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Experiences of Serious Illness Conversations (SICs) to Drive Health Equity in Serious Illness Care Jul 28, 2023 Izumi, Seiko. 2023. "Experiences of Serious Illness Conversations (SICs) to Drive Health Equity in Serious Illness Care". Qualitative Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5064/F6YCW448. Palliative Care Research Cooperative QDR-EOLPC . V1 Project Overview The primary purpose of this study is to describe the experience with and perception about serious illness conversations (SICs) from the perspective of patients from underserved minoritized groups. Secondary goal is to identify structure and contents that make SIC...
Data for: Building Evidence for a Concurrent Hospice and Dialysis Program for Terminal Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Jun 27, 2023 Schell, Jane; Ernecoff, Natalie. 2023. "Data for: Building Evidence for a Concurrent Hospice and Dialysis Program for Terminal Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)". Qualitative Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5064/F6DQNQWP. Palliative Care Research Cooperative QDR-EOLPC . V1 Project Overview In this study, we aimed to understand patient, family caregiver, clinician, and administrator perspectives on barriers and facilitators to implementing concurrent hospice-dialysis in diverse settings. To this end, we conducted formative interviews with patients,...
Data for: Conquer Fear SUPPORT: A Psychosocial Intervention in Patients with Advanced Cancer Feb 20, 2023 Reb, Anne. 2023. "Data for: Conquer Fear SUPPORT: A Psychosocial Intervention in Patients with Advanced Cancer". Qualitative Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5064/F6FTJ1HU. Palliative Care Research Cooperative QDR-EOLPC . V1 Project Overview Approximately 49% of cancer survivors overall and up to 70% of vulnerable groups experience moderate to high levels of fear of cancer progression or recurrence (FOP). Recent data suggest that FOP is an even more pressing concern in advanced cancer. Patients with...
Pilot Testing a Virtual Reality Protocol for Improving Pain and Pain-Related Distress in Patients with Advanced Stage Colorectal Cancer Sep 29, 2022 Kelleher, Sarah A.; Fisher, Hannah M.; Winger, Joseph G.; Miller, Shannon N.; Amaden, Grace H.; Somers, Tamara J.; Colloca, Luana; Uronis, Hope E.; Keefe, Francis J.. 2022. "Pilot Testing a Virtual Reality Protocol for Improving Pain and Pain-Related Distress in Patients with Advanced Stage Colorectal Cancer". Qualitative Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5064/F6NSP4U5. Palliative Care Research Cooperative QDR-EOLPC . V1 Project Summary This study was done to test the feasibility, acceptability, safety, and impact of exposing patients to a single 30-minute virtual reality underwater/sea environment (called VR Blue) for reducing pain and pain-related symptoms in patients with advanced stage colore...
Ethical Challenges When Engaging Patients and Families in End-of-Life and Palliative Care Research Jun 28, 2022 DeCamp, Matt. 2022. "Ethical Challenges When Engaging Patients and Families in End-of-Life and Palliative Care Research". Qualitative Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5064/F6WKR6ED. Palliative Care Research Cooperative QDR-EOLPC . V1 Project Overview Background: Delivering high quality, patient- and family-centered care depends upon high quality end-of-life and palliative care (EOLPC) research. Engaging patients and families as advisors, partners, or co-investigators throughout the research lifecycle is widel...
Understanding advance care planning in patients and care partners living with Parkinson’s disease Apr 19, 2022 Lum, Hillary. 2022. "Understanding advance care planning in patients and care partners living with Parkinson’s disease". Qualitative Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5064/F6GZGCJB. Palliative Care Research Cooperative QDR-EOLPC . V1 Project Summary Objective: Advance care planning (ACP) is a core quality measure in caring for individuals with Parkinson disease (PD) and there are no best practice standards for how to incorporate ACP into PD care. This study describes patient and care partner perspectives on A...
Advance Care Planning in Hospice Organizations: A Qualitative Pilot Study Nov 10, 2021 Harrison, Krista. 2021. "Advance Care Planning in Hospice Organizations: A Qualitative Pilot Study". Qualitative Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5064/F6YMWPUX. Palliative Care Research Cooperative QDR-EOLPC . V1 Project Summary: In 2016, we conducted a qualitative, descriptive multisite study of the practices, attitudes, and measurement of the ways in which clinicians elicit goals and values for hospice care, the provision of that care, and changes in these practices over time. At the ti...
Unplanned Admission to the ICU: A Qualitative Study Examining Family Member Experiences Jul 12, 2021 Jennerich, Ann L.. 2021. "Unplanned Admission to the ICU: A Qualitative Study Examining Family Member Experiences". Qualitative Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5064/F6GXXBVD. Palliative Care Research Cooperative QDR-EOLPC . V1 Project Summary The project seeks to create knowledge about family members' experiences during hospital stays complicated by a patient's unplanned admission to the ICU. Qualitative data were collected from semi-structured interviews with families of patients who were transferred...
Data for: Barriers to Hospice and Palliative Care Utilization Among Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients Living in Poverty Apr 22, 2021 Mack, Jennifer. 2021. "Data for: Barriers to Hospice and Palliative Care Utilization Among Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients Living in Poverty". Qualitative Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5064/F6LBYMQO. Palliative Care Research Cooperative QDR-EOLPC . V1 Project Summary Background: Adolescents and young adults (AYAs; aged 15-39 years) with cancer frequently receive intensive measures at the end of life (EoL), but the perspectives of AYAs and their family members on barriers to optimal EoL care are not well understood. Methods: We...
Anticoagulation Therapy on Discharge to Hospice Care Jan 19, 2021 Furuno, Jon P.. 2021. "Anticoagulation Therapy on Discharge to Hospice Care". Qualitative Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5064/F69JKYSS. Palliative Care Research Cooperative QDR-EOLPC . V1 Project Summary The goal of this qualitative study was to better understand antithrombotic decision making on discharge to hospice care. This study was part of a larger mixed-methods study which examined the frequency and indication for antithrombotic prescriptions on discharge t...

Experiences of Serious Illness Conversations (SICs) to Drive Health Equity in Serious Illness Care

Jul 28, 2023

Izumi, Seiko. 2023. "Experiences of Serious Illness Conversations (SICs) to Drive Health Equity in Serious Illness Care". Qualitative Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5064/F6YCW448. Palliative Care Research Cooperative QDR-EOLPC . V1

Project Overview The primary purpose of this study is to describe the experience with and perception about serious illness conversations (SICs) from the perspective of patients from underserved minoritized groups. Secondary goal is to identify structure and contents that make SIC...

Data for: Building Evidence for a Concurrent Hospice and Dialysis Program for Terminal Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)

Jun 27, 2023

Schell, Jane; Ernecoff, Natalie. 2023. "Data for: Building Evidence for a Concurrent Hospice and Dialysis Program for Terminal Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)". Qualitative Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5064/F6DQNQWP. Palliative Care Research Cooperative QDR-EOLPC . V1

Project Overview In this study, we aimed to understand patient, family caregiver, clinician, and administrator perspectives on barriers and facilitators to implementing concurrent hospice-dialysis in diverse settings. To this end, we conducted formative interviews with patients,...

Data for: Conquer Fear SUPPORT: A Psychosocial Intervention in Patients with Advanced Cancer

Feb 20, 2023

Reb, Anne. 2023. "Data for: Conquer Fear SUPPORT: A Psychosocial Intervention in Patients with Advanced Cancer". Qualitative Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5064/F6FTJ1HU. Palliative Care Research Cooperative QDR-EOLPC . V1

Project Overview Approximately 49% of cancer survivors overall and up to 70% of vulnerable groups experience moderate to high levels of fear of cancer progression or recurrence (FOP). Recent data suggest that FOP is an even more pressing concern in advanced cancer. Patients with...

Pilot Testing a Virtual Reality Protocol for Improving Pain and Pain-Related Distress in Patients with Advanced Stage Colorectal Cancer

Sep 29, 2022

Kelleher, Sarah A.; Fisher, Hannah M.; Winger, Joseph G.; Miller, Shannon N.; Amaden, Grace H.; Somers, Tamara J.; Colloca, Luana; Uronis, Hope E.; Keefe, Francis J.. 2022. "Pilot Testing a Virtual Reality Protocol for Improving Pain and Pain-Related Distress in Patients with Advanced Stage Colorectal Cancer". Qualitative Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5064/F6NSP4U5. Palliative Care Research Cooperative QDR-EOLPC . V1

Project Summary This study was done to test the feasibility, acceptability, safety, and impact of exposing patients to a single 30-minute virtual reality underwater/sea environment (called VR Blue) for reducing pain and pain-related symptoms in patients with advanced stage colore...

Ethical Challenges When Engaging Patients and Families in End-of-Life and Palliative Care Research

Jun 28, 2022

DeCamp, Matt. 2022. "Ethical Challenges When Engaging Patients and Families in End-of-Life and Palliative Care Research". Qualitative Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5064/F6WKR6ED. Palliative Care Research Cooperative QDR-EOLPC . V1

Project Overview Background: Delivering high quality, patient- and family-centered care depends upon high quality end-of-life and palliative care (EOLPC) research. Engaging patients and families as advisors, partners, or co-investigators throughout the research lifecycle is widel...

Understanding advance care planning in patients and care partners living with Parkinson’s disease

Apr 19, 2022

Lum, Hillary. 2022. "Understanding advance care planning in patients and care partners living with Parkinson’s disease". Qualitative Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5064/F6GZGCJB. Palliative Care Research Cooperative QDR-EOLPC . V1

Project Summary Objective: Advance care planning (ACP) is a core quality measure in caring for individuals with Parkinson disease (PD) and there are no best practice standards for how to incorporate ACP into PD care. This study describes patient and care partner perspectives on A...

Advance Care Planning in Hospice Organizations: A Qualitative Pilot Study

Nov 10, 2021

Harrison, Krista. 2021. "Advance Care Planning in Hospice Organizations: A Qualitative Pilot Study". Qualitative Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5064/F6YMWPUX. Palliative Care Research Cooperative QDR-EOLPC . V1

Project Summary: In 2016, we conducted a qualitative, descriptive multisite study of the practices, attitudes, and measurement of the ways in which clinicians elicit goals and values for hospice care, the provision of that care, and changes in these practices over time. At the ti...

Unplanned Admission to the ICU: A Qualitative Study Examining Family Member Experiences

Jul 12, 2021

Jennerich, Ann L.. 2021. "Unplanned Admission to the ICU: A Qualitative Study Examining Family Member Experiences". Qualitative Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5064/F6GXXBVD. Palliative Care Research Cooperative QDR-EOLPC . V1

Project Summary The project seeks to create knowledge about family members' experiences during hospital stays complicated by a patient's unplanned admission to the ICU. Qualitative data were collected from semi-structured interviews with families of patients who were transferred...

Data for: Barriers to Hospice and Palliative Care Utilization Among Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients Living in Poverty

Apr 22, 2021

Mack, Jennifer. 2021. "Data for: Barriers to Hospice and Palliative Care Utilization Among Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients Living in Poverty". Qualitative Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5064/F6LBYMQO. Palliative Care Research Cooperative QDR-EOLPC . V1

Project Summary Background: Adolescents and young adults (AYAs; aged 15-39 years) with cancer frequently receive intensive measures at the end of life (EoL), but the perspectives of AYAs and their family members on barriers to optimal EoL care are not well understood. Methods: We...

Anticoagulation Therapy on Discharge to Hospice Care

Jan 19, 2021

Furuno, Jon P.. 2021. "Anticoagulation Therapy on Discharge to Hospice Care". Qualitative Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5064/F69JKYSS. Palliative Care Research Cooperative QDR-EOLPC . V1

Project Summary The goal of this qualitative study was to better understand antithrombotic decision making on discharge to hospice care. This study was part of a larger mixed-methods study which examined the frequency and indication for antithrombotic prescriptions on discharge t...

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