Shena Gazaway
Biographic Data
| ID | 668110 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shena Gazaway |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shena |
| FAMILY NAME | Gazaway |
| SIGNATURE | GAZAWAY S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3674-6288 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Community-based participatory research
People-centered care (PCC) represents a key paradigm shift in achieving universal health coverage and closing global public health divides. Amid growing global health disparities, shifts in epidemiological disease burden, and evolving sociopolitical contexts that affect healthcare delivery and research initiatives, there is an urgent need for public health scientists to develop community-rooted research strategies that uphold health promotion pri…
Exploring the health‐related decision‐making experiences of people with chronic kidney disease and their caregivers
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to explore the decision-making experience of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and their caregivers. METHODS: This was a qualitative descriptive study of the decision-making experiences of individuals with stage 3-end-stage CKD and their family caregivers. One-on-one, semistructured interviews were conducted using a guide developed and approved by a community advisory group. Data were analyzed using thematic …
Exploring Spiritual Concerns, Needs, and Resources in Outpatient Healthcare Facilities Serving Under-Resourced Black Patients
Background Acknowledging patients' spiritual concerns can enhance well-being and is essential to patient-centered chronic illness care. However, unmet spiritual care needs remain a major area of suffering, particularly among under-resourced populations. Limited research exists on how spiritual concerns are acknowledged and integrated into the care of chronically ill older Black patients in these settings. Purpose This study aimed to explore the s…
Family caregiver roles and challenges in assisting patients with cancer treatment decision‐making
Background We aimed to describe the roles and challenges of family caregivers involved in patients' cancer treatment decision‐making. Methods Family caregiver‐reported data were analyzed from a national survey conducted in the United States by CancerCare® (2/2021–7/2021). Four select‐all‐that‐apply caregiver roles were explored: (1) observer (patient as primary decision‐maker); (2) primary decision‐maker; (3) shared decision‐maker with patient an…
Respecting Faith, Hope, and Miracles in African American Christian Patients at End-of-Life
Integrating Palliative Care into the Chronic Illness Continuum
Integrating Palliative Care into the Chronic Illness Continuum
Family caregiver roles and challenges in assisting patients with cancer treatment decision‐making
Background We aimed to describe the roles and challenges of family caregivers involved in patients' cancer treatment decision‐making. Methods Family caregiver‐reported data were analyzed from a national survey conducted in the United States by CancerCare® (2/2021–7/2021). Four select‐all‐that‐apply caregiver roles were explored: (1) observer (patient as primary decision‐maker); (2) primary decision‐maker; (3) shared decision‐maker with patient an…
Respecting Faith, Hope, and Miracles in African American Christian Patients at End-of-Life
Exploring the health‐related decision‐making experiences of people with chronic kidney disease and their caregivers
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to explore the decision-making experience of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and their caregivers. METHODS: This was a qualitative descriptive study of the decision-making experiences of individuals with stage 3-end-stage CKD and their family caregivers. One-on-one, semistructured interviews were conducted using a guide developed and approved by a community advisory group. Data were analyzed using thematic …
Exploring Spiritual Concerns, Needs, and Resources in Outpatient Healthcare Facilities Serving Under-Resourced Black Patients
Background Acknowledging patients' spiritual concerns can enhance well-being and is essential to patient-centered chronic illness care. However, unmet spiritual care needs remain a major area of suffering, particularly among under-resourced populations. Limited research exists on how spiritual concerns are acknowledged and integrated into the care of chronically ill older Black patients in these settings. Purpose This study aimed to explore the s…
Community-based participatory research
People-centered care (PCC) represents a key paradigm shift in achieving universal health coverage and closing global public health divides. Amid growing global health disparities, shifts in epidemiological disease burden, and evolving sociopolitical contexts that affect healthcare delivery and research initiatives, there is an urgent need for public health scientists to develop community-rooted research strategies that uphold health promotion pri…
Medicine (5 works) · Health care (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (3 works) · Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (2 works)