Eric L Krakauer
Biographic Data
| ID | 6728663 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eric L Krakauer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eric L |
| FAMILY NAME | Krakauer |
| SIGNATURE | KRAKAUER E L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Harvard University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8868-0044 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Enlightened’ and ‘primitive’
Each year, nearly 60 million people need palliative care to relieve suffering associated with serious illness or trauma, yet it is rarely accessible in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Thus, implementation of palliative care in LMICs is both imperative and urgent. But the assumption that palliative care as practised in Western countries is the only 'enlightened' way to care for the seriously ill risks bad consequences. Chinua Acheb…
Frequency and duration of suffering of cervical cancer patients and caregivers
This paper describes a Delphi process executed between August and September, 2020, to identify types of physical, psychological, social and spiritual suffering and their severity, prevalence and duration associated with cervical cancer to enable estimation of the global and regional palliative care needs of these cervical cancer patients and their family caregivers. Patients were dichotomized into decedents (those who died of cervical cancer in a…
Palliative care need in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and human resource requirements for effective response
Integration of palliative care into health care systems is considered an ethical responsibility, yet no country in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EaMReg) has achieved integration. Data on palliative care need and cost are crucial forEaMReg health care planners and implementers in the region. Using data from the Lancet Commission on Palliative Care and Pain Relief, we estimated the number of people in each EaMReg country who needed palliative c…
Symptom prevalence, burden and correlates among people living with HIV in Vietnam
Physical and psychological symptoms among people living with HIV (PLWH) adversely affect quality of life and treatment adherence. Study objectives were: (i) to determine validity and reliability of a Vietnamese translation of the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale-Short Form (MSAS-SF) among PLWH in Vietnam; (ii) to measure prevalence and burden of physical and psychological symptoms using the MSAS-SF including the Global Distress Index (GDI), Phys…
Alleviating the access abyss in palliative care and pain relief—an imperative of universal health coverage
Race and the Delivery of Care
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Race and the Delivery of Care
Alleviating the access abyss in palliative care and pain relief—an imperative of universal health coverage
Symptom prevalence, burden and correlates among people living with HIV in Vietnam
Physical and psychological symptoms among people living with HIV (PLWH) adversely affect quality of life and treatment adherence. Study objectives were: (i) to determine validity and reliability of a Vietnamese translation of the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale-Short Form (MSAS-SF) among PLWH in Vietnam; (ii) to measure prevalence and burden of physical and psychological symptoms using the MSAS-SF including the Global Distress Index (GDI), Phys…
Frequency and duration of suffering of cervical cancer patients and caregivers
This paper describes a Delphi process executed between August and September, 2020, to identify types of physical, psychological, social and spiritual suffering and their severity, prevalence and duration associated with cervical cancer to enable estimation of the global and regional palliative care needs of these cervical cancer patients and their family caregivers. Patients were dichotomized into decedents (those who died of cervical cancer in a…
Palliative care need in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and human resource requirements for effective response
Integration of palliative care into health care systems is considered an ethical responsibility, yet no country in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EaMReg) has achieved integration. Data on palliative care need and cost are crucial forEaMReg health care planners and implementers in the region. Using data from the Lancet Commission on Palliative Care and Pain Relief, we estimated the number of people in each EaMReg country who needed palliative c…
Enlightened’ and ‘primitive’
Each year, nearly 60 million people need palliative care to relieve suffering associated with serious illness or trauma, yet it is rarely accessible in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Thus, implementation of palliative care in LMICs is both imperative and urgent. But the assumption that palliative care as practised in Western countries is the only 'enlightened' way to care for the seriously ill risks bad consequences. Chinua Acheb…
Medicine (5 works) · Health care (4 works) · Palliative care (4 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (2 works) · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (2 works)