2017
Chaplains Working in Palliative Care: Who They Are and What They Do
Jeuland J, Fitchett G, Schulman-Green D, Kapo J. Chaplains Working in Palliative Care: Who They Are and What They Do. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2017, 20: 502-508. PMID: 28146647, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2016.0308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPC teamSpiritual care needsPC patientsPatients' spiritual care needsPalliative care programsTime of deathPalliative careCare conversationsMAIN OUTCOMECare needsSpiritual distressCare programNational online surveyPatientsCritical rolePractice informationFirst descriptionUnited StatesOnline surveyExistential issuesChaplainsAverage numberHalfTeam
2015
Critical Care at the End of Life
Akgün KM, Kapo JM, Siegel MD. Critical Care at the End of Life. Seminars In Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2015, 36: 921-933. PMID: 26600274, DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1565254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCommunicationCritical CareHumansIntensive Care UnitsPalliative CarePractice Guidelines as TopicTerminal CareConceptsPalliative care skillsPalliative care modelCare modelCare skillsBasic palliative care skillsComplex palliative care needsIntensive care unit admissionCare unit admissionPalliative care consultationPalliative care needsPalliative care domainsChronic life-limiting conditionsFamily-centered endLife-limiting conditionsPeer support groupsUnit admissionEnd of lifeICU patientsSymptom managementCare consultationsICU providersCritical careIndividual ICUsICUCare needsIntegrating Palliative Care Into the Care of Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer
Kapo JM, Akgün KM. Integrating Palliative Care Into the Care of Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer. The Cancer Journal 2015, 21: 434-439. PMID: 26389769, DOI: 10.1097/ppo.0000000000000149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced lung cancerLung cancerPalliative careMedian survivalAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerBurden of symptomsRegional lymph nodesCell lung cancerLung cancer mortalityTreatment of painTreatment of patientsCare of patientsCause of deathSupport of caregiversMetastatic diseaseLymph nodesCancer mortalityCancer deathPatientsHigh mortalityCancerNeed of supportCareDyspnea