2023
Palliative care needs and barriers in an urban Ugandan Emergency Department: A mixed-methods survey of emergency healthcare workers and patients
Reid E, Lukoma M, Ho D, Bagasha P, Leng M, Namukwaya L. Palliative care needs and barriers in an urban Ugandan Emergency Department: A mixed-methods survey of emergency healthcare workers and patients. African Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 13: 339-344. PMID: 38162896, PMCID: PMC10757186, DOI: 10.1016/j.afjem.2023.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPalliative care needsIntegration of palliative careUnmet palliative care needsPalliative careCare needsHealthcare workersEmergency departmentHealthcare providersEarly integration of palliative careAssociated with pain managementPalliative care Outcome ScaleProvision of palliative careEmergency department healthcare workersCare of vulnerable patientsInitiate palliative carePalliative care consultationEmergency healthcare workersEmergency healthcare providersKiruddu National Referral HospitalCross sectional surveyNational Referral HospitalLack of adequate trainingMixed methods surveyGrounded theory approachMixed-methods survey
2022
A Qualitative Study of “What Matters” to Older Adults in the Emergency Department
Gettel CJ, Venkatesh AK, Dowd H, Hwang U, Ferrigno RF, Reid EA, Tinetti ME. A Qualitative Study of “What Matters” to Older Adults in the Emergency Department. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 23: 579-588. PMID: 35980413, PMCID: PMC9391017, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2022.4.56115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder adult patientsAdult patientsEmergency departmentOlder adultsED careAge-Friendly Health SystemIntact older adultsSymptom resolutionED cliniciansED settingPatient 1Clinician recommendationsPatient concernsPatient prioritiesDyadic semi-structured interviewsSymptom reductionClinical practicePatientsCliniciansHealth systemConversation guideHealthcare systemAdultsHome environmentOutcomes
2021
Factors affecting initiation of palliative care in a Ugandan Emergency Department
Nalugya LG, Harborne D, Reid E. Factors affecting initiation of palliative care in a Ugandan Emergency Department. African Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 11: 442-446. PMID: 34765429, PMCID: PMC8568603, DOI: 10.1016/j.afjem.2021.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPalliative careEmergency departmentResource-limited settingsPC needsAwareness of PCMbarara Regional Referral HospitalED palliative careRegional Referral HospitalLow-cost interventionLow-resource settingsED initiationPC initiationChart reviewReferral hospitalED patientsHealthcare utilizationCancer patientsStudy populationPatientsIncurable illnessDay sevenIncurable diseaseSemi-structured questionnaireResource settingsScreening tool
2020
Work team identification associated with less stress and burnout among front-line emergency department staff amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Sangal R, Wrzesniewski A, DiBenigno J, Reid E, Ulrich A, Liebhardt B, Bray A, Yang E, Eun E, Venkatesh A, King M. Work team identification associated with less stress and burnout among front-line emergency department staff amid the COVID-19 pandemic. BMJ Leader 2020, 5: 51-54. DOI: 10.1136/leader-2020-000331.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFront-line healthcare workersHealthcare workersCOVID-19 pandemicEmergency department staffQuality improvement initiativesCOVID-19Cross-sectional surveyCross-sectional analysisEmergency departmentProtective effectOngoing COVID-19Mental healthWork stressImprovement initiativesDepartment staffProlonged stressFeelings of stressReduced reportsLess work stressFurther evidenceLongitudinal evidencePandemicFirst waveFront-line workersWorkers