2024
Veterans' use of inpatient and outpatient palliative care: The national landscape
Kaufman B, Woolson S, Stanwyck C, Burns M, Dennis P, Ma J, Feder S, Thorpe J, Hastings S, Bekelman D, Van Houtven C. Veterans' use of inpatient and outpatient palliative care: The national landscape. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024, 72: 3385-3397. PMID: 39180221, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPalliative care encountersPalliative care userSpecialty palliative carePalliative careLife-limiting conditionsCare encountersCare settingsCare usersHospice useOlder adultsInpatient palliative careOutpatient palliative carePalliative care usePalliative care utilizationOutpatient care settingsQuality of lifeVeteran characteristicsCare useVeteran demographicsCare utilizationVeterans' useCare expansionSociodemographic factorsInpatient settingSocioeconomic status
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
Regional Differences in Palliative Care Utilization Among Geriatric Colorectal Cancer Patients Needing Emergent Surgery
Heller DR, Jean RA, Chiu AS, Feder SI, Kurbatov V, Cha C, Khan SA. Regional Differences in Palliative Care Utilization Among Geriatric Colorectal Cancer Patients Needing Emergent Surgery. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2018, 23: 153-162. PMID: 30328071, PMCID: PMC6751557, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-018-3929-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivariable logistic regressionPalliative careColorectal cancerPC consultationEmergent surgerySurgical patientsOstomy formationMethodsThe National Inpatient SampleLogistic regressionComplicated colorectal cancerPalliative care utilizationColorectal cancer patientsNational Inpatient SampleMeeting inclusion criteriaQuality of lifeChi-square testingCritical illnessElderly patientsHospital factorsMetastatic diseasePC patientsCare utilizationGeriatric patientsCancer patientsInpatient Sample