Search Results - "Torres‐Vigil, Isabel"

Hospital Versus Home Death: Results from the Mexican Health and Aging Study by Cárdenas-Turanzas, Marylou, MD, DrPH, Torres-Vigil, Isabel, MPH, DrPH, Tovalín-Ahumada, Horacio, MD, DrPH, Nates, Joseph L., MD, MBA

“…Abstract Context Characterizing where people die is needed to inform palliative care programs in Mexico. Objectives To determine whether access to health care…”
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What Predicts the Quality of Advanced Cancer Care in Latin America? A Look at Five Countries: Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, and Peru by Torres Vigil, Isabel, DrPH, Aday, Lu Ann, PhD, De Lima, Liliana, MHA, Cleeland, Charles S., PhD

“…Abstract Cancer is now a leading cause of death among adults in most Latin American nations. Yet, until recently, there has been limited research on the…”
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Parenteral Hydration in Patients With Advanced Cancer: A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trial by Bruera, Eduardo, Hui, David, Dalal, Shalini, Torres-Vigil, Isabel, Trumble, Joseph, Roosth, Joseph, Krauter, Susan, Strickland, Carol, Unger, Kenneth, Palmer, J Lynn, Allo, Julio, Frisbee-Hume, Susan, Tarleton, Kenneth

“…The vast majority of patients with cancer at the end of life receive parenteral hydration in hospitals and no hydration in hospice, with limited evidence…”
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Concepts and definitions for “supportive care,” “best supportive care,” “palliative care,” and “hospice care” in the published literature, dictionaries, and textbooks by Hui, David, De La Cruz, Maxine, Mori, Masanori, Parsons, Henrique A., Kwon, Jung Hye, Torres-Vigil, Isabel, Kim, Sun Hyun, Dev, Rony, Hutchins, Ronald, Liem, Christiana, Kang, Duck-Hee, Bruera, Eduardo

“…Purpose Commonly used terms such as “supportive care,” “best supportive care,” “palliative care,” and “hospice care” were rarely and inconsistently defined in…”
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Disparate Inclusion of Older Adults in Clinical Trials: Priorities and Opportunities for Policy and Practice Change by Herrera, Angelica P, Snipes, Shedra Amy, King, Denae W, Torres-Vigil, Isabel, Goldberg, Daniel S, Weinberg, Armin D

“…Older adults are vastly underrepresented in clinical trials in spite of shouldering a disproportionate burden of disease and consumption of prescription drugs…”
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Can This Patient Be Discharged Home? Factors Associated With At-Home Death Among Patients With Cancer by Alonso-Babarro, Alberto, Bruera, Eduardo, Varela-Cerdeira, María, Boya-Cristia, María Jesús, Madero, Rosario, Torres-Vigil, Isabel, De Castro, Javier, González-Barón, Manuel

“…The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with at-home death among patients with advanced cancer and create a decision-making model for…”
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The Meaning of Parenteral Hydration to Family Caregivers and Patients With Advanced Cancer Receiving Hospice Care by Cohen, Marlene Z., PhD, RN, FAAN, Torres-Vigil, Isabel, DrPH, Burbach, Beth E., MSN, RN, de la Rosa, Allison, MPH, Bruera, Eduardo, MD

“…Abstract Context In the U.S., patients with advanced cancer who are dehydrated or have decreased oral intake almost always receive parenteral hydration in…”
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At-home palliative sedation for end-of-life cancer patients by Alonso-Babarro, Alberto, Varela-Cerdeira, Maria, Torres-Vigil, Isabel, Rodríguez-Barrientos, Ricardo, Bruera, Eduardo

“…Using a decision-making and treatment checklist developed to facilitate the at-home palliative sedation process, we assessed the incidence and efficacy of…”
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Decisional Control Preferences, Disclosure of Information Preferences, and Satisfaction Among Hispanic Patients With Advanced Cancer by Noguera, Antonio, MD, Yennurajalingam, Sriram, MD, MS, Torres-Vigil, Isabel, DrPH, Parsons, Henrique Afonseca, MD, MS, Duarte, Eva Rosina, MD, Palma, Alejandra, MD, Bunge, Sofia, MD, Palmer, J. Lynn, PhD, Bruera, Eduardo, MD

“…Abstract Context Studies to determine the decisional control preferences (DCPs) in Hispanic patients receiving palliative care are limited. Objectives The aims…”
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Religious coping and caregiver well-being in Mexican-American families by Herrera, Angelica P., Lee, Jerry W., Nanyonjo, Rebecca D., Laufman, Larry E., Torres-Vigil, Isabel

“…Objective: We sought to explore the association of religious and spiritual coping with multiple measures of well-being in Latinos caring for older relatives…”
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Treatment decisions for localized prostate cancer: a concept mapping approach by McFall, Stephanie L., Mullen, Patricia D., Byrd, Theresa L., Cantor, Scott B., Le, Yen‐Chi, Torres‐Vigil, Isabel, Pettaway, Curtis, Volk, Robert J.

“…Objective Few decision aids emphasize active surveillance (AS) for localized prostate cancer. Concept mapping was used to produce a conceptual framework…”
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Practice Patterns and Perceptions About Parenteral Hydration in the Last Weeks of Life: A Survey of Palliative Care Physicians in Latin America by Torres-Vigil, Isabel, DrPH, Mendoza, Tito R., PhD, Alonso-Babarro, Alberto, MD, De Lima, Liliana, MHA, Cárdenas-Turanzas, Marylou, MD, DrPH, Hernandez, Mike, MS, de la Rosa, Allison, MPH, Bruera, Eduardo, MD

“…Abstract Context Parenteral hydration at the end of life is controversial and has generated considerable debate for decades. Objectives To identify palliative…”
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Addressing cancer health disparities using a global biopsychosocial approach by King, Denae, Miranda, Patricia, Gor, Beverly, Fuchs‐Young, Robin, Chilton, Janice, Hajek, Richard, Torres‐Vigil, Isabel, Hernández‐Valero, Mariá A., Snipes, S. Amy, Jones, Lovell

“…The Center for Research on Minority Health has translated the biopsychosocial framework to address global cancer health disparities through the integration of…”
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Palliative care development in Latin America: An analysis using macro indicators by Pastrana, Tania, Torres-Vigil, Isabel, De Lima, Liliana

“…Background: Recently, the Latin American Association for Palliative Care developed 10 indicators to monitor the development of palliative care and enhance the…”
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Development and Testing of the Pain Assessment Tool in Cognitively Impaired Elders (PATCIE): Nonverbal Pain Behaviors in African American and Caucasian Nursing Home Residents with Dementia by Richey, Sheila A., Capezuti, Elizabeth, Cron, Stanley G., Reed, David, Torres-Vigil, Isabel, de Oliveira Otto, Marcia C.

“…People with dementia experience a decline in language skills required to self-report pain; researchers thus recommend the use of nonverbal behaviors to assess…”
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Colorectal cancer screening among Latinos from U.S. cities along the Texas-Mexico border by Fernandez, Maria E, Wippold, Rosario, Torres-Vigil, Isabel, Byrd, Theresa, Freeberg, Diamond, Bains, Yadvindera, Guajardo, Jessica, Coughlin, Steven S, Vernon, Sally W

“…Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates are comparatively low for U.S. Hispanics. To learn more about the factors influencing CRC screening among Hispanics…”
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Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Latinos in Three Communities on the Texas-Mexico Border by Fernández, María E., Savas, Lara S., Wilson, Katherine M., Byrd, Theresa L., Atkinson, John, Torres-Vigil, Isabel, Vernon, Sally W.

“…Objective. To assess colorectal cancer screening (CRCS) prevalence and psychosocial correlates of CRCS among Latinos in South Texas. Method. Using…”
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A multicenter survey of Hispanic caregiver preferences for patient decision control in the United States and Latin America by Yennurajalingam, Sriram, Noguera, Antonio, Parsons, Henrique Afonseca, Torres-Vigil, Isabel, Duarte, Eva Rosina, Palma, Alejandra, Bunge, Sofia, Palmer, J Lynn, Delgado-Guay, Marvin Omar, Bruera, Eduardo

“…Background: Understanding family caregivers’ decisional role preferences is important for communication, quality of care, and patient and family satisfaction…”
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Parenteral hydration (PH) in advanced cancer patients: A multi-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial by Dalal, Shalini, Hui, David, Torres-Vigil, Isabel, Palmer, J. Lynn, Allo, Julio, Frisbee-Hume, Susan, Tarleton, Kenneth, Bruera, Eduardo

“…Abstract only 9025 Background: The vast majority of cancer patients at the end of life receive PH in hospitals and no PH in hospice. There is limited evidence…”
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Cultural Influences in the Patterns of Long-Term Care Use Among Mexican American Family Caregivers by Herrera, Angelica P., Lee, Jerry, Palos, Guadalupe, Torres-Vigil, Isabel

“…This study sought to explore cultural attitudes toward caregiving and long-term care and their influence on patterns of long-term care use among Mexican…”
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