Current & Completed Research

Current Research

Does social worker assessment improve in hospice patient trajectory? M. Maya McDoom

Telehealth Support for Caregivers of Terminally Ill Patients. Barbara A. Head

Completed Studies

Developing a successful palliative care service in an acute care setting. Ross K, Mathis S, Brockopp D.
J Nurs Adm. 2008 Jun;38(6):282-6. [abstract]

Hospice Bereavement Services: When are they most beneficial? Kessen, Jennifer. (8/2007)

“Okay, This is My Life:” A grounded theory study of late adolescent psychosocial experience at the interface of coping with parental cancer.” Ashurst, K. (Dissertation 2/2007)

Effect of Nurse Assistant Certification Upon Retention. Kay Mueggenburg. (2005)

End-of-life care and social work education: what do students need to know?.Huff MB, Weisenfluh S, Murphy M, Black PJ.
J Gerontol Soc Work. 2006;48(1-2):219-31. [abstract]

Is there a model for demonstrating a beneficial financial impact of initiating a palliative care program by an existing hospice program? Passik SD, Ruggles C, Brown G, Snapp J, Swinford S, Gutgsell T, Kirsh KL. Palliat Support Care. 2004 Dec;2(4):419-23 [abstract]

A pilot study of the impact of a grief camp for children. Nabors L, Ohms M, Buchanan N, Kirsh KL, Nash T, Passik SD, Johnson JL, Snapp J, Brown G. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2002 Mar-Apr;19(2):129-34. [abstract]

Hospice staff members' views on conducting end-of-life research.Kirsh KL, Walker R, Snider S, Weisenfluh S, Brown GM, Passik SD. Palliat Support Care. 2004 Sep;2(3):273-82. [abstract]

A prospective study of the pathophysiology and clinical characteristics of pain in a palliative medicine population. Gutgsell T, Walsh D, Zhukovsky DS, Gonzales F, Lagman R.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2003 Mar-Apr;20(2):140-8. [abstract]