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Research Pilots

2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007

2001

"A program to Develop Continuing Research in Gero-Oncology: Delineation and Management of Symptoms Experienced by People with Head and Neck Cancer"

PI: Sarah Kagan

Period: January 1, 2001 through December 31, 2001

Project Summary

The pilot will investigate the relationship of chemosensory impairment after head and neck cancer surgery to depressed mood with the outcome measure of weight maintenance. This quasi-experimental study will address the relationship of the key variables --along with age, caregiver status, stage of disease, and means of feeding--through the UCSF symptom management model, using a unidirectional hypothesis and a hierarchical regression analysis.

The investigation to include will use E-mail to communicate with patients for post-operative symptom management and include investigation of symptom experience and management on sleep, sleep disturbance, body image and adjustment concerns for people with head and neck cancer. Research partners represent interdisciplinary work in cancer and gero-oncology.

"Palliative Care in Nursing Homes"

PI: Neville Strumpf

Period: May 1, 2001 through May 1, 2002

Project Summary

The goal of the pilot project is to build upon research that developed and tested a palliative care model for persons dying in nursing homes. Nearly 20 percent of American deaths occur in nursing homes each year. The project is designed to complete tasks that will enable dissemination of research findings and development of an implementation strategy to complete a national demonstration of this care model. The replication of the developed palliative care model of excellence used for end-of-life care will expand the science upon which pervious palliative care research was conducted in nursing home settings. The intervention is based on basic principles of palliative care, use of an interdisciplinary palliative care team trained in concepts and practice of palliative care, and using of nursing consultation to enhance advance care planning, pain and symptom management and bereavement and psychosocial support.