Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Dec 2022
Creating KidneyPal: A Specialty-Aligned Palliative Care Service for People with Kidney Disease.
Patients with kidney disease have notable unmet palliative care needs and represent an underserved population for specialty palliative care teams. ⋯ The creation of KidneyPal led to us to serve a new cohort of patients with specialty palliative care. We grew over time to serve the full range of patients with kidney disease as defined by our nephrology service lines. We succeeded in doing so by embedding in nephrology and building relationships with those caring for people with kidney disease while tailoring our service and interventions over time.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Nov 2022
Utilization of palliative care in veterans admitted with heart failure experiencing homelessness.
Patients experiencing housing insecurity have numerous barriers affecting their utilization of medical care. ⋯ Housing stability may be a factor in Veterans receiving PC during hospitalization for heart failure. While the logistical challenges of delivering PC and hospice to people experiencing homelessness are daunting, advocating for these services shows commitment to reducing suffering in life-limiting Illness.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Nov 2022
ReviewA Review of Race and Ethnicity in Hospice and Palliative Medicine Research: Representation Matters.
Despite documented racial and ethnic disparities in care, there is significant variability in representation, reporting, and analysis of race and ethnic groups in the hospice and palliative medicine (HPM) literature. ⋯ Our findings suggest there are important opportunities to standardize reporting of race and ethnicity, strive for diversity, equity, and inclusion among research participants, and prioritize the study of racial and ethnic disparities in HPM research.