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 modelHow skilled do Israeli nurses perceive themselves to be in providing palliative care? Results of a national survey
Feder SL, Collett D, Haron Y, Conley S, Schulman-Green D, Meron T, Cherny N. How skilled do Israeli nurses perceive themselves to be in providing palliative care? Results of a national survey. International Journal Of Palliative Nursing 2018, 24: 56-63. PMID: 29469647, DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2018.24.2.56.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIsraeli nursesPC trainingLife Professional Caregiver SurveyPalliative care servicesOncology Nurses SocietyPC nursesMean agePalliative careCaregiver surveyNurse characteristicsCare servicesNursing educationPC educationNursesPractice dataHigher mean scoresMean scoreNational surveyNursing schoolsIsrael MinistryWorkplace supportEducational needsVariance testAdvanced degreesEducationPatients' 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
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