Filtered By:
Therapy: Palliative
Countries: USA Health
This page shows you your search results in order of date.
Order by Relevance | Date
Total 523 results found since Jan 2013.
Dissemination and Implementation of a Community Health Worker Intervention for Disparities in Palliative Care (DeCIDE PC): a study protocol for a hybrid type 1 randomized controlled trial
DISCUSSION: We expect the DeCIDE PC intervention to improve integration of palliative care, reduce multilevel barriers to care, enhance clinic and patient linkage to resources, and ultimately improve palliative care outcomes for African American patients with advanced cancer. If found to be effective, the DeCIDE PC intervention may be a transformative model with the potential to guide large-scale adoption of promising strategies to improve palliative care use and decrease disparities in end-of-life care for African American patients with advanced cancer in the United States.TRIAL REGISTRATION: Registered on ClinicalTrials....
Source: Cancer Control - September 17, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Amn Siddiqi Olivia Monton Alison Woods Taleaa Masroor Shannon Fuller Jill Owczarzak Gayane Yenokyan Lisa A Cooper Karen M Freund Thomas J Smith Jean S Kutner Kathryn L Colborn Robert Joyner Ronit Elk Fabian M Johnston Source Type: research
Living with a blood cancer in later life: The complex challenges and related support needs of adults aged 75 and older
This study investigated the challenges and support needs of adults aged 75 and older during and after treatment for a blood cancer to aid targeted supportive resource development.METHODS: Adults aged 75 and older with a blood cancer participated in in-depth, semi-structured interviews about challenges and unmet support needs. Participants recruited through The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society were (1) in treatment or previously in treatment for a blood cancer at age 75 or older and (2) living in the United States or its territories. A thematic analysis was conducted with findings compared between 2 groups: (1) chronic -livi...
Source: Palliative and Supportive Care - August 22, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Naomi D Parker Easton N Wollney Carma L Bylund Tithi B Amin M Devyn Mullis Diliara Bagautdinova Maria Sae-Hau Elisa S Weiss Lyndsey A Thomas Carla L Fisher Source Type: research
Perceived Needs Among Healthcare Providers Caring for Seriously Ill Adults Regarding Electronic Health Record Triggers for Palliative Care Referral
Comput Inform Nurs. 2023 Aug 11. doi: 10.1097/CIN.0000000000001021. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMany healthcare facilities in the United States currently utilize electronic health record triggers to promote and facilitate palliative care referral. The purpose of this study was to explore perceived needs regarding electronic health record trigger criteria for palliative care referral among healthcare providers caring for seriously ill adult hospitalized patients in a teaching hospital in New York State. A qualitative descriptive approach was utilized with use of individual semistructured interviews. Braun and Clarke's Ref...
Source: Computers, Informatics, Nursing : CIN - August 10, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Lori-Jeanne West Caitlin Tomko Loralee Sessanna Pamela Paplham Tammy Austin-Ketch Source Type: research
The spiritual dimension of parenting a child with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition: A mixed-methods systematic review
CONCLUSIONS: Although studies vary in defining spirituality, reports on spirituality focus on how parents connect to their faith, others, and themselves as parents. Healthcare professionals can support parents by paying attention to the spiritual process parents are going through. More research is needed into how healthcare professionals can support parents of seriously ill children in this process.PMID:37461310 | DOI:10.1177/02692163231186173
Source: Palliative Medicine - July 18, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Marijanne Engel Marije A Brouwer Nienke Jansen Carlo Leget Saskia Ccm Teunissen Marijke C Kars Source Type: research
Options for Dialysis and Vascular Access Creation
Surg Clin North Am. 2023 Aug;103(4):673-684. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2023.05.006. Epub 2023 Jun 1.ABSTRACTEnd-stage kidney disease (ESKD) affects nearly 800,000 patients in the United States. The choice of peritoneal dialysis (PD) versus hemodialysis (HD) should be patient centric. An ESKD Life-Plan is crucial with the goal of creating the right access, for the right patient, at the right time, for the right reason. Complex access should be considered when straightforward access options have been exhausted. Evolving techniques such as percutaneous access for HD and PD should be further investigated. Shared decision-making and p...
Source: The Surgical Clinics of North America - July 16, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Yana Etkin Karen Woo London Guidry Source Type: research
