2015
An Advanced Practice Nurse Coordinated Multidisciplinary Intervention for Patients with Late-Stage Cancer: A Cluster Randomized Trial
McCorkle R, Jeon S, Ercolano E, Lazenby M, Reid A, Davies M, Viveiros D, Gettinger S. An Advanced Practice Nurse Coordinated Multidisciplinary Intervention for Patients with Late-Stage Cancer: A Cluster Randomized Trial. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2015, 18: 962-969. PMID: 26305992, PMCID: PMC4638201, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2015.0113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate-stage cancerSelf-reported clinical outcomesSecondary outcomesPalliative carePatient outcomesMonths postbaselinePrimary patient-reported outcomesEarly palliative careComprehensive cancer carePatient-reported outcomesAdvanced practice nursesWhole patient careLinear mixed model analysisUsual carePrimary outcomeClinical outcomesMultidisciplinary clinicPractice nursesCancer careClinic levelMultidisciplinary interventionTrial designMixed model analysisGeneral linear mixed model analysisTranslational studies
2011
Healthcare Utilization in Women After Abdominal Surgery for Ovarian Cancer
McCorkle R, Jeon S, Ercolano E, Schwartz P. Healthcare Utilization in Women After Abdominal Surgery for Ovarian Cancer. Nursing Research 2011, 60: 47-57. PMID: 21127451, PMCID: PMC4186259, DOI: 10.1097/nnr.0b013e3181ff77e4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdvanced Practice NursingAgedConnecticutDelivery of Health CareEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHealth Care SurveysHospitalizationHumansLongitudinal StudiesMiddle AgedNurse's RoleNursing Evaluation ResearchOncology NursingOvarian NeoplasmsPatient Education as TopicPostoperative CarePrimary Health CarePsychiatric NursingRegression AnalysisWomenConceptsPrimary care visitsAttention control groupEmergency room visitsAttention control interventionIntervention groupOvarian cancerCare visitsHealthcare utilizationOutpatient visitsControl groupRoom visitsEmergency roomDepressive symptomsControl interventionsPsychiatric consultation-liaison nurseSymptom management toolkitPrimary care providersAdvanced practice nursesDirect nursing careMore depressive symptomsAbdominal surgerySymptom managementNurse interventionInpatient admissionsPractice nurses