Kristin Levoy

ORCID: 0000-0002-4336-5849
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Research Areas
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Patient Dignity and Privacy
  • Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
  • Cancer survivorship and care
  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Ethics in medical practice
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
  • Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Pain Management and Opioid Use
  • Disaster Response and Management
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
  • Religion, Society, and Development
  • Family Support in Illness
  • Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare

Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
2021-2024

Regenstrief Institute
2021-2024

Indiana University Health
2021-2024

Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
2022-2024

Indiana Cancer Consortium
2024

Indiana University
2022-2024

University Health System
2024

University at Buffalo, State University of New York
2024

California University of Pennsylvania
2021-2024

Indiana University Bloomington
2022

Advance care planning (ACP) is used to prepare patients and caregivers for future "in the moment" decisions at end-of-life. Patients with cancer generally do not engage in all 3 components of ACP (documented living will, health-care surrogate, end-of-life discussions); however, little known about impact these varying levels engagement on postdeath.To examine relationship between caregivers' perceptions decedents' experiences.A secondary analysis 2002 2014 waves Health Retirement Study data...

10.1177/1049909120917899 article EN American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine® 2020-04-13

A common method of disaster training is needed to improve nursing education and facilitate better communication among interprofessional responders. To inform the development curricula, a novel consistent with Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program (HSEEP) International Council Nurses (ICN) framework was developed competencies in baccalaureate program.In total, 89 undergraduate students participated. Perceived knowledge, confidence, training/response were assessed 14 items before after...

10.1017/dmp.2017.150 article EN Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2018-02-21

Introduction: Based on many published reports, African American patients with cancer experience higher pain severity scores and lower relief than White patients. This disparity results from undertreatment of is compounded by low adherence to prescribed non-opioid opioid analgesics among cancer. While nearly one in four use cannabis manage cancer-related symptoms, less known about how influences this patient population. Methods: study based preliminary data an ongoing longitudinal outcomes...

10.2147/jpr.s332447 article EN cc-by-nc Journal of Pain Research 2021-11-01

Background: National oncology guidelines recommend early integration of palliative care for patients with cancer. However, drivers this remain understudied. Understanding illness concerns at the time cancer treatment may help facilitate earlier in trajectory. Objective: To describe patients’ while undergoing treatment, and determine if differ among African Americans Whites. Methods: A 1-time, semi-structured qualitative interview was conducted a purposive subsample participating larger study...

10.1177/1049909120969121 article EN American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine® 2020-10-27

Nurses are confronting a number of negative mental health consequences owing to high burdens grief during COVID-19. Despite increased vaccination efforts and lower hospitalization mortality rates, the long-term effects mass bereavement certain impact nurses for years come. The nurse coaching process is an evidence-based strategy that leaders can use assist staff in mitigating outcomes associated with bereavement. End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium brought together team palliative...

10.1097/njh.0000000000000773 article EN Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing 2021-06-03

The Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) measures individuals' unique perceptions of their illness. While psychometric properties the IPQ-R have been demonstrated in many disease populations, its content validity has not extensively studied non-dialysis chronic kidney (CKD). Unique features CKD (e.g., few symptoms early stages) may impact measurement illness perceptions. purpose this study was to explore a sample patients.

10.3390/ijerph19148654 article EN International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022-07-16

Research eliciting patients' illness concerns has typically focused later in the cancer continuum, rather than during treatments. Family caregiver are overlooked this time. Less is known about how patients and caregivers prioritize treatments, which holds potential for improving supportive oncology care (ie, primary palliative care). The purpose of study was to elicit compare domains highest importance

10.1200/op.21.00164 article EN JCO Oncology Practice 2021-11-04

<h3>Outcomes</h3> 1. Recognize five distinct trajectories of serious illness communication among patients admitted to a long-term acute care hospital. 2. Discuss the qualitative differences that help distinguish these trajectories. <h3>Key Message</h3> Through novel longitudinal analysis SIC notes, this study identified culminated along continuum from reluctance acceptance. Incorporating intentional starting points, purposeful inclusion conversation participants, modifying expectations, and...

10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.02.540 article EN other-oa Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2024-04-18

Context Prolonged management of critical illnesses in long-term acute care hospitals (LTACH) makes serious illness communication (SIC), a clinical imperative. SIC LTACH is challenging as clinicians often lack training and patients are typically unable to participate—making caregivers central. Objectives This qualitative descriptive study characterized caregiver engagement encounters, while considering influencing factors, following the implementation Ariadne Labs’ at Northeastern United...

10.1177/10499091231219799 article EN American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine® 2023-12-15

Parenting stress is common and may lead to worsening health, particularly in the context of other risk factors such as mental disorders or a history abuse. This study investigated how parenting-related impacts effect abuse experiences on health among mothers with disorders. Survey data was analyzed from 172 predominantly Hispanic receiving outpatient behavioral services. Most (80.2%) had experienced Those reporting childhood 3.82 greater odds experiencing adulthood. Findings demonstrated...

10.1080/01612840.2020.1820121 article EN Issues in Mental Health Nursing 2020-09-23

Studies demonstrate that strength training and cardiovascular exercise enhance the physical psychological health of patients undergoing allogeneic BMT (Wiskemann, 2011; Baumann, Jarden, 2012). Accreditation quality standards (ACOS, 2012; FACT, 2014) require to receive pre-transplant evaluation, post-transplant follow-up. With expansion our program include transplantation, we formulated a focus group, develop infrastructure for BMT-specific therapy program. An interdisciplinary team...

10.1016/j.bbmt.2014.11.636 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation 2015-01-22
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