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2. Patient-clinician communication: ASCO guideline update
3. Introducing palliative care: Family caregivers’ knowledge, exposure, and preferred messaging
4. End-of-life loneliness, social isolation, and symptom burden: A nationally-representative study
5. Family caregivers of Black older adults living with dementia in advance care planning research
6. Development of a novel psychosocial intervention to improve symptom management for adolescents and young adults with advanced or recurrent cancer
7. Engaging bereaved parent educators in pediatric end-of-life workshops: A trauma-informed onboarding
8. Keeping health equity at the forefront of the artificial intelligence revolution in medicine and health
9. AI-powered health chatbots and digital healthcare transformation in the United States
11. [China] Effectiveness of animal-assisted therapy for dementia patients: An evidence mapping of randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses
Cancer; by Joanna J Arch, Jill L Mitchell, Sarah J Schmiege, Michael E Levin, Madeline S Nealis, Sarah R Genung, Regina M Fink, David J Andorsky, Jean S Kutner; 3/26
Adults with advanced cancer often experience low engagement with advance care planning (ACP) and high levels of depression, anxiety, and fear of death/dying. Access to specialist palliative care is limited. This study tests Valued Living, a novel online acceptance-based group intervention designed to increase ACP and improve psychological/spiritual well-being among adults with advanced cancer screening positive for depression or anxiety. The online Valued Living intervention, implemented by social workers in community oncology clinics, increased ACP and well-being among depressed and anxious adults with advanced cancer. Findings support this supportive care approach for the growing population living with advanced cancer.
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Introducing palliative care: Family caregivers’ knowledge, exposure, and preferred messaging
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine; by Elaine Wittenberg, Joy V. Goldsmith, Sierra Forrest, Hanna G. Lee, Eva YN Yuen; 3/26
Most family caregivers have never heard of palliative care, making it challenging for clinicians to introduce the subspecialty. Semi-structured phone interviews with family caregivers of patients eligible to receive palliative care were conducted. Knowledge of palliative care was significantly associated with having heard about and being offered palliative care. Caregiver exposure to palliative care was associated with age and race, with older, White caregivers significantly more likely to have heard about palliative care compared to Hispanic caregivers. Caregivers positively endorsed all message strategies designed for introducing palliative care.
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Engaging bereaved parent educators in pediatric end-of-life workshops: A trauma-informed onboarding
Journal of Pain & Symptom Management; by Kayla Solstad, Dannell Shu, Kelly McManimon, Stacy Remke, Susan O'Conner-Von, Anne Woll, Joseph M Miller, Miriam C Shapiro, Johannah M Scheurer; 3/26
Recognizing that pediatric end-of-life (EOL) scenarios occur infrequently and are distressing for trainees and other healthcare team members, our group created pediatric end-of-life care skills (PECS) simulation-based workshops to improve trainee competence for these skills. We ... provide interprofessional workshops, including trainees from the pediatric residency program, graduate school of nursing, and graduate school of social work. Since creation of the workshops, the group and curricula have benefited immensely from including the expertise of bereaved parent educators (BPEs), who have experienced the death of their own infant or child and have been integral team members ... from workshop creation through facilitation. Research shows that families who have experienced the death of a child appreciate an interdisciplinary approach to their care and communication at the EOL. When parents of pediatric patients were asked about priorities in EOL care, they highlighted the importance of communication, emotional expression and support by staff, and ready access to multi-disciplinary staff.
JAMA Health Forum; by Sandro Galea; 3/26
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International Journal of Intelligence Science; by Md Wali Ullah, Md Khokan Bhuyan, Nipa Akter, Sheikh Nusrat Jahan, Nur Nahar Rimi; 3/26
AI & Society; by Mindy Nunez Duffourc, Ronan Cahill; 3/26
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