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ReviewJournal of palliative medicine2018

Secondary Analysis of Existing Datasets for Dementia and Palliative Care Research: High-Value Applications and Key Considerations.

Lauren J Hunt, See J Lee, Krista L Harrison, Alexander K Smith

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Review in Journal of palliative medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Lauren J Hunt1 Department of Physiological Nursing, University of California , San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
See J Lee2 San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center , San Francisco, California.
Krista L Harrison2 San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center , San Francisco, California.
Alexander K Smith2 San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center , San Francisco, California.

Funding

VARC CoreP30AG044281 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI W. JOHN BOSCARDIN · 2013 to 2026
$19.9M
RESEARCH TRAINING IN GERIATRIC MEDICINET32AG000212 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Alexander Keliimoeanu Smith · 1991 to 2026
$7.7M
Developing prognostic models for life expectancy and geriatric outcomesR01AG047897 · NIA · NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE/RES/EDU · PI LEE, SEI, SMITH, ALEXANDER KELIIMOEANU · 2015 to 2018
$1.7M
Hormone Therapy Decision Making in Older WomenF31NR015170 · NINR · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI HUNTER, MARY MACWILLIAMS · 2015 to 2017
$105k
NIA NIH HHS P30 AG044281NIA NIH HHS R01 AG047897NIA NIH HHS T32 AG000212NINR NIH HHS F31 NR015170
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo provide a guide to researchers selecting a dataset pertinent to the study of palliative care for people with dementia and to aid readers who seek to critically evaluate a secondary analysis study in this domain.

backgroundThe impact of dementia at end-of-life is large and growing. Secondary dataset analysis can play a critical role in advancing research on palliative care for people with dementia.

methodsWe conducted a broad search of a variety of resources to: 1. identity datasets that include information germane to dementia and palliative care research; 2. review relevant applications of secondary dataset analysis in the published literature; and 3. explore potential validity and reliability concerns.

resultsWe synthesize findings regarding: 1. Methodological approaches for determining the presence of dementia; 2. Inclusion and measurement of key palliative care items as they relate to people with dementia; and 3. Sampling and study design issues, including the role and implications of proxy-respondents. We describe and compare a selection of high-value existing datasets relevant to palliative care and dementia research. DISCUSSION: While secondary analysis of existing datasets requires consideration of key limitations, it can be a powerful tool for efficiently enhancing knowledge of palliative care needs among people with dementia.

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AgedAged, 80 and overBiomedical ResearchData Interpretation, StatisticalDementiaFemaleHospice and Palliative Care NursingHumansMaleMiddle AgedPalliative Caredementiapalliative caresecondary dataset analysis

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PMID29265949
PMCPMC5797328

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