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
Psychological Distress during Ovarian Cancer Treatment: Improving Quality by Examining Patient Problems and Advanced Practice Nursing Interventions
O′Sullivan CK, Bowles KH, Jeon S, Ercolano E, McCorkle R. Psychological Distress during Ovarian Cancer Treatment: Improving Quality by Examining Patient Problems and Advanced Practice Nursing Interventions. Nursing Research And Practice 2011, 2011: 351642. PMID: 21994822, PMCID: PMC3170021, DOI: 10.1155/2011/351642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced practice nursesMental health interventionsDistressed womenHealth interventionsAdvanced practice nursing interventionsPatient problemsPsychological distressOvarian cancer patientsPrimary ovarian cancerOvarian cancer treatmentSignificant psychiatric conditionMental health servicesClinical factorsTreatment onsetAPN interventionCancer patientsNursing interventionsPractice nursesOvarian cancerStudy completionClinical significanceOmaha SystemControl trialHealth servicesPsychiatric conditionsHealthcare 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