Coming to terms: Female Veterans' experience of serious illness

Abstract: Female veteran populations are growing internationally and are more likely than men to develop certain serious illnesses, including some cancers. In the United States, …

Strategies to improve perioperative palliative care integration for seriously ill Veterans

Abstract: CONTEXT: Seriously ill patients are at higher risk for adverse surgical outcomes. Palliative care (PC) interventions for seriously ill surgical patients are associated …

Trends in palliative care utilization in deceased Veterans with heart failure

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Specialist-level palliative care in the final days does not allow time to alleviate symptoms and suffering. This analysis examined the change in the time from …

Veteran’s Attitudes and Knowledge of End-of-Life Care: A Pilot Study Using a Mixed Methods Approach

Abstract: Veterans make up a quarter of the deaths in the United States (US). However, little is known about their knowledge and preferences about end-of-life care and pain …

Nurse-led supportive coordinated transitional care (CTraC) program improves care for Veterans with serious illness

Abstract: Background: The Coordinated Transitional Care (CTraC) program is a telephone-based, nurse-driven program shown to decrease readmissions. The aim of this project was to …

Analysis of Palliative Care Knowledge and Symptom Burden Among Female Veterans With Serious Illness: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract: Background: The female Veteran population is rapidly growing, as is their use of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers (VAMCs). Additionally, 90% of female Veterans are …

Integrating patient and expert perspectives to conceptualize high-quality palliative cancer care for symptoms in the US Veterans Health Administration: A qualitative study

Abstract: Quality measurement is typically the domain of clinical experts and health system leaders; patient/caregiver perspectives are rarely solicited. We aimed to describe and …

Palliative care in the older adult Veteran

Abstract: The United States military Veteran population is aging, thus leading to a group of Veterans who have functional disabilities, sensory impairments, and geriatric syndromes …

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and End-of-Life Care: A Well-Being Review

Codebeautify.org Text to HTML Converter Abstract: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder can be a debilitating comorbidity for a patient on end-of-life care. Combat veterans make up a vast …

Hospice and palliative care clinicians' perceptions of posttraumatic stress disorder at end-of-life in military veterans

Abstract: At the end of life, individuals may re-engage with earlier life trauma as they reflect on life experiences and confront their mortality. As such, posttraumatic stress …

Family Perceptions of Quality of End-of-Life Care for Veterans with Advanced CKD

Abstract: Little is known about the quality of end-of-life care for patients with advanced Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). The authors describe the relationship between patterns of …

Palliative and end-of-life care for military veterans: the forgotten few?

Summary: This article explores the experience of palliative and end-of-life care for veterans. The article considers ideas concerning the embodied experiences of military life and …