2022
Improving Breast Cancer Family Caregivers’ Palliative Care Literacy: A Pilot Randomized Trial
Schulman-Green D, Linsky S, Blatt L, Jeuland J, Kapo J, Jeon S. Improving Breast Cancer Family Caregivers’ Palliative Care Literacy: A Pilot Randomized Trial. Journal Of Family Nursing 2022, 29: 99-114. PMID: 35670155, DOI: 10.1177/10748407221099541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer family caregiversCaregiver burdenFamily caregiversPilot Randomized TrialRandomized trialsMean agePreliminary efficacyCancer carePatient goalsIntervention participantsCare conversationsCare communicationCaregiver activitiesFurther studiesTrialsCaregiversBurdenTraining programParticipantsPatientsEthnic minoritiesIllnessFamily managementActivityLack of goals
2018
The Association Between HIV Infection and the Use of Palliative Care in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
Feder SL, Tate JP, Akgün KM, Womack JA, Jeon S, Funk M, Bedimo RJ, Budoff MJ, Butt AA, Crothers K, Redeker NS. The Association Between HIV Infection and the Use of Palliative Care in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure. American Journal Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine® 2018, 36: 228-234. PMID: 30304939, PMCID: PMC7457998, DOI: 10.1177/1049909118804465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedCase-Control StudiesCD4 Lymphocyte CountComorbidityFemaleHeart FailureHIV InfectionsHospitalizationHumansLength of StayLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPalliative CarePatient DischargeRespiration, ArtificialRisk FactorsSex FactorsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsHeart failureHIV infectionHIV-1 RNAPalliative careVeterans Health AdministrationHospitalized patientsHIV characteristicsPrimary diagnosisVeterans Aging Cohort StudyPalliative care useVentricular ejection fractionAging Cohort StudyCells/Case-control studyConditional logistic regressionDiseases NinthCohort studyEjection fractionPrimary outcomeVHA patientsDischarge dateMean ageCare useSevere diseaseAdjusted model
2017
Validation of the ICD-9 Diagnostic Code for Palliative Care in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure Within the Veterans Health Administration
Feder SL, Redeker NS, Jeon S, Schulman-Green D, Womack JA, Tate JP, Bedimo RJ, Budoff MJ, Butt AA, Crothers K, Akgün KM. Validation of the ICD-9 Diagnostic Code for Palliative Care in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure Within the Veterans Health Administration. American Journal Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine® 2017, 35: 959-965. PMID: 29254358, PMCID: PMC7491538, DOI: 10.1177/1049909117747519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationSpecialist palliative carePalliative care consultationHeart failurePalliative careCare consultationsHealth AdministrationElectronic health record reviewICD-9 diagnostic codesIntensive care unit admissionSpecialist palliative care consultationUnmet palliative care needsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyCare unit admissionHealth record reviewPalliative care needsPalliative care servicesAging Cohort StudyGoals of careNinth Revision codesICD-9 codesYear of hospitalizationSite of careNegative predictive valueUnit admission
2016
Integrating palliative care into self-management of breast cancer: Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial
Schulman-Green D, Linsky S, Jeon S, Kapo J, Blatt L, Chagpar A. Integrating palliative care into self-management of breast cancer: Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2016, 48: 133-138. PMID: 27107680, PMCID: PMC4937876, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2016.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalliative careBreast cancerPsycho-educational interventionPatient knowledgeFamily caregiversAttention control groupBreast cancer patients' knowledgeSymptom management toolkitSelf-management interventionsCancer patients' knowledgePreliminary effectsLarge-scale trialsIntervention effectsMinority participantsClinical factorsCurative treatmentCancer careIntervention groupExploratory aimSerious illnessPatient behaviorPatientsLength of lifeCancerEffect of MCC
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
2013
Printed guide improves knowledge of curative, palliative, and hospice care among women with metastatic breast cancer
Schulman-Green D, Jeon S. Printed guide improves knowledge of curative, palliative, and hospice care among women with metastatic breast cancer. Supportive Care In Cancer 2013, 21: 2651-2653. PMID: 23729228, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-013-1864-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Validation of the Knowledge of Care Options Instrument To Measure Knowledge of Curative, Palliative, and Hospice Care
Schulman-Green D, Ercolano E, Jeon S, Dixon J. Validation of the Knowledge of Care Options Instrument To Measure Knowledge of Curative, Palliative, and Hospice Care. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2012, 15: 1091-1099. PMID: 22694739, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2011.0514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare optionsHospice careMetastatic breast cancerMean pre-test scoreContent validity indexPatient populationTarget population sampleBreast cancerFamily caregiversRounds of reviewCognitive interviewsLarger studyHigh internal consistencyMean post-test scoreS-CVICarePopulation sampleTotal scaleAdditional testingAcceptable instrumentCancerInternal consistencyWomenOPTION instrumentLack of knowledge