Related Articles Evaluation of a Chaplain Residency Program and Its Partnership with an In-Patient Palliative Care Team. J Health Care Chaplain. 2018 Jan-Mar;24(1):20-29 Authors: Jackson-Jordan E, Stafford C, Stratton SV, Vilagos TT, Janssen Keenan A, Hathaway G Abstract In 2009 a Consensus Conference of experts in the field of spiritual care and palliative care recommended the inclusion of Board-certified professional chaplains with at least 1,600 hours of clinical pastoral education as members of palliative care teams. This study evaluates a clinical pastoral education residency program’s effectiveness in preparing persons to provide spiritual care for those with serious illness and in…
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Related Articles Self-reported frequency of nurse-provided spiritual care. Appl Nurs Res. 2017 Jun;35:30-35 Authors: Taylor EJ, Mamier I, Ricci-Allegra P, Foith J Abstract AIM: To describe how frequently RNs provide 17 spiritual care therapeutics (or interventions) during a 72-80h timeframe. BACKGROUND: Plagued by conceptual muddiness as well as weak methods, research quantifying the frequency of spiritual care is not only methodologically limited, but also sparse. METHODS: Secondary analysis of data from four studies that used the Nurse Spiritual Care Therapeutics Scale (NSCTS). Data from US American RNs who responded to online surveys about spiritual care were analyzed. The four studies…
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Related Articles Using cognitive interviews to improve a Psychological-Social-Spiritual Healing instrument: Voices of aging African Americans with serious illness. Appl Nurs Res. 2018 02;39:109-114 Authors: Coats H, Rosenfeld AG, Crist JD, Sternberg E, Berger A Abstract AIM: The purpose of this study was to contribute to content validity, by providing input into the linguistic and pragmatic validities, of a 53 item Psychological-Social-Spiritual Healing instrument. BACKGROUND: Discovery of cultural values and beliefs from African American elders’ experiences of illness provides insight for development of more culturally sensitive instruments. METHODS: Through an exploratory descriptive design, this study used cognitive interviewing methods to…
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Related Articles Cost Analysis of a Randomized Trial of Early Palliative Care in Patients with Metastatic Nonsmall-Cell Lung Cancer. J Palliat Med. 2016 Aug;19(8):842-8 Authors: Greer JA, Tramontano AC, McMahon PM, Pirl WF, Jackson VA, El-Jawahri A, Parikh RB, Muzikansky A, Gallagher ER, Temel JS Abstract BACKGROUND: Several trials have shown that integrated palliative and oncology care improves quality of life and mood in patients with advanced cancers. However, the degree to which early involvement of palliative care (PC) in the outpatient setting impacts the cost of care remains unknown. METHODS: Data for this secondary analysis came from a trial…
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Related Articles Innovative Oncology Care Models Improve End-Of-Life Quality, Reduce Utilization And Spending. Health Aff (Millwood). 2017 Mar 01;36(3):433-440 Authors: Colligan EM, Ewald E, Ruiz S, Spafford M, Cross-Barnet C, Parashuram S Abstract Three models that received Health Care Innovation Awards from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) aimed to reduce the cost and use of health care services and improve the quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries with cancer. Each emphasized a different principle: the oncology medical home, patient navigation, or palliative care. Comparing participants in each model who died during the study period to matched comparators,…
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