Barbara Head
Biographic Data
| ID | 6515737 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Barbara Head |
| GIVEN NAMES | Barbara |
| FAMILY NAME | Head |
| SIGNATURE | HEAD B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Louisville |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7121-5461 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Which Critical Communication Skills Are Essential for Interdisciplinary End-of-Life Discussions
Conversations about dying and end-of-life (EOL) care are the most challenging of all communication scenarios. These conversations include discussions about diagnosis and prognosis, treatment goals, and EOL wishes, goals of care, and plans for the future. Research has identified critically important skills involved in holding such conversations, and protocols have been established that can assist those discussing these important issues. Often seve…
Insights and experiences of chaplain interns and social work interns on palliative care teams
Interdisciplinary palliative care teams provide critical, comprehensive end-of-life care, although the accumulated literature points toward barriers that impede their effectiveness. The current phenomenological qualitative study presents perceptions of chaplaincy interns ( N = 24) and social work interns ( N = 23) after a semester-long end-of-life clinical training experience with interdisciplinary palliative care teams. Analysis of the end of se…
Use of the Distress Thermometer to discern clinically relevant quality of life differences in women with breast cancer
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Use of the Distress Thermometer to discern clinically relevant quality of life differences in women with breast cancer
Which Critical Communication Skills Are Essential for Interdisciplinary End-of-Life Discussions
Conversations about dying and end-of-life (EOL) care are the most challenging of all communication scenarios. These conversations include discussions about diagnosis and prognosis, treatment goals, and EOL wishes, goals of care, and plans for the future. Research has identified critically important skills involved in holding such conversations, and protocols have been established that can assist those discussing these important issues. Often seve…
Insights and experiences of chaplain interns and social work interns on palliative care teams
Interdisciplinary palliative care teams provide critical, comprehensive end-of-life care, although the accumulated literature points toward barriers that impede their effectiveness. The current phenomenological qualitative study presents perceptions of chaplaincy interns ( N = 24) and social work interns ( N = 23) after a semester-long end-of-life clinical training experience with interdisciplinary palliative care teams. Analysis of the end of se…
Medicine (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · End-of-life care (2 works) · Medical education (2 works) · Palliative care (2 works) · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Advance care planning (1 work) · Alternative medicine (1 work) · Breast cancer (1 work)