John Bryson
University of Toronto
14 Papers
89 Citations
John Bryson is an academic researcher from University of Toronto. The author has contributed to research in topics: Palliative care & Opioid. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 14 publications. Previous affiliations of John Bryson include Princess Margaret Cancer Centre & University Health Network.
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Papers
Simple prognostic model for patients with advanced cancer based on performance status.
Raymond Woo-Jun Jang,Valerie B. Caraiscos,Nadia Swami,Subrata Banerjee,Ernie Mak,Ebru Kaya,Gary Rodin,John Bryson,Julia Ridley,Lisa W. Le,Camilla Zimmermann +10 more
TL;DR: A simple tool is presented that uses PS alone to prognosticate in advanced cancer, and has similar discriminatory ability to more complex models.
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Predictors of symptom severity and response in patients with metastatic cancer.
Camilla Zimmermann,Debika Burman,Matthew Follwell,Kristina Wakimoto,Dori Seccareccia,John Bryson,Lisa W. Le,Gary Rodin +7 more
TL;DR: Determinants of symptom severity and response to treatment among 150 patients with cancer participating in a phase II trial of a palliative care team intervention showed that symptom improvement was independently predicted by worse baseline EDS score and female gender.
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Administrative outcomes five years after opening an acute palliative care unit at a comprehensive cancer center.
John Bryson,Gary Coe,Nadia Swami,Patricia Murphy-Kane,Dori Seccareccia,Lisa W. Le,Gary Rodin,Camilla Zimmermann +7 more
TL;DR: Setting and adhering to administrative targets for an APCU is possible with appropriate admission criteria, adequate community resources, and education of patients, families and health professionals regarding the model of care.
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Patient-Reported Functional Status in Outpatients With Advanced Cancer: Correlation With Physician-Reported Scores and Survival.
Gordana Popovic,Thana Harhara,Ashley Pope,Ahmed Al-Awamer,Ahmed Al-Awamer,Subrata Banerjee,Subrata Banerjee,John Bryson,John Bryson,Ernie Mak,Ernie Mak,Jenny Lau,Jenny Lau,Breffni Hannon,Breffni Hannon,Nadia Swami,Lisa W. Le,Camilla Zimmermann +17 more
TL;DR: Patients tend to rate their performance status worse than physicians, particularly if they are younger or have greater symptom burden, and prognostic ability of performance status could be improved by using the average of patients and physician scores.
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Factors associated with discharge disposition on an acute palliative care unit.
David Hausner,Nanor Kevork,Ashley Pope,Breffni Hannon,Breffni Hannon,John Bryson,John Bryson,Jenny Lau,Jenny Lau,Gary Rodin,Gary Rodin,Lisa W. Le,Camilla Zimmermann +12 more
TL;DR: Age, reason for admission, and the FDSA symptom cluster on admission are variables that can inform clinicians about probable discharge disposition on an APCU.
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