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1 to 4 of 4 Research Studies DisplayedIyer AS, Dionne-Odom JN, Khateeb DM
A qualitative study of pulmonary and palliative care clinician perspectives on early palliative care in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Guidelines recommend that pulmonary clinicians involve palliative care in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); however, integration before advanced stage, that is, early palliative care, is rare. The objective of this study was to explore and compare pulmonary and palliative care clinician perspectives on barriers, facilitators, and potential referral criteria for early palliative care in COPD.
AHRQ-funded; HS023009.
Citation: Iyer AS, Dionne-Odom JN, Khateeb DM .
A qualitative study of pulmonary and palliative care clinician perspectives on early palliative care in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
J Palliat Med 2020 Apr;23(4):513-26. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2019.0355..
Keywords: Palliative Care, Respiratory Conditions, Provider: Physician
Kamal AH, Bowman B, Ritchie CS
Identifying palliative care champions to promote high-quality care to those with serious illness.
This article discusses the shortage of palliative care specialists in the United States now and in the future. In 2010, the shortage quantified as anywhere from 6000 to 18,000 palliative care physicians. Projections to 2030 do not show that the workforce will increase by that time. The authors suggest the use of “Palliative Care Champions” who are physicians with basic palliative care training.
AHRQ-funded; HS023681.
Citation: Kamal AH, Bowman B, Ritchie CS .
Identifying palliative care champions to promote high-quality care to those with serious illness.
J Am Geriatr Soc 2019 May;67(S2):S461-s67. doi: 10.1111/jgs.15799..
Keywords: Palliative Care, Quality of Care, Provider: Clinician, Provider: Physician
Harrison KL, Dzeng E, Ritchie CS
Addressing palliative care clinician burnout in organizations: a workforce necessity, an ethical imperative.
Clinician burnout reduces the capacity for providers and health systems to deliver timely, high quality, patient-centered care and increases the risk that clinicians will leave practice. Efforts to mitigate and prevent burnout currently focus on individual clinicians. However, analysis of the problem of burnout should be expanded to include both individual- and systems-level factors as well as solutions; comprehensive interventions must address both.
AHRQ-funded; HS023681.
Citation: Harrison KL, Dzeng E, Ritchie CS .
Addressing palliative care clinician burnout in organizations: a workforce necessity, an ethical imperative.
J Pain Symptom Manage 2017 Jun;53(6):1091-96. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2017.01.007.
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Keywords: Burnout, Palliative Care, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Provider: Clinician, Provider: Physician, Provider
Rocke DJ, Beumer HW, Taylor DH, Jr.
Physician and patient and caregiver health attitudes and their effect on Medicare resource allocation for patients with advanced cancer.
The investigators sought to determine how baseline attitudes toward quality vs quantity of life affect end-of-life resource allocation. They found that, compared with patients and caregivers, otolaryngology-head and neck surgery (OHNS) physician allocations differed significantly in all 15 benefit categories except home care. They concluded that understanding the effect of baseline attitudes is important for effective end-of-life discussions.
AHRQ-funded; HS018360.
Citation: Rocke DJ, Beumer HW, Taylor DH, Jr. .
Physician and patient and caregiver health attitudes and their effect on Medicare resource allocation for patients with advanced cancer.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2014 Jun;140(6):497-503. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2014.494.
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Keywords: Cancer, Caregiving, Medicare, Palliative Care, Provider: Physician, Quality of Life