Betty Ferrell
Biographic Data
| ID | 6976518 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Betty Ferrell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Betty |
| FAMILY NAME | Ferrell |
| SIGNATURE | FERRELL B |
| AFFILIATIONS | City Of Hope National Medical Center |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0061-5235 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Social determinants of health in lung cancer surgery
Introduction: Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) play an integral role in health outcomes across the cancer care continuum. Despite growing recognition of SDoH in healthcare, gaps exist in systematically identifying associated social risks and needs. Insights from multiple stakeholders are necessary to optimize integration of SDoH assessments in care delivery. This study examined the impact of SDoH on lung cancer care from the perspectives of k…
Interprofessional communication training to address spiritual aspects of cancer care
Effective communication is essential for palliative care clinicians to provide quality spiritual care to cancer patients. Despite attention to spiritual needs having the potential to positively impact a patient's quality of life, clinicians continue to report a lack of confidence in addressing a patient's spiritual distress. This article addresses the development of a 3-day train-the-trainer communication cancer education program (ICC: Interprofe…
Social determinants of health and lung cancer surgery
Introduction: Social determinants of health (SDOH) are non-clinical factors that may affect the outcomes of cancer patients. The purpose of this study was to describe the influence of SDOH factors on quality of life (QOL)-related outcomes for lung cancer surgery patients. Methods: Thirteen patients enrolled in a randomized trial of a dyadic self-management intervention were invited and agreed to participate in semi-structured key informant interv…
Spirituality in Serious Illness and Health
Importance: Despite growing evidence, the role of spirituality in serious illness and health has not been systematically assessed. Objective: To review evidence concerning spirituality in serious illness and health and to identify implications for patient care and health outcomes. Evidence Review: Searches of PubMed, PsycINFO, and Web of Science identified articles with evidence addressing spirituality in serious illness or health, published Janu…
Implementing quality improvement efforts in spiritual care
The Interprofessional Spiritual Care Curriculum (ISPEC) was created to train interdisciplinary health care teams to recognize and address the spiritual needs of seriously or chronically ill patients. The curriculum, in a train-the-trainer format, employs didactic presentations, discussions, lab sessions, skill demonstrations, and video clips. In course applications, participants were required to submit goals to achieve and demonstrate institution…
Integration of Palliative Care Into All Serious Illness Care as A Human Right
Deaths from COVID-19 are approaching 600 000 in the US and 3 million worldwide. As intensive care units have reached or exceeded capacity in many hospitals, concerns have grown about the ethical dimensions of rationed care. But many of these focused on who gets a ventilator, rather than how to provide palliative care to those who are seriously ill, including those treated with ventilators and those who may not want or cannot get a ventilator
The Religion of “I Don’t Know”
The goal of this pilot study was to identify naturally occurring, spiritually relevant conversations and elucidate challenges for nurses in home hospice. We examined naturalistic communication data collected during nurse hospice visits with cancer patients and their family caregivers. Using deductive content analysis, guided by Consensus Conference spiritual categories and definition, categorical themes were identified. Thirty-three visits to sev…
Promoting Palliative Care Worldwide Through International Nursing Education
Many challenges exist when providing international education to those who care for people at the end of life. Though issues related to culture and language may vary, the one commonality that crosses all nations is that its people die. In general, societies seek to provide the best care they are trained to give. Many have few resources to provide this care well. Traditions of the past influence norms and dictate policies and procedures of the pres…
Improving the Quality of Spiritual Care as a Dimension of Palliative Care
A Consensus Conference sponsored by the Archstone Foundation of Long Beach, California, was held February 17-18, 2009, in Pasadena, California. The Conference was based on the belief that spiritual care is a fundamental component of quality palliative care. This document and the conference recommendations it includes builds upon prior literature, the National Consensus Project Guidelines, and the National Quality Forum Preferred Practices and Con…
A Validation Study of the Dutch Version of the Quality of Life – Cancer Survivor (QOL-CS) Questionnaire in a Group of Prostate Cancer Survivors
Revision and Psychometric Testing of the City of Hope Quality of Life–Ostomy Questionnaire
Measurement of the quality of life in cancer survivors
Measurement of quality of life in bone marrow transplantation survivors
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Measurement of quality of life in bone marrow transplantation survivors
Measurement of the quality of life in cancer survivors
Revision and Psychometric Testing of the City of Hope Quality of Life–Ostomy Questionnaire
A Validation Study of the Dutch Version of the Quality of Life – Cancer Survivor (QOL-CS) Questionnaire in a Group of Prostate Cancer Survivors
Improving the Quality of Spiritual Care as a Dimension of Palliative Care
A Consensus Conference sponsored by the Archstone Foundation of Long Beach, California, was held February 17-18, 2009, in Pasadena, California. The Conference was based on the belief that spiritual care is a fundamental component of quality palliative care. This document and the conference recommendations it includes builds upon prior literature, the National Consensus Project Guidelines, and the National Quality Forum Preferred Practices and Con…
Promoting Palliative Care Worldwide Through International Nursing Education
Many challenges exist when providing international education to those who care for people at the end of life. Though issues related to culture and language may vary, the one commonality that crosses all nations is that its people die. In general, societies seek to provide the best care they are trained to give. Many have few resources to provide this care well. Traditions of the past influence norms and dictate policies and procedures of the pres…
The Religion of “I Don’t Know”
The goal of this pilot study was to identify naturally occurring, spiritually relevant conversations and elucidate challenges for nurses in home hospice. We examined naturalistic communication data collected during nurse hospice visits with cancer patients and their family caregivers. Using deductive content analysis, guided by Consensus Conference spiritual categories and definition, categorical themes were identified. Thirty-three visits to sev…
Integration of Palliative Care Into All Serious Illness Care as A Human Right
Deaths from COVID-19 are approaching 600 000 in the US and 3 million worldwide. As intensive care units have reached or exceeded capacity in many hospitals, concerns have grown about the ethical dimensions of rationed care. But many of these focused on who gets a ventilator, rather than how to provide palliative care to those who are seriously ill, including those treated with ventilators and those who may not want or cannot get a ventilator
Spirituality in Serious Illness and Health
Importance: Despite growing evidence, the role of spirituality in serious illness and health has not been systematically assessed. Objective: To review evidence concerning spirituality in serious illness and health and to identify implications for patient care and health outcomes. Evidence Review: Searches of PubMed, PsycINFO, and Web of Science identified articles with evidence addressing spirituality in serious illness or health, published Janu…
Implementing quality improvement efforts in spiritual care
The Interprofessional Spiritual Care Curriculum (ISPEC) was created to train interdisciplinary health care teams to recognize and address the spiritual needs of seriously or chronically ill patients. The curriculum, in a train-the-trainer format, employs didactic presentations, discussions, lab sessions, skill demonstrations, and video clips. In course applications, participants were required to submit goals to achieve and demonstrate institution…
Interprofessional communication training to address spiritual aspects of cancer care
Effective communication is essential for palliative care clinicians to provide quality spiritual care to cancer patients. Despite attention to spiritual needs having the potential to positively impact a patient's quality of life, clinicians continue to report a lack of confidence in addressing a patient's spiritual distress. This article addresses the development of a 3-day train-the-trainer communication cancer education program (ICC: Interprofe…
Social determinants of health and lung cancer surgery
Introduction: Social determinants of health (SDOH) are non-clinical factors that may affect the outcomes of cancer patients. The purpose of this study was to describe the influence of SDOH factors on quality of life (QOL)-related outcomes for lung cancer surgery patients. Methods: Thirteen patients enrolled in a randomized trial of a dyadic self-management intervention were invited and agreed to participate in semi-structured key informant interv…
Social determinants of health in lung cancer surgery
Introduction: Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) play an integral role in health outcomes across the cancer care continuum. Despite growing recognition of SDoH in healthcare, gaps exist in systematically identifying associated social risks and needs. Insights from multiple stakeholders are necessary to optimize integration of SDoH assessments in care delivery. This study examined the impact of SDoH on lung cancer care from the perspectives of k…
Medicine (12 works) · Nursing (11 works) · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (8 works) · Palliative care (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Health care (5 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (5 works) · Alternative medicine (4 works) · Cancer survivorship and care (4 works)