Background: The COVID-19 pandemic introduced a rapid adoption and scale-up of telehealth
for palliative care services in the United Sates. Objectives: To examine and compare in-…

End-of-life decision-making is an important area of research, and few sociological studies
have considered family grief in light of end-of-life decision-making in the hospital. Drawing on …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented conditions for clinicians providing
end-of-life care in acute care settings, yet almost 2 years since the start of the pandemic…

Background: Group visits have the potential to help patients identify their health care values
and engage in the emotionally and cognitively challenging task of advance care planning (…

Objective Advance care planning (ACP) is critically important for heart failure patients, yet
important challenges exist. Group visits can be a helpful way to engage patients and …

We sought to examine how technology is currently utilized in home care and how the integration
of new technologies in the completion of tasks may change the future of work for home …

Previous research has suggested that individuals who identify as being more religious
request more aggressive medical treatment at end of life. These requests may generate …

In recent years, increases in medical technologies in the critical care setting have advanced
the practice of medicine, enabling patients to live longer while also creating dilemmas for …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate patient, family, and provider perspectives on routine
cognitive screening of older adults in primary care using a novel self-assessment tool for …

Background: Despite the importance patients place on religion and spirituality, many patients
with advanced diseases report that their religious and spiritual needs are not met by their …