ArticleJournal of palliative medicine2018
An Update: NIH Research Funding for Palliative Medicine, 2011-2015.
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Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Impact of Specialized Pediatric Palliative Care: A Systematic Review.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2020Pooled it
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- Health care professional recruitment of patients and family carers to palliative care randomised controlled trials: A qualitative multiple case study.Palliative medicine · 2023Article
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- Access for Cancer Caregivers to Education and Support for Shared Decision Making (ACCESS) intervention: a cluster cross-over randomised clinical trial.BMJ supportive & palliative care · 2023Article
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- The National Postdoctoral Palliative Care Research Training Collaborative: History, Activities, Challenges, and Future Goals.Journal of palliative medicine · 2021Article
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- Creating a Resilient Research Program-Lessons Learned From a Palliative Care Research Laboratory.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2020Article
- Postdoctoral Research Training in Palliative Care: Lessons Learned From a T32 Program.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2020Article
- Challenges in Implementing Hospice Clinical Trials: Preserving Scientific Integrity While Facing Change.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2020Article
- The National Palliative Care Research Center: Ten Years of Promoting and Developing Research in Palliative Care.Journal of palliative medicine · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe evidence base to support palliative care clinical practice is inadequate and opportunities to improve the palliative care evidence base remain despite the field's rapid growth.
objectiveTo examine current NIH funding of palliative medicine research, changes since our 2013 report, and trends since our 2008 report.
designWe sought to identify NIH funding of palliative medicine from 2011 to 2015 in two stages: (I) we searched the NIH grants database "RePorter" for grants with key words "palliative care," "end-of-life care," "hospice," and "end of life" and (II) we identified palliative care researchers likely to have secured NIH funding using three strategies.
methodsWe abstracted (1) the first and last authors' names from original investigations published in major palliative medicine journals from 2013 to 2015; (2) these names from a PubMed-generated list of original articles published in major medicine, nursing, and subspecialty journals using the above key words; and (3) palliative medicine journal editorial board members and key members of palliative medicine initiatives. We crossmatched the pooled names against NIH grants funded from 2011 to 2015.
resultsThe author and NIH RePorter search identified 854 and 419 grants, respectively. The 461 grants categorized as relevant to palliative medicine represented 334 unique PIs. Compared to 2006-2010, the number of NIH-funded junior career development awards nearly doubled (6.1%-10%), articles published in nonpalliative care specialty journals tripled (13%-37%), published palliative care researchers increased by 2.5-fold (839-2120), and NIH-funded original palliative medicine research articles doubled (21%-39%).
conclusionsDespite the challenging NIH funding climate, NIH funding to palliative care remained stable. The increase in early stage career development funding, palliative care investigators, and palliative medicine research published in nonpalliative medicine journals reflects important advances to address the workforce and evidence gaps. Further support for palliative care research is still needed.
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