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American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®

Characteristics of Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Followed by a Home Palliative Care TeamThis link opens in a new window American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Volume 42, Issue 5, Page 483-488, May 2025. BackgroundInformation about patients with amyothrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) followed at home is limited.ObjectivesTo assess patients’s characteristics at admission to a home palliative care program based on a multidisciplinary team, and the temporal ... Jul 19, 2024
Integrating an Interventional Pain Management Curriculum in Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Training: A Feasibility StudyThis link opens in a new window American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Volume 42, Issue 5, Page 504-507, May 2025. BackgroundPain is a common symptom for patients with cancer. Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) physicians are expected to be experts in both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment of pain for this patient population. Insufficient knowledge of ... Jul 29, 2024
Nephrology Provider Engagement in Comprehensive Shared Decision-Making Discussions With Older Adults: Results of a Cross-Sectional SurveyThis link opens in a new window American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Volume 42, Issue 5, Page 517-524, May 2025. Background:The largest patient group initiating dialysis for end-stage renal disease is persons over 75 years. Evidence indicates pre-dialysis shared decision-making discussions between nephrology providers and older adults are infrequent and often do ... Aug 22, 2024
Dangerous Variation or Patient-Centered Care? Palliative Care and Pain Providers’ Comfort, Experiences, and Approaches when Treating Cancer Pain With Coexisting Aberrant BehaviorsThis link opens in a new window American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Volume 42, Issue 5, Page 489-503, May 2025. BackgroundPatients with cancer-related pain are at high risk for aberrant drug use behaviors (ADB), including self-escalation, diversion and concurrent illicit substance or opioid misuse; however, limited evidence is available to guide opioid prescribing ... Jun 3, 2024
California Hospice Ownership Changes From 2018-2020: A Spatial Analysis and Case IllustrationThis link opens in a new window American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Volume 42, Issue 5, Page 429-437, May 2025. Hospices in California have undergone significant and complicated ownership changes in recent years. Little is known about the impact of these ownership changes on hospices. The purpose of our longitudinal, retrospective descriptive study was to describe ... Jun 14, 2024
Prevalence and Factors Associated With Palliative Care Utilization Among Hospitalized Patients With Gallbladder Cancer- A National Inpatient Sample AnalysisThis link opens in a new window American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Volume 42, Issue 5, Page 445-451, May 2025. ObjectivesVarious factors have been associated with palliative utilization in different cancers. However, literature is still lacking on the prevalence and factors associated with palliative care use in gallbladder cancer (GBC). This study aims to ... Jun 17, 2024
The Importance of Providing Training to Informal Caregivers of Hospice Patients: Caregiver Experience With Hospice Care Based on Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers & Systems SurveysThis link opens in a new window American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Volume 42, Issue 5, Page 459-466, May 2025. BackgroundInformal caregivers aid hospice patients at the end of life. Little is known of their preparation and confidence in providing care, and how this relates to experiences of hospice care.ObjectiveExamine factors associated with informal caregivers’ ... Jun 21, 2024
Congruence Between Older Chinese Immigrants and Their Adult Children on Hospice Attitudes and Preferences: An Actor–Partner Interdependence ModelThis link opens in a new window American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Volume 42, Issue 5, Page 508-516, May 2025. Objectives:This study investigates the alignment of awareness, attitudes, and preferences regarding hospice care between older Chinese immigrants and their adult children.Methods:Forty older Chinese immigrants and their adult children in New York City ... Jul 24, 2024
Serious Illness Communication Tool for Palliative Care Fellows: Development, Implementation, and Lessons LearnedThis link opens in a new window American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Volume 42, Issue 5, Page 438-444, May 2025. Introduction:Learning expert communication skills is a core educational goal within palliative care training, yet there are few communication-based educational tools specifically designed for specialty-trained palliative care providers.Objective:To ... Jun 13, 2024
Exploring Misconceptions of Palliative Care Among Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Pilot StudyThis link opens in a new window American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Volume 42, Issue 5, Page 467-476, May 2025. BackgroundHepatocellular carcinoma is a burdensome form of liver cancer with an increasing global prevalence. Emerging evidence has shown that early palliative care introduction at diagnosis of any life-limiting illness improves patient and carer ... Aug 19, 2024
How do Patients With Advanced Cancer and Family Caregivers Accommodate One Another in Decision-Making? Findings From a Qualitative Study in Specialist Palliative CareThis link opens in a new window American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Volume 42, Issue 5, Page 452-458, May 2025. BackgroundPatients with advanced cancer commonly involve family caregivers in decision-making for palliative care. However, how patients with advanced cancer and family caregivers accommodate each other in decision-making is unclear.MethodsA qualitative ... May 17, 2024
End of Life Care Practices at a Tertiary Cancer Centre in India: An Observational StudyThis link opens in a new window American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Volume 42, Issue 5, Page 477-482, May 2025. PurposeTo assess the End of life care (EOLC ) practices and the magnitude of futile care in a tertiary cancer center. To find out the barriers in provision of good EOLC in cancer patients.MethodsAn observational study was done on 129 patients. Patients ... Jul 28, 2024
Ethics Roundtable State-Erected Barriers to End-of-Life CareThis link opens in a new window American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Ahead of Print. Oct 4, 2024
A Survey to Enhance Procedural Based Skills in Hospice EducationThis link opens in a new window American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Ahead of Print. We aimed to conduct a needs assessment survey to better understand the frequency and types of procedures performed in and across hospice educational settings in order enhance the hospice education curriculum across diverse practice settings and ... Mar 27, 2025
You’ve Got A Friendtor in Me: Innovations in Peer Mentoring for Mid-Career Palliative Care CliniciansThis link opens in a new window American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Ahead of Print. Introduction:Mentoring is crucial to professional success, but little is known about the professional development needs of mid-career hospice and palliative medicine (HPM) clinicians.Methods:An interprofessional “friendtor” group of five HPM clinicians ... Mar 14, 2025
“Are They Just Experimenting With All of Us?” Cultural Considerations for Clinicians Caring for Seriously Ill Great Plains American IndiansThis link opens in a new window American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Ahead of Print. Context:Serious illnesses like cancer disproportionately affect American Indians and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Peoples. AI/AN patients deserve culturally responsive healthcare at all times, and especially when journeying through serious illness.Objectives:... Mar 14, 2025
Consistent, Concise and Meaningful: Clinician Perceptions of a Novel Dyspnea Assessment ToolThis link opens in a new window American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Ahead of Print. BackgroundDyspnea is a prevalent and distressing symptom in interstitial lung diseases with significant effects on patients’ quality of life and associated with poorer prognosis. Guidelines recommend a multidimensional dyspnea assessment tool. We ... Mar 13, 2025
Homelessness and Cancer: A Multi-Site, Mixed Methods Study of Delayed or No Cancer TherapyThis link opens in a new window American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Ahead of Print. Background:Patients who experience homelessness manifest poor cancer outcomes, often because of treatment delays. Few studies have used mixed methods to learn what happens at the patient and health care staff level to explain these delays.Methods:This ... Mar 18, 2025
Disparities in End-of-Life Care: A Retrospective Study on Intensive Care Utilization and Advance Care Planning in the Colorado All-Payer Claims DatabaseThis link opens in a new window American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Ahead of Print. BackgroundIntensive end-of-life (EOL) care is emotionally and financially burdensome, disproportionally negatively impacting racial and ethnic minorities, rural residents, and lower socioeconomic seniors.ObjectivesTo evaluate the impact of race, ethnicity,... Mar 19, 2025
Advance Care Planning Before and After In-Hospital Cardiac ArrestThis link opens in a new window American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Ahead of Print. Objective:In-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) is a common event with high morbidity and mortality. This study seeks to evaluate advance care planning (ACP) among hospitalized patients who experienced IHCA.Design:Single center retrospective cohort study.... Mar 20, 2025

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