Mary Ersek
Biographic Data
| ID | 119315 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mary Ersek |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mary |
| FAMILY NAME | Ersek |
| SIGNATURE | ERSEK M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Veterans Health Administration |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0520-311X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
They Did Not Know How to Talk to Us and It Seems That They Didn't Care
Does Quality of End‐of‐Life Care Differ by Urban‐Rural Location? A Comparison of Processes and Family Evaluations of Care in the VA
PURPOSE: Several studies have identified differences in end-of-life (EOL) care between urban and rural areas, yet little is known about potential differences in care processes or family evaluations of care. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between rurality of residence and quality of EOL care within the Veterans Affairs health care system. METHODS: This study was a retrospective, cross-sectional analysis of 126,475 vetera…
Race/Ethnicity and End-of-Life Care Among Veterans
BACKGROUND: Few studies have examined comprehensively racial/ethnic variations in quality of end-of-life care. OBJECTIVE: Examine end-of-life care quality received by Veterans and their families, comparing racial/ethnic minorities to nonminorities. RESEARCH DESIGN: This is a retrospective, cross-sectional analysis of chart review and survey data. SUBJECTS: Nearly all deaths in 145 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers nationally (n=94,697) in addition…
Same Agency, Different Teams
Tremendous growth in hospice over the past 30 years in the United States has increased the number of terminally ill patients dying at home. Recently, however, more hospice patients are dying at inpatient facilities. To understand the varying perceptions about care in the home and inpatient hospice, we conducted semistructured interviews with 24 interdisciplinary team (IDT) members and analyzed the data using the constant comparative method. Core …
Alternative Methods for Formal Literature Review and Meta-Analysis in AHCPR Patient Outcomes Research Teams
Formal literature review and synthesis is an important component of Patient Outcomes Research Teams (PORTs) and the development of clinical practice guidelines supported by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR). Investigators face unresolved methodological issues and practical problems in carrying out this work because the use of such systematic reviews is relatively new in medicine. In addition, standard meta-analytic methods ma…
Same Agency, Different Teams
Tremendous growth in hospice over the past 30 years in the United States has increased the number of terminally ill patients dying at home. Recently, however, more hospice patients are dying at inpatient facilities. To understand the varying perceptions about care in the home and inpatient hospice, we conducted semistructured interviews with 24 interdisciplinary team (IDT) members and analyzed the data using the constant comparative method. Core …
Alternative Methods for Formal Literature Review and Meta-Analysis in AHCPR Patient Outcomes Research Teams
Formal literature review and synthesis is an important component of Patient Outcomes Research Teams (PORTs) and the development of clinical practice guidelines supported by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR). Investigators face unresolved methodological issues and practical problems in carrying out this work because the use of such systematic reviews is relatively new in medicine. In addition, standard meta-analytic methods ma…
Same Agency, Different Teams
Tremendous growth in hospice over the past 30 years in the United States has increased the number of terminally ill patients dying at home. Recently, however, more hospice patients are dying at inpatient facilities. To understand the varying perceptions about care in the home and inpatient hospice, we conducted semistructured interviews with 24 interdisciplinary team (IDT) members and analyzed the data using the constant comparative method. Core …
Race/Ethnicity and End-of-Life Care Among Veterans
BACKGROUND: Few studies have examined comprehensively racial/ethnic variations in quality of end-of-life care. OBJECTIVE: Examine end-of-life care quality received by Veterans and their families, comparing racial/ethnic minorities to nonminorities. RESEARCH DESIGN: This is a retrospective, cross-sectional analysis of chart review and survey data. SUBJECTS: Nearly all deaths in 145 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers nationally (n=94,697) in addition…
Does Quality of End‐of‐Life Care Differ by Urban‐Rural Location? A Comparison of Processes and Family Evaluations of Care in the VA
PURPOSE: Several studies have identified differences in end-of-life (EOL) care between urban and rural areas, yet little is known about potential differences in care processes or family evaluations of care. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between rurality of residence and quality of EOL care within the Veterans Affairs health care system. METHODS: This study was a retrospective, cross-sectional analysis of 126,475 vetera…
They Did Not Know How to Talk to Us and It Seems That They Didn't Care
Medicine (5 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · Health care (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Palliative care (4 works) · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (4 works) · End-of-life care (3 works) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Psychology (3 works)