‘Identifying Key Priorities for Future Palliative Care Research Using an Innovative Analytic Approach’
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Using an innovative approach, we identified research priorities in palliative care to guide future research initiatives. We searched 7 databases (2005-2012) for review articles published on the topics of palliative and hospice-end-of-life care. The identified research recommendations (n = 648) fell into 2 distinct categories: (1) ways to improve methodological approaches and (2) specific topic areas in need of future study. The most commonly cited priority within the theme of methodological approaches was the need for enhanced rigor. Specific topics in need of future study included perspectives and needs of patients, relatives, and providers; underrepresented populations; decision-making; cost-effectiveness; provider education; spirituality; service use; and interdisciplinary approaches to delivering palliative care. This review underscores the need for additional research on specific topics and methodologically rigorous research to inform health policy and practice.
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- Authors
- Riffin, C., Pillemer, K., Chen, E. K., Warmington, M., Adelman, R. D., & Reid, M. C.
- Affiliations
- Cornell University (US)
- Venue
- American Journal of Public Health
- Publisher
- American Public Health Association
- Published
- 2015-01
- Volume
- 105
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- e15-e21
- ISSN
- 0090-0036 (ISSN-L)
- 1541-0048
- PMC
- PMC4265935
- OpenAlex
- W2111449575
- Cited by
- 28
- References
- 16
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 3
- FWCI
- 2.32
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- American Journal of Public Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Stern Family Foundation
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Aging (P30AG022845)
- National Institute of Nursing Research
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Palliative and Oncologic Care
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine › Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Keywords
- end-of-life care, hospice care, research recommendations, methodological quality, patient and family perspectives, underrepresented groups, decision-making, cost-effectiveness, provider education, spirituality, service utilization, multidisciplinary care, health policy
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