Search Results - "Levoy, Kristin"

Mindfulness to enhance quality of life and support advance care planning: a pilot randomized controlled trial for adults with advanced cancer and their family caregivers by Mosher, Catherine E, Beck-Coon, Kathleen A, Wu, Wei, Lewson, Ashley B, Stutz, Patrick V, Brown, Linda F, Tang, Qing, Helft, Paul R, Levoy, Kristin, Hickman, Susan E, Johns, Shelley A

“…Patients with advanced cancer and family caregivers often use avoidant coping strategies, such as delaying advance care planning discussions, which contribute…”
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A Systematic Review of Advance Care Planning Interventions for Clients with Cancer Using the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change (S721) by Levoy, Kristin, Salani, Deborah

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Advance Care Planning in the Rural Faith Community: An Evidence-based Project Promoting Knowledge and Engagement by Myers, Ruth L., Levoy, Kristin N., Storey, Susan

“…1. Utilizing a case-based approach, participants will articulate the process of implementing an evidence-based advance care planning educational intervention…”
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The Impact of Varying Levels of Advance Care Planning Engagement on Perceptions of the End-of-Life Experience Among Caregivers of Deceased Patients With Cancer by Levoy, Kristin, Buck, Harleah, Behar-Zusman, Victoria

“…Context: Advance care planning (ACP) is used to prepare patients and caregivers for future “in the moment” decisions at the end-of-life. Patients with cancer…”
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The Impact of Levels of Advance Care Planning Engagement on Bereaved Caregivers’ Perceptions of Cancer Decedents’ End-of-life Experiences (GP759) by Levoy, Kristin, Buck, Harleah, Mitrani, Victoria

“…Objectives Understand the differences in end-of-life care characteristics between pediatric hematopoietic cell transplant patients with and without palliative…”
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A Systematic Review and Gap Analysis of Advance Care Planning Intervention Components and Outcomes Among Cancer Patients Using the Transtheoretical Model of Health Behavior Change by Levoy, Kristin, Salani, Deborah A., Buck, Harleah

“…Despite the benefits of advance care planning (ACP), cancer patients rarely engage in ACP. ACP is a process that parallels health behavior change. This makes…”
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Context Matters: Caregiver Engagement in Serious Illness Communication in the Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Setting (GP757) by Levoy, Kristin, Ashare, Rebecca, Ganta, Niharika, O'Connor, Nina, Meghani, Salimah

“…Outcomes. 1. By the end of this session, learners will be able to identify at least one strategy for improving serious illness conversation encounters with…”
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Trajectories of Serious Illness Communication During Long-term Acute Care Hospital Admissions (GP151) by Levoy, Kristin N., Ashare, Rebecca, Ganta, Niharika, O'Connor, Nina, Meghani, Salimah

“…1. Recognize five distinct trajectories of serious illness communication among patients admitted to a long-term acute care hospital. 2. Discuss the qualitative…”
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A Meta-Analysis of the Relationship Between Advance Care Planning and the Care Received at the End of Life Among Patients with Cancer (W205B) by Levoy, Kristin, Sullivan, Suzanne S.

“…Objectives 1. Measure the overall relationship between advance care planning and end-of-life care outcomes among patients with cancer. 2. Distinguish among…”
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Palliative care delivery changes during COVID-19 and enduring implications in oncology nursing: a rapid review by Levoy, Kristin, Foxwell, Anessa, Rosa, William E.

“…Purpose of review A rapid review was conducted to synthesize evidence of palliative care delivery changes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Changes were…”
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Caregiver Engagement Enhances Outcomes Among Randomized Control Trials of Transitional Care Interventions by Levoy, Kristin, Rivera, Eleanor, McHugh, Molly, Hanlon, Alexandra, Hirschman, Karen B, Naylor, Mary D

“…Background:Fluctuations in health among chronically ill adults result in frequent health care transitions. Some interventions to improve patient outcomes after…”
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Caregiver Engagement Enhances Outcomes Among Randomized Control Trials of Transitional Care Interventions: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Levoy, Kristin, Rivera, Eleanor, McHugh, Molly, Hanlon, Alexandra, Hirschman, Karen B., Naylor, Mary D.

“…Fluctuations in health among chronically ill adults result in frequent health care transitions. Some interventions to improve patient outcomes after…”
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Don't Throw the Baby Out With the Bathwater: Meta-Analysis of Advance Care Planning and End-of-life Cancer Care by Levoy, Kristin, Sullivan, Suzanne S., Chittams, Jesse, Myers, Ruth L., Hickman, Susan E., Meghani, Salimah H.

“…There is ongoing discourse about the impact of advance care planning (ACP) on end-of-life (EOL) care. No meta-analysis exists to clarify ACP's impact on…”
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Use of complementary and integrative health in cancer pain management among patients undergoing cancer treatments: a qualitative descriptive study by Walker, Suzanne L., Levoy, Kristin, Meghani, Salimah H.

“…Background Pain is a common symptom in patients undergoing cancer treatment. Despite recommendations for the stronger integration of complementary and…”
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JPSM Controversies in Palliative Care: "What is the Most Important, Measurable Goal of Serious Illness Conversations in the Ambulatory Setting?" by Arnold, Robert M, Levoy, Kristin, Hickman, Susan E, Jawahri, Areej El, Jackson, Vicki, Tulsky, James A

“…There is widespread agreement that clinicians should talk to seriously ill patients and their families about their illnesses. However, advance directives as a…”
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End-of-life decision making in the context of chronic life-limiting disease: a concept analysis and conceptual model by Levoy, Kristin, Tarbi, Elise C., De Santis, Joseph P.

“…•End-of-life decision making is a process, not a discrete event, spanning the chronic illness.•It involves three phases: preparation, decisions, outcomes;…”
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Caregiver Engagement in Serious Illness Communication in a Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Setting by Levoy, Kristin, Ashare, Rebecca L., Ganta, Niharika, O’Connor, Nina, Meghani, Salimah H.

“…Context Prolonged management of critical illnesses in long-term acute care hospitals (LTACH) makes serious illness communication (SIC), a clinical imperative…”
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Internal consistency reliability of the Revised Illness Perceptions Questionnaire: A systematic review and reliability generalization meta-analysis by Rivera, Eleanor, Levoy, Kristin, Park, Chang, Villalobos, Azucena, Martin, Paige, Jung Kim, Min, Hirschman, Karen B

“…The Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) assesses patients’ perspectives of their illnesses. Original psychometric testing occurred in limited…”
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End-of-Life Decision Making in Chronic Life-Limiting Disease: A Concept Analysis and Conceptual Model by Levoy, Kristin, Tarbi, Elise, De Santis, Joseph

“…Abstract Most deaths from chronic life-limiting diseases are preceded by end-of-life decisions, yet patients and caregivers are ill-equipped to make them. The…”
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“Let's Get Physical” – Developing an Evidence-Based Exercise Protocol for Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) Survivors by Mackrell, Mary, RN, MSN, Med, OCN, BMTCN, Lopez-Bover, Maria, RN, BSN, OCN, BMTCN, Luck, Judith, MSN, ARNP, CHTC, BMTCN, Feinstein, Lyle, MD, Pangilinan, Yves, P.T, Leyva, Ana, RN, MSN, OCN, Levoy, Kristin, RN, MSN

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