Palliative Care
Access and Outcomes
A Cluster Randomized Trial of a Primary Palliative Care Intervention (CONNECT) for Patients with Advanced Cancer
Dr. Schenker and her team are currently analyzing data from this cluster randomized trial of an oncology nurse-led primary palliative … Read more
Concurrent Dialysis-Hospice Program Study
Through this mixed methods pilot study, Dr. Schell and her team will assess perceptions of involvement in an existing Concurrent … Read more
Developing a Behavioral Intervention to Improve Coping Among Family Caregivers of Children with Medical Complexity (CMC)
In this pilot study, Dr. Yu will use qualitative and human-centered design methodology to develop a behavioral intervention that improves … Read more
Dignity, Legacy, Advocacy, and Support for Individuals with Advanced Cancer (DOULAS-AC)
Dr. Rosenzweig and her team will lead the piloting of a novel program based on a non-medical doula model of … Read more
Impact of Lifetime Stress, Racism & Neighborhood Deprivation on Outcomes of NSCLC
In this mixed methods approach, Dr. Rosenzweig and her team will quantify how social, cultural and physical factors including race, … Read more
Palliative Care Technological Extension and Assistance in the Community for Healthcare Outcomes in Western PA (Pal-TEACH)
Using implementation science methods and human-centered design, Drs. Schenker and Arnold and their team will develop, implement, and evaluate a … Read more
Randomized Trial of a Scalable, Interactive Tool to Support Surrogate Decision-Makers of Elderly Critically Ill Patients
The goal of this randomized control trial, led by Dr. Douglas White, is to conduct an appropriately powered randomized clinical … Read more
The Breast Cancer Treatment Symptom Experience, Management and Outcomes According to Race (SEMOARS) Study
Project-related publications Symptom Experience, Management, and Outcomes According to Race and Social Determinants Including Genomics, Epigenomics, and Metabolomics (SEMOARS + … Read more
The Influence of Life Stress on Advanced Lung Cancer Outcomes (L-SOALCO)
Dr. Rosenzweig leads this longitudinal, descriptive study measures deep baseline phenotype including lifetime stress and racism, allostatic load, and stress … Read more