2022
Experiences of Medical Interpreters During Palliative Care Encounters With Limited English Proficiency Patients: A Qualitative Study
Latif Z, Makuvire T, Feder S, Abrahm J, Pinzon P, Warraich H. Experiences of Medical Interpreters During Palliative Care Encounters With Limited English Proficiency Patients: A Qualitative Study. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2022, 26: 784-789. PMID: 36516127, PMCID: PMC11079501, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2022.0320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalliative care encountersPalliative care involvementPalliative careCare of patientsLimited English proficiencyCare encountersCare involvementLEP patientsLimited English proficiency patientsPalliative care utilizationPoor patient understandingMedical interpretersAcademic medical centerCare utilizationMedical CenterPatient understandingTreatment goalsPatientsSerious illnessTreatment planMean experienceCareSuboptimal timingInvolvementQualitative study
2018
Patients' and oncologists' views on family involvement in goals of care conversations
Lin JJ, Smith CB, Feder S, Bickell NA, Schulman‐Green D. Patients' and oncologists' views on family involvement in goals of care conversations. Psycho-Oncology 2018, 27: 1035-1041. PMID: 29315989, DOI: 10.1002/pon.4630.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGOC conversationsAdvanced cancerCare conversationsEffects of cancerFamily involvementCancer patient treatmentFamily membersOncologist's perspectivePalliative careOncologists' viewsMunicipal HospitalPatient understandingPhysician perspectivesPatientsPhysician educationOncologistsPatient treatmentCancerInterpretive descriptionPatients' emotionsFamily supportInvolvementTreatmentMembers' feelingsFamily expectations