2022
The Quality of Telehealth-Delivered Palliative Care During the Initial COVID-19 Pandemic Surge (S530)
Soliman A, Akgün K, Coffee J, Kapo J, Morrison L, Blatt L, Schulman-Green D, Feder S. The Quality of Telehealth-Delivered Palliative Care During the Initial COVID-19 Pandemic Surge (S530). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2022, 63: 921-922. PMCID: PMC9001042, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.02.153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPC consultationDiscussion of goalsPalliative carePandemic surgeSerious illnessFamily understandingCOVID-19 pandemic surgeLarge hospitalsInitial pandemic surgeInpatient PC consultationsQuality of telehealthPercent of patientsPalliative care servicesPrimary cancer diagnosisAssessment of patientsEarly COVID-19 pandemicCOVID-19 infection ratesCOVID-19 ratesElectronic health recordsMedian timePC servicesMean ageInitial consultationInterdisciplinary carePatients
2019
Perspectives of Patients in Identifying Their Values‐Based Health Priorities
Feder SL, Kiwak E, Costello D, Dindo L, Hernandez‐Bigos K, Vo L, Geda M, Blaum C, Tinetti ME, Naik AD. Perspectives of Patients in Identifying Their Values‐Based Health Priorities. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2019, 67: 1379-1385. PMID: 30844080, PMCID: PMC6612577, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15850.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care providersHealth priorityTreatment optionsPatients' perceptionsCare providersOlder adultsSelection of patientsSpecific patient characteristicsMultiple chronic conditionsPerspectives of patientsClinical characteristicsMost patientsPatient characteristicsPatient activationMean ageInvolvement of familyPatient interviewsChronic conditionsFacilitator contactDisease processFacilitation visitsPatientsCaregiver involvementHealth-related tasksHealthcare 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 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 degreesEducation