American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
SCIE-ISI SCOPUS (1984-2025)
1049-9091
1938-2715
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Cơ quản chủ quản: SAGE Publications Inc.
Lĩnh vực:
Medicine (miscellaneous)
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To Die, to Sleep: US Physicians' Religious and Other Objections to Physician-Assisted Suicide, Terminal Sedation, and Withdrawal of Life Support
Tập 25 Số 2 - Trang 112-120 - 2008
This study analyzes data from a national survey to estimate the proportion of
physicians who currently object to physician-assisted suicide (PAS), terminal
sedation (TS), and withdrawal of artificial life support (WLS), and to examine
associations between such objections and physician ethnicity, religious
characteristics, and experience caring for dying patients. Overall, 69% of the
US physicians ...
Reinventing Palliative Care Delivery in the Era of COVID-19: How Telemedicine Can Support End of Life Care
Tập 37 Số 11 - Trang 992-997 - 2020
Telemedicine technology has become essential to healthcare delivery in the
COVID-19 era, but concerns remain regarding whether the intimacy and
communication that is central to high-quality palliative care will be
compromised by the use of this technology. We employed a business model approach
to identify the need for system innovation in palliative care, and a quality
improvement approach to stru...
Physician Knowledge, Attitude, and Experience With Advance Care Planning, Palliative Care, and Hospice
Tập 30 Số 5 - Trang 419-424 - 2013
Purpose: To evaluate primary care physicians’ understanding of and experience
with advance care planning (ACP), palliative care, and hospice and how this
might affect their utilization of these services. Methods:
Investigator-generated survey. Results: Older age, more years in practice, and
more personal and professional experience with ACP were correlated with an
increase in the percentage of pat...
Examining the Knowledge, Awareness, and Perceptions of Palliative Care in the General Public Over Time: A Scoping Literature Review
Tập 37 Số 6 - Trang 481-487 - 2020
Background: The field of palliative care (PC) is growing as the world population
ages and burden of chronic diseases increases. Thus, it is important that the
general public is knowledgeable about PC and the benefits PC provides.
Objective: The aim of this study is to describe the public’s knowledge,
awareness, and perceptions of PC and determine whether these have changed over
time. Methods: A sc...
Validation of the ICD-9 Diagnostic Code for Palliative Care in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure Within the Veterans Health Administration
Tập 35 Số 7 - Trang 959-965 - 2018
Background: Patients with heart failure (HF) are at increased risk of unmet
palliative care needs. The International Classification of Diseases, Ninth
Revision ( ICD-9) code, V66.7, can identify palliative care services. However,
code validity for specialist palliative care in the Veterans Health
Administration (VHA) has not been determined. Objective: To validate the ICD-9
code for specialist pal...
Knowledge of Palliative Care Among Community-Dwelling Adults
Tập 35 Số 4 - Trang 647-651 - 2018
Objective: To identify what laypersons know about palliative care using the
Palliative Care Knowledge Scale (PaCKS). A secondary aim was to establish
preliminary normative data for the PaCKS. Methods: A sample of 301 adults were
recruited via Amazon’s Mechanical Turk database. Participants were administered
the PaCKS along with a demographic questionnaire. Results: The mean score on the
13-item Pa...
Perspectives of Health-Care Providers Toward Advance Care Planning in Patients With Advanced Cancer and Congestive Heart Failure
Tập 34 Số 5 - Trang 423-429 - 2017
Background: Advance care planning (ACP) discussions afford patients and
physicians a chance to better understand patients’ values and wishes regarding
end-of-life care; however, these conversations typically take place late in the
course of a disease. The goal of this study was to clarify attitudes of
oncologists, cardiologists, and primary care physicians (PCPs) toward ACP and to
identify persist...
Behavioral Activation and Therapeutic Exposure for Bereavement in Older Adults
Tập 29 Số 1 - Trang 13-25 - 2012
The development and clinical trial of a 5-session behavioral intervention for
complicated bereavement (CB) is presented. We conceptualized CB in terms of
Major Depression (MDD) and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and
consequently applied treatment components of Behavioral Activation and
Therapeutic Exposure (BA-TE). In order to assure standardization of treatment,
control costs, and engage p...
A Comprehensive Palliative Care Program at a Tertiary Cancer Center in Jordan
Tập 32 Số 2 - Trang 238-242 - 2015
Context: The palliative care program in King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC) is
growing rapidly to serve the needs of patients with cancer and their families.
Objective: To describe the KHCC palliative care program and its integration into
the oncology care. Methods: Narrative review of our palliative care program.
Results: Patients with cancer at KHCC have access to an interprofessional
palliative c...