Browsing Duke Faculty Articles by Author "0050834"

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Anti-Cholinergic Load, Health Care Utilization, and Survival in People with Advanced Cancer: A Pilot Study

Abernethy, Amy (MARY ANN LIEBERT INC, 2010)

Introduction: Anti-cholinergic medications have been associated with increased risks of cognitive impairment, premature mortality and increased risk of hospitalisation. Anti-cholinergic load associated with medication ...
Caregivers of People with Neurodegenerative Diseases: Profile and Unmet Needs from a Population-Based Survey in South Australia

Abernethy, Amy (MARY ANN LIEBERT INC, 2010)

Introduction: Neurodegenerative diseases (NDD) are characterized by progressive decline and loss of function, requiring considerable third-party care. NDD carers report low quality of life and high caregiver burden. Despite ...
Establishing a Regional, Multisite Database for Quality Improvement and Service Planning in Community-Based Palliative Care and Hospice

Zafar, Yousuf; Wheeler, Jane; Harker, Matthew; Gblokpor, Agbessi; Abernethy, Amy (MARY ANN LIEBERT INC, 2010)

Background: Outpatient palliative care, an evolving delivery model, seeks to improve continuity of care across settings and to increase access to services in hospice and palliative medicine (HPM). It can provide a critical ...
Not Published, Not Indexed: Issues in Generating and Finding Hospice and Palliative Care Literature

Abernethy, Amy (MARY ANN LIEBERT INC, 2010)

Introduction: Accessing new knowledge as the evidence base for hospice and palliative care grows has specific challenges for the discipline. This study aimed to describe conversion rates of palliative and hospice care ...
A Strategy To Advance the Evidence Base in Palliative Medicine: Formation of a Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group

Abernethy, Amy; Wheeler, Jane; Zafar, Yousuf (MARY ANN LIEBERT INC, 2010)

Background: Palliative medicine has made rapid progress in establishing its scientific and clinical legitimacy, yet the evidence base to support clinical practice remains deficient in both the quantity and quality of ...
Young Caregivers in the End-of-Life Setting: A Population-Based Profile of an Emerging Group

LeBlanc, Thomas William; Abernethy, Amy (MARY ANN LIEBERT INC, 2010)

Purpose: Little is known about young caregivers of people with advanced life-limiting illness. Better understanding of the needs and characteristics of these young caregivers can inform development of palliative care and ...