Table 2 Top 10 most-cited palliative oncology studies in 2006–2016
From: Characteristics and impact of the most-cited palliative oncology studies from 1995 to 2016
Rank | Citations | First Author | Senior Author | Title | Year | Journal | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2453 | Temel, J.S. | Lynch, T.J. | Early palliative care for patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer | 2010 | New England Journal of Medicine | Massachusetts General Hospital | United States |
2 | 946 | Wright, A.A. | Prigerson, H.G. | Associations between end-of-life discussions, patient mental health, medical care near death, and caregiver bereavement adjustment | 2008 | Journal of the American Medical Association | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | United States |
3 | 387 | Balboni, T.A. | Prigerson, H.G. | Religiousness and spiritual support among advanced cancer patients and associations with end-of-life treatment preferences and quality of life | 2007 | Journal of Clinical Oncology | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | United States |
4 | 382 | Zhang, B. | Prigerson, H.G. | Health care costs in the last week of life associations with end-of-life conversations | 2009 | Archives of Internal Medicine | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | United States |
5 | 301 | Heyland, D.K. | Lam, M. | What matters most in end-of-life care: Perceptions of seriously ill patients and their family members | 2006 | Canadian Medical Association Journal | Kingston General Hospital | Canada |
6 | 262 | Wright, A.A. | Prigerson, H.G. | Place of death: Correlations with quality of life of patients with cancer and predictors of bereaved caregivers’ mental health | 2010 | Journal of Clinical Oncology | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | United States |
7 | 247 | Connor, S.R. | Iwasaki, K. | Comparing Hospice and Nonhospice Patient Survival Among Patients Who Die Within a Three-Year Window | 2007 | Journal of Pain and Symptom Management | National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization | United States |
8 | 233 | Mack, J.W. | Prigerson, H.G. | End-of-life discussions, goal attainment, and distress at the end of life: Predictors and outcomes of receipt of care consistent with preferences | 2010 | Journal of Clinical Oncology | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | United States |
9 | 228 | Temel, J.S. | Pirl, W.F. | Longitudinal perceptions of prognosis and goals of therapy in patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer: Results of a randomized study of early palliative care | 2011 | Journal of Clinical Oncology | Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center | United States |
10 | 226 | Braun, M. | Rodin, G. | Hidden morbidity in cancer: Spouse caregivers | 2007 | Journal of Clinical Oncology | Hadassah University Hospital | Israel |