Tag: Palliative Care
Medicaid Expansion Tied to Greater Use of Cancer-Related Palliative Care
Increases in palliative care greater for expansion versus nonexpansion states
Nurse-Led Palliative Care Boosts Advance Care Planning
Increases seen in both advance directives and end-of-life conversations for patients with advanced cancer
Behavioral Nudges to Prompt Serious Illness Conversations Beneficial
Among patients with cancer, intervention can increase serious illness conversations for all patients and decrease end-of-life systemic therapy
Social Work Staffing May Increase Access, Use of Palliative Care
Intervention to increase social work staffing on primary care teams serving rural veterans tied to increased use of palliative care following hospitalization
Death Common During, Within One Month of Emergency Visit
Authors say emergency departments should be prepared to deliver end-of-life care
Home-Based Palliative Care for Heart Failure May Cut Risk for Dying in Hospital
Additional benefits seen for patients with heart failure include higher rates of clinician home visits, more days spent at home
Palliative Care Key in Managing Serious Neurologic Illness
Early palliative care consultation should be considered to manage symptoms and facilitate advance care planning
Eight in 10 Oncologists See Mental Health Distress in Cancer Patients
Nine in 10 oncologists believe this mental health distress impacts health outcomes
Tool Estimates Mortality Risk for Seniors Using Home Care
Model uses data reported by older adults receiving home care and their caregivers, family members to estimate six-month mortality risk
Many Youth With Blood Cancers Receive Intensive End-of-Life Care
Influencing factors include hospital size, insurance type, geographic region
