Behavioral health as a palliative care priority in long-term services and supports: A cross-sectional study of staff
Behavioral health emerged as a salient and frequently encountered domain of serious illness care among LTSS staff, particularly in nursing home and PACE settings. Staff with prior PC experience were more engaged and confident in addressing psychiatric symptoms. Findings underscore the need for PC models in LTSS to better integrate behavioral health - through training, interdisciplinary collaboration, and care delivery redesign - to meet the complex needs of medically and psychiatrically vulnerable populations.
Authors
- M. Carrington Reid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8117-662X)
- Rose L. Carlson
- Mark Aaron Unruh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9662-5659)
- Catherine Riffin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2361-3083)
- Molly Nowels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3422-0012)
- Taimur Mirza
- Ronald D. Adelman
- Evan Plys (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7313-0015)
- Mona Saraiya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4527-828X)
- Daniel Shalev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-2255)
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- MemorialCare Health System (US)
- Weill Cornell Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Palliative & Supportive Care
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s1478951525100977
- Primary Topic
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00