A5072931097- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Family Support in Illness
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Herbal Medicine Research Studies
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research
- Medicinal Plant Extracts Effects
Quinnipiac University
2011-2024
Yale University
2005-2012
Michigan State University
2012
University of Michigan
2012
Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center
2011
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
2011
Yale Griffin Prevention Research Center
2005-2006
Griffin Hospital
2003
PURPOSE To construct a breast cancer-specific quality-of-life questionnaire (QLQ) module to be used in conjunction with the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C30 test its reliability validity cross-culturally. PATIENTS AND METHODS Module construction took place after EORTC guidelines development. The module--the QLQ-BR23--consists 23 items covering symptoms side effects related different treatment modalities, body image, sexuality, future perspective....
The literature supports a variety of predictor variables to account for the psychological and stress burden experienced by cancer family caregivers. Missing among are differences or influence race/ethnicity. purpose this study was describe sample, explore in outcomes patient caregiver characteristics, determine if any including race/ethnicity, predicted outcomes. Cross-sectional surveys were used sociodemographics, physical health, burdens caregiving 54 analysis consisted descriptive...
Background: Descriptive studies of cancer family caregivers demonstrate role-related psychosocial and physical burden; however, little is known about which factors contribute to or obviate burden. Systematic reviews caregiver intervention mixed results, perhaps because some needs are still unknown not adequately addressed. The purpose our study was explore the lived experience being a for an adult with lung colon cancer, so as guide development future studies. Method: Using phenomenologic...
Context: Certain meditation practices may effectively address spiritual needs near end-of-life, an often overlooked aspect of quality life (QOL). Among people subject to physical isolation, benefits be blunted unless contact is also addressed. Objective: To evaluate independent and interactive effects Metta massage on QOL in with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Design: Randomized controlled blinded factorial pilot trial conducted from November 2001 September 2003. Setting: An...
Background: Despite solid basic science research supporting meditation's physiologic benefits, meditation remains a marginalized practice for many Westerners; observational and descriptive studies indicate spectrum of barriers to practice. Objective: The aim this study was determine differences in by gender age. Methods: A cross-sectional survey 150 family caregivers adults with cancer visiting an outpatient chemotherapy center Connecticut conducted. primary outcome the Determinants...
Methodological challenges in conducting research with the end-of-life population are distinct, and solutions cannot be readily derived from individuals at other stages of life. Prominent among methodological is issue recruitment. The purpose this article to describe interest adult patients end life participation, consider ethics recruiting an population, define five major recruitment (the label, selection appropriate inclusion/exclusion criteria, individual feels too ill, overwhelmed, family...
Guidelines and recommendations to properly elicit document sexual orientation gender identity in the clinical setting are rapidly emerging; however, epidemiologic research setting, information about collection, analysis, presentation, dissemination of LGBTQI data is nascent. Federal agencies have worked optimize collection from people. Despite these efforts, guidelines inconsistent, remain inadequate. The consequence neglecting collect accurately people datasets that distort health...
Community-based participatory research (CBPR) principles can be successfully applied to the design and implementation of a complementary medicine study for adults with end-stage AIDS. The Yale Prevention Research Center partnered Leeway, Inc., an AIDS-dedicated nursing facility, other academic clinical entities conduct randomized, controlled pilot trial meditation massage on quality life at end life. Using CBPR principles, methodology was developed that scientifically rigorous, highly...
Phenomenon Assessment and evaluation guidelines inform programmatic changes necessary for educational effectiveness. Presently, no widely accepted exist educators to assess learners evaluate programs regarding social determinants of health (SDOH) during physician assistant (PA) education. We sought garner expert consensus about effective SDOH learner assessment program evaluation, so as make recommendations best practices related education.Approach used a Delphi approach conduct our study...