2025
Patients' and Caregivers' Perspectives on the Role of Ambulatory Specialty Palliative Care for People With Heart Failure
Lendvai D, Zhan Y, Kavalieratos D, Iannone L, Akgün K, Allen L, Bekelman D, Ersek M, Goldstein N, Luhrs C, Feder S. Patients' and Caregivers' Perspectives on the Role of Ambulatory Specialty Palliative Care for People With Heart Failure. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2025, 70: 89-105. PMID: 40147501, PMCID: PMC12148689, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2025.02.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecialist palliative carePalliative careCompletion of advance directivesSpecialist palliative care teamsDiscussion of goals of careDepartment of Veterans Affairs (VAVeterans Affairs (VASpecialty palliative careGoals of careHigh-quality careSurrogate decision-makersBarriers to engagementQualitative descriptive studyFamily caregiversCare coordinationCardiology cliniciansIllness conversationsCaregiver perspectivesAdvance directivesDescriptive studyHealthcare systemCaregiversAmbulatory settingCareHeart failure
2024
Opportunities to Improve End-of-Life Care Quality among Patients with Short Terminal Admissions
Sullivan D, Jones K, Wachterman M, Griffin H, Kinder D, Smith D, Thorpe J, Feder S, Ersek M, Kutney-Lee A. Opportunities to Improve End-of-Life Care Quality among Patients with Short Terminal Admissions. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2024, 68: 329-339. PMID: 38810950, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.05.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnd-of-lifeLife-limiting conditionsTerminal admissionPalliative careEnd-of-life care quality indicatorsEnd-of-life care qualityEnd-of-life careImprove end-of-lifeDepartment of Veterans Affairs (VAVA inpatient settingsVeterans Affairs (VACare quality indicatorsNon-cancer conditionsCare qualityInpatient decedentsHealthcare useVeteran decedentsAcute careNon-VAInpatient settingVA hospitalsShort admissionsCareLonger admissionsQuality indicators
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