Publications by authors named "D L Urbauer"
Patient considerations of social media account management after death.
Support Care Cancer
October 2024
Purpose: Social media is widely used but few studies have examined how patients with advanced cancer want their accounts managed after death. The objective of this study was to determine the proportion of our patients with advanced cancer who have discussed the post-mortem management of their social media accounts with their family or friends.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey in which patients with advanced cancer at an outpatient Supportive Care Clinic at a tertiary cancer center completed a novel survey on social media use that assessed patients' social media use practices, attitudes and preferences, and reactions to the survey.
Perceptions Toward Naloxone Among Patients With Cancer Receiving Opioids.
J Pain Symptom Manage
December 2024
Context: Naloxone nasal spray is recommended for patients with risk factors for opioid overdose. However, cancer patients' perceptions and beliefs regarding naloxone prescriptions and their self-perceived risks for overdose are understudied.
Objective: To determine the proportion of cancer patients at risk for overdose who perceived naloxone as beneficial.
Article Synopsis
- Nonsurgical treatments like the levonorgestrel intrauterine device (LIUD) are being explored for managing endometrial atypical hyperplasia (AH) and endometrioid endometrial cancer (EEC), highlighting a need for long-term efficacy data.
- In a study of 43 patients initially responding to LIUD, 39% relapsed, with significant factors for shorter duration of response including younger age and lack of response at the 6-month mark.
- Molecular analysis during the study revealed changes in immune cell populations and pathways involved in relapse, suggesting immune mechanisms play a crucial role in the treatment's effectiveness.
Background: Few studies have examined patient preferences for telehealth in palliative care after the availability of COVID-19 vaccines. We examined patient preferences for video versus in-person visits and factors contributing to preferences in the postvaccine era.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional survey of patients who were seen at our palliative care clinic between April 2021 and March 2022.
Objective: Cancer cachexia (CC) is a frequent and debilitating syndrome in patients with cancer. It has serious implications for patients, extending beyond physical problems into psychological, and social domains. The objective of our study was to qualitatively understand the experiences related to CC in patients with advanced lung cancer.
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