Schell, Jane O Schenker, Yael Piscitello, Gina Belin, Shane C Chiu, Eric J Zapf, Rachel L Kip, Paula L Marroquin, Oscar C Donahoe, Michael P Holder-Murray, Jennifer
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Journal of pain and symptom management
Goals of care conversations can promote high value care for patients with serious illness, yet documented discussions infrequently occur in hospital settings. We sought to develop a quality improvement initiative to improve goals of care documentation for hospitalized patients. Implementation occurred at an academic medical center in Pittsburgh, Pe...
Weaver, Meaghann S
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Chammas, Danielle
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Wechkin, Hope Macauley, Robert Menzel, Paul T Reagan, Peter L Simmers, Nancy Quill, Timothy E
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As the care of patients with serious illness increasingly emphasizes clarifying goals of care, exploring quality of life, and minimizing patients' symptom burden, voluntarily stopping eating and drinking (VSED) has emerged as a topic of increasing interest for patients who face a diminishing quality of life. It is an option for those with serious i...
Chwistek, Marcin Sherry, Dylan Kinczewski, Leigh Silveira, Maria J Davis, Mellar
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Cancer pain remains a significant problem worldwide, affecting more than half of patients receiving anti-cancer treatment and most patients with advanced disease. Opioids remain the cornerstone of therapy, and morphine, given its availability, multiple formulations, price, and evidence base, is typically considered the first-line treatment for mode...
Jorgensen, Tyler
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Shalev, Daniel Robbins-Welty, Gregg Ekwebelem, Maureen Moxley, Jerad Riffin, Catherine Reid, M Carrington Kozlov, Elissa
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Mental health comorbidities among individuals with serious illness are prevalent and negatively impact outcomes. Mental healthcare is a core domain of palliative care, but little is known about the experiences of palliative care clinicians delivering such care. This national survey aimed to characterize the frequency with which palliative care prov...
Zhou, Xiaojun Tian, Xia Fan, Yidan Sun, Mimi Wang, Zheng Huang, Yongqi Xiao, Wenli
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The Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Palliative Care (FACIT-Pal) has been widely used in assessing the quality of life (QOL) of patients with life-limiting illness. However, the Chinese version of the FACIT-Pal has not been psychometrically validated yet. The purpose of this study was to psychometrically validate the FACIT-Pal in Ch...
Nguyen, Viet Khanh, Quach Thanh Hocaoglu, Mevhibe Huyen, Hoang Thi Mong Thinh, Dang Huy Quoc Krakauer, Eric L
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Hospital-based palliative care (PC) linked to palliative home care is rarely accessible in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). To study people-centered outcomes of a palliative home care team based at a major cancer center in Vietnam. The palliative home care team, consisting of at least one physician and one nurse, provided home PC when need...
Calandrino, Andrea
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