muscular and cardiopulmonary
endurance, pain
l Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) scale
l Karnofsky Performance Status scale (KPS scale)
14. ECOG
performance
status
Grade ECOG
0 Fully active, able to carry on all pre-disease performance
without restriction
1
Restricted in physically strenuous activity but ambulatory and
able to carry out work of a light or sedentary nature, e.g., light
house work, office work
2 Ambulatory and capable of all selfcare but unable to carry out
any work activities. Up and about more than 50% of waking
hours
3 Capable of only limited self care, confined to bed or chair more
than 50% of waking hours
4 Completely disabled. Cannot carry on any selfcare. Totally
confined to bed or chair
5 Dead
Oken, et al. Am J Clin Oncol 1982;5:649-655
15. KPS scale
Able to carry on normal
activity and to work; no
special care needed.
100 Normal no complaints; no evidence of disease.
90 Able to carry on normal activity; minor signs or symptoms
of disease.
80 Normal activity with effort; some signs or symptoms of
disease.
Unable to work; able to
live at home and care for
most personal needs;
varying amount of
assistance needed.
70 Cares for self; unable to carry on normal activity or to do
active work.
60 Requires occasional assistance, but is able to care for most
of his personal needs.
50 Requires considerable assistance and frequent medical
care.
Unable to care for self;
requires equivalent of
institutional or hospital
care; disease may be
progressing rapidly.
40 Disabled; requires special care and assistance.
30 Severely disabled; hospital admission is indicated although
death not imminent.
20 Very sick; hospital admission necessary; active supportive
treatment necessary.
10 Moribund; fatal processes progressing rapidly.
0 Dead
16. GOAL
SETTING
l Patient and family need
l Achievable within one week
l Compensatory approach is concerned
31. Helpful
Posi-ons
• High
side
lying
• SiHng
upright
in
a
chair
with
feet,
back
and
arms
supported
• Forward
lean
siHng
with
arms
res-ng
on
pillows
on
a
table
• Standing
relaxed,
leaning
forward
with
arms
res-ng
on
a
support
such
as
a
windowsill
• Standing
relaxed,
leaning
backwards
against
a
wall
with
the
legs
slightly
apart,
chest
forward
and
relaxed,
arms
hanging
32. Central
Percep-on
• Fear,
anxiety,
distress
• Safe,
relaxa-on
(including
physical
interven-on)
• Overbreathing
• Communica-on
and
Understanding
(empathy)
33. Fa-gue:
Screening
Assessment
• Age
5-‐6
y/o:
not
-red,
-red
• Age
7-‐12
y/o:
1-‐5
scale
– 1-‐2:
mild
– 3:
moderate
– 4-‐5:
severe
• Age
12
y/o:
0-‐10
scale
– 0-‐3:
none
to
mild
– 4-‐6:
moderate
– 7-‐10:
severe
34. Non
to
Mild
• Not
-red
in
age
5-‐6,
scores
1-‐2
in
age
7-‐12,
or
scores
0-‐3
in
age12
• Educa-on
– Ac-ve
treatment
– Post
treatment
– End
of
life
• General
strategies
to
manage
fa-gue
– Ac-ve
treatment
– Post
treatment
– End
of
life
38. Moderate
to
Severe
• Tired
in
age
5-‐6,
scores
3-‐5
in
age
7-‐12,
or
scores
4-‐10
in
age12
• Educa-on
– Fa-gue
is
not
an
indicator
of
disease
progression
– Self-‐monitoring
of
the
fa-gue
level
– Expected
the
end-‐of
life
symptom
and
the
fa-gue
intensity
may
vary
• Primary
evalua-on
• Interven-ons
43. Ac-vity
Enhancement
(I)
• Fa-gue:
**
– during
cancer
treatment
– following
cancer
treatment
• Aerobic
capacity:
– 11/22:
significant
difference
between
interven-on
and
control
group
– 3/22:
significant
pre-‐post
difference
– 8/22:
non
significant
difference
• Quality
of
life:
-‐-‐
• Anxiety:
-‐-‐
• Depression:
-‐-‐
Cramp
et
al,
2008
44. Ac-vity
Enhancement
(II)
• ↑func-onal
capacity
so↓effort
in
ac-vi-es
• 15~45min/session
(no
more
than
I
hour)
• 1-‐5
sessions/week
• 3~32
weeks,
average:
12
weeks
• 25~80%
age-‐predicted
HRmax
(220-‐age)
• walk,
bicycle,
ergometer,
treadmill,
yoga,
tai-‐chi,
mul-dimensional
(aerobic+stretching+resistance
exercise)
• group/individualized,
supervised/home-‐based
,
mixture
of
supervised
and
home-‐based
45. Psychosocial
Interven-ons
• Educa-on:
– energy
conserva-on
and
ac-vity
management
to
balance
rest
and
ac-vity
– planning,
delega-ng,
priori-zing,
pacing,
res-ng
• Support
group
• Individual
counseling
• Comprehensive
coping
strategy
• Stress
management
training
• Behavioral
interven-on
46. Sleep
Therapy
• S-mulus
control
– go
to
bed
when
sleepy,
get
out
of
bed
a0er
20
min
of
wakefulness
– Have
a
rou-ne
bed-me
and
rising
-me
• Sleep
restric-on
– avoidance
of
long
or
late
day
naps
– Limi-ng
total
-me
in
bed
• Sleep
hygiene
– caffeine
and
exercise
avoidance
near
bed-me
– comfortable
sleep
surroundings
(dark,
relaxing…)
– soothing
ac-vi-es
at
bed-me
(music,
…)