Area of research
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health · General Health Professions
Research interest
Research focused on Palliative care and Feeling, with related work in Cancer, Family history, Psychological intervention. Notable publications include 'Effect of a Patient-Centered Communication Intervention on Oncologist-Patient Communication, Quality of Life, and Health Care Utilization in Advanced Cancer', 'Values and options in cancer care (VOICE): study design and rationale for a patient-centered communication and decision-making intervention for physicians, patients with advanced...', and 'Feeling Heard and Understood: A Patient-Reported Quality Measure for the Inpatient Palliative Care Setting'.
Distress Due to Prognostic Uncertainty in Palliative Care: Frequency, Distribution, and Outcomes among Hospitalized Patients with Advanced Cancer
Feeling Heard and Understood in the Hospital Environment: Benchmarking Communication Quality Among Patients With Advanced Cancer Before and After Palliative Care Consultation
Palliative Care Clinician Overestimation of Survival in Advanced Cancer: Disparities and Association With End-of-Life Care
Effect of a Patient-Centered Communication Intervention on Oncologist-Patient Communication, Quality of Life, and Health Care Utilization in Advanced Cancer
Concordance of Advance Care Plans With Inpatient Directives in the Electronic Medical Record for Older Patients Admitted From the Emergency Department
Feeling Heard and Understood: A Patient-Reported Quality Measure for the Inpatient Palliative Care Setting
Impact of family history assessment on communication with family members and health care providers: A report from the Family Healthware™ Impact Trial (FHITr)
Complexities of Resilience: Adaptation and Change within Human Communities of Coastal Louisiana
Values and options in cancer care (VOICE): study design and rationale for a patient-centered communication and decision-making intervention for physicians, patients with advanced cancer, and their caregivers
Family History Assessment