Behavioral Intervention Research in Hospice and Palliative Care: Building an Evidence Base

Behavioral Intervention Research in Hospice and Palliative Care: Building an Evidence Base sets forth research considerations and guidelines to build evidence-based interventions to improve end-of-life care. It is an in-depth introduction to implementation research and showcases how a clinical need is identified to inform an intervention. The book extensively examines the various phases of intervention research, including design, implementation, evaluation, dissemination and translation. The book focuses on methodological, ethical and practical issues.

The science behind the quality of hospice and palliative care lags behind that of traditional medical practice, despite the continuous growth of palliative care interdisciplinary teams. Researching, developing and testing strategies is essential to advancing the effectiveness and value of this care.

Informs readers how to conduct intervention research toward identifying best careAdvises readers on design, implementation and evaluation of researchProvides step-by-step templates to develop an intervention studyIncludes mock protocols from successful intervention trialsSynthesizes lessons learned by established intervention researchers in hospice and palliative care

1. A Roadmap to Behavioral Intervention Research in Hospice and Palliative Care
2. The Foundations of Behavioral Intervention Research in Hospice and Palliative Care
3. Defining and Analyzing the Problem
4. Designing an Intervention
5. Planning, Pilot-Testing and Refining the Intervention
6. Conducting a Clinical Trial
7. Disseminating Findings and Translating the Intervention