Palliative Care

Research Reports

Length of Stay and Costs of COPD: Analysis of Hospitalized Patients Treated With Arformoterol or Nebulized Short-Acting Beta2-Agonists

04/11/2017

Krithika Rajagopalan, PhD

Scott B Robinson, PhD

Frank R Ernst, PharmD, MS

Tina Hunter, PhD

Bernadette H Johnson, MBA

Vamsi K Bollu, PhD, MBA

Abstract: Hospitalization costs are substantial in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Little is known regarding the effect of long-acting beta2-agonists (LABAs) vs short-acting beta2-agonists (SABAs) on...

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04/11/2017

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Neurofeedback Reduces Nerve Damage From Chemotherapy in Cancer Survivors

04/11/2017

JCP Editors

Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) may be significantly reduced by electroencephalogram (EEG) neurofeedback training, according to research published in Cancer (published online March 3, 2017;...

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04/11/2017

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Utilization of Hospice Services Vary by Individual Physician, Disease Type

03/15/2017

JCP Editors

Hospice referral for patients with advanced cancer continues to vary significantly by individual physician and treatment department, according to research published in Journal of Oncology Practice (published online...

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03/15/2017

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Neurofeedback Reduces Nerve Damage From Chemo in Cancer Survivors

03/13/2017

JCP Editors

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03/13/2017

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Interview

Using Emotion to Guide Palliative Treatment

02/13/2017

JCP Editors

Many health care providers and patient advocates have worked diligently to alter the perception of palliative care from something that occurs strictly at the end of life to an ongoing course of action for symptom...

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02/13/2017

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

High-Intensity End-of-Life Care Common Among Pediatric Cancer Patients

12/13/2016

JCP Editors

Children with cancer frequently receive high-intensity end-of-life care, despite advances in palliative medicine, according to the results of a retrospective study published in Journal of Clinical...

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12/13/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Regret-Based Decision Model Helpful Tool for Palliative Care Discussions

11/30/2016

JCP Editors

The implementation of a regret-based decision model may help patients with terminal blood cancers attain appropriate end-of-life care, according to research presented at the 2016 ASH Annual Meeting and...

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11/30/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Palliative Care at Home Versus at a Hospital Improves Survival

03/30/2016

JCP Editors

Patients with cancer who died at home had similar or longer survival compared with patients who died at a hospital, according to a recent study.   The location in which patients with cancer die has a...

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03/30/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Interview

Why a Patient-Centered Approach to Clinical Pathways Must Include Palliative Care

02/16/2016

An interview with Geoffrey P Dunn, MD, General Surgeon, UPMC-Hamot, Pittsburgh, PA With the development of ever improving treatments for cancers of all types, the relative 5-year survival rate for all cancers has...

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02/16/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Emergency Department‚ÄìInitiated Palliative Care Improves Quality of Life with Advanced Cancer

01/18/2016

JCP Editors

Palliative care consultations initiated in the emergency department (ED) may improve quality of life for advanced cancer patients without shortening survival, according to a recently published study. ED visits are...

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01/18/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways