Research Findings
Research Activities, August 2012:
Introduction of hospice services by nursing homes does not significantly affect nursing assistant staffing
Research Activities, July 2012:
Many surgeons do not discuss advance directives with their patients before surgery
Research Activities, March 2012:
Pediatric nurses express differing perspectives on palliative care
Medicaid nursing home reimbursement affects nursing homes' approach to end-of-life care
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Research Activities, December 2011:
Most children receiving palliative care live for more than a year after beginning such treatment
Research Activities, September 2011:
Minority patients with nonsmall-cell lung cancer are less likely to receive hospice services than whites
Research Activities, August 2011:
Caregivers for advanced cystic fibrosis patients want to discuss intensive treatments and symptom relief
Research Activities, July 2011:
Physicians more reluctant to deactivate some life-sustaining devices than others
Research Activities, June 2011:
Elders' preferences for end-of-life care are not captured by documentation in their medical records
Research Activities, May 2011:
Nurse survey identifies important but underused end-of-life care skills
Research Activities, March 2011:
More nursing home residents are receiving hospice care
Research Activities, February 2011:
Gender trumps religiosity in older Mexican Americans' views on physician-assisted suicide
Research Activities, January 2011:
Nursing home hospice patients are not receiving adequate treatment for nonpain symptoms
Research Activities, February 2010:
Doctors typically agree with surrogates' decisions on care
Research Activities, February 2009:
Hospice costs vary across patients and within a hospice stay
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