Pain and symptom management in palliative care and at end of life
DJ Wilkie, MO Ezenwa - Nursing outlook, 2012 - Elsevier
The purpose of this review is to provide a literature update of the research published since
2004 on pain and symptom management in palliative care and at end of life. Findings …
2004 on pain and symptom management in palliative care and at end of life. Findings …
Site of death, place of care, and health care transitions among US Medicare beneficiaries, 2000-2015
Importance End-of-life care costs are high and decedents often experience poor quality of
care. Numerous factors influence changes in site of death, health care transitions, and …
care. Numerous factors influence changes in site of death, health care transitions, and …
Patient navigation: a culturally competent strategy to address disparities in palliative care
SM Fischer, A Sauaia, JS Kutner - Journal of palliative medicine, 2007 - liebertpub.com
THERE IS GROWING acceptance and increasing ap-plication of patient navigation in the
care of underserved populations. Navigators (also called Promotoras, Comadres …
care of underserved populations. Navigators (also called Promotoras, Comadres …
Shifting place of death among children with complex chronic conditions in the United States, 1989-2003
C Feudtner, JA Feinstein, M Satchell, H Zhao, TI Kang - Jama, 2007 - jamanetwork.com
ContextThe place where children with complex chronic conditions are dying may be shifting
toward residential homes due to the evolving epidemiology of life-threatening childhood …
toward residential homes due to the evolving epidemiology of life-threatening childhood …
Hospice use and outcomes in nursing home residents with advanced dementia
DK Kiely, JL Givens, ML Shaffer… - Journal of the …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES: To identify characteristics of nursing home (NH) residents with advanced
dementia and their healthcare proxies (HCPs) associated with hospice referral and to …
dementia and their healthcare proxies (HCPs) associated with hospice referral and to …
An examination of Latino-advanced cancer patients' and their informal caregivers' preferences for communication about advance care planning: A qualitative study
MJ Shen, C Gonzalez, B Leach… - … & supportive care, 2020 - cambridge.org
ObjectivesLatino-advanced cancer patients engage in advance care planning (ACP) at
lower rates than non-Latino patients. The goal of the present study was to understand …
lower rates than non-Latino patients. The goal of the present study was to understand …
Racial and ethnic differences in hospice use among patients with heart failure
Background Heart failure is the leading noncancer diagnosis for patients in hospice care
and the leading cause of hospitalization among Medicare beneficiaries. Racial and ethnic …
and the leading cause of hospitalization among Medicare beneficiaries. Racial and ethnic …
Perceptions of the pediatric hospice experience among English-and Spanish-speaking families
R Thienprayoon, E Marks, M Funes… - Journal of palliative …, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Objective: Many children who die are eligible for hospice enrollment but little is known about
parental perceptions of the hospice experience, the benefits, and disappointments. The …
parental perceptions of the hospice experience, the benefits, and disappointments. The …
Willingness of older KoreanAmerican adults to use hospice
Responding to an urgent need for more research on endoflife concerns of racial and
ethnic minorities, the present study explored predictors of willingness of older Korean …
ethnic minorities, the present study explored predictors of willingness of older Korean …
Racial differences in hospice use and in-hospital death among Medicare and Medicaid dual-eligible nursing home residents
Purpose: We investigated the role of race in predicting the likelihood of using hospice and
dying in a hosptial among dual-eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) nursing home residents …
dying in a hosptial among dual-eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) nursing home residents …