Palliative Searchable Reference Database

Welcome to the Palliative Searchable Reference Database

This project aims to catalog key palliative care references. We hope this database will help anyone interested in providing respectful, humble care for seriously ill patients and families. We will make every effort to keep this database current.

If you find an important reference that needs to be added to this database, please do send us the citation and we will add it to the collection during routine scheduled updates.

Akeke, O., D. Wang, D. Ejem, K. Johnson, S. Docherty, C. Cox, K. Dempsey, L. Fish, S. Sodhi, D. Shenoy, N. Charan, M. Bah, and D. Ashana. “A Descriptive Qualitative Study of Religion and Spirituality’s Role in Critical Illness Decision-Making Among Black and White Family Caregivers”, CHEST critical care, 3, no. 1 (2025): 100113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chstcc.2024.100113.
Garg, S., K. Kohli, I. Garg, Y. Garg, and L. Nguyen. “Disparities in Receipt of palliative‐intent Treatment Among Disaggregated Hispanic Populations With Breast, Lung, and Prostate Cancer in the United States”, Cancer, 131, no. 10 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.35903.
Kohli, K., M. Kohli, B. Jain, N. Swami, S. Ranganathan, F. Chino, P. Iyengar, D. Yerramilli, and E. Dee. “Characterizing Disparities in Receipt of Palliative Care for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders With Metastatic Cancer in the United States”., Journal of Clinical Oncology, 42 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2024.42.16_suppl.12069.
Magee, P., and T. October. “Culturally Centered Palliative Care: A Framework for Equitable Neurocritical Care”, Neurocritical Care, 41, no. 3 (2024): 760-66. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-024-02041-y.
Guarin, G., E. Dee, J. Robredo, and M. Eala. “End-of-Life Care for Filipino Patients With Cancer”, Palliative and Supportive Care, 21, no. 2 (2023): 365-69. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1478951522001183.
Tabuyo-Martin , A., A. Torres-Morales, M. Pitteloud, and A. Kshetry. “Palliative Medicine Referral and End-of-Life Interventions Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Patients With Advanced or Recurrent Gynecologic Cancer”, Cancer Control, 30 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1177/10732748231157191.
Fatima, A. “Utilisation of Palliative Care Service in Pakistani Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer. Exploring the Impact of Social Determinants of Health”, European Journal of Cancer, 200 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2024.113645.
Bassiri, A., Y. Hu, C. Boutros, and B. Jiang. “Variability in Survival Outcomes Among Asian Ethnic Groups With Stage IV NSCLC” 61, no. 4 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61040753.
Anderson, E., C. Twiggs, and R. Goins. “Nephrology and Palliative Care Providers’ Beliefs in Engaging American Indian Patients in Palliative Care Conversations”, Journal of Palliative Medicine, 25, no. 12 (2022): 1810-17. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2021.0612.
Raines, A.M., J.L. Tock, S.J. McGrew, C.R. Ennis, J. Derania, C.L. Jardak, J.H. Lim, J.W. Boffa, C. Houtsma, K.R. Jones, C. Martin-Klinger, K. Widmer, R. Schapira, M.J. Zvolensky, M. Hoerger, J.I. Constans, and C.L. Franklin. “Correlates of Death Among SARS-CoV-2 Positive Veterans: The Contribution of Lifetime Tobacco Use” 113 (February 1, 2021): 106692.
Boucher, N.A., and K.S. Johnson. “Cultivating Cultural Competence: How Are Hospice Staff Being Educated to Engage Racially and Ethnically Diverse Patients?” 38 (February 1, 2021): 169-74.
Li, T., X. Pei, X. Chen, and S. Zhang. “Identifying End-of-Life Preferences Among Chinese Patients With Cancer Using the Heart to Heart Card Game”, SAGE Publications Inc., 38 (January 1, 2021): 62-67.
Dyal, B.W., K. Abudawood, T.M. Schoppee, S. Jean, V.M. Smith, A. Greenlee, and L.M. Staton. “Reflections of Healthcare Experiences of African Americans With Sickle Cell Disease or Cancer: A Qualitative Study”, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, WK Health, 2021, 53.
Stockdill, M.L., J.N. Dionne-Odom, R. Wells, D. Ejem, A. Azuero, K. Keebler, E. Sockwell, S. Tims, K.L. Burgio, S. Engler, R. Durant, S.V. Pamboukian, J. Tallaj, K.M. Swetz, E. Kvale, R. Tucker, and M. Bakitas. “African American Recruitment in Early Heart Failure Palliative Care Trials: Outcomes and Comparison With the ENABLE CHF-PC Randomized Trial”, December 1, 2020, 825859720975978.
La, I.S., B. Scharf, S. Zhu, K. Mooney-Doyle, E. Friedmann, and D.L. Wiegand. “Family Bereavement Adaptation After Death of a Loved One in an Intensive Care Unit: Impact of Race Ethnicity” 22 (December 1, 2020): 512-22.
McDonnell, J., and E. Idler. “Promoting Advance Care Planning in African American Faith Communities: Literature Review and Assessment of Church-Based Programs”, December 1, 2020, 1.
Rousseau, P. “A Death, A Funeral, A Repast” 68 (November 1, 2020): 2692.
El-Mohandes, A., S.C. Ratzan, L. Rauh, V. Ngo, K. Rabin, S. Kimball, B. Aaron, and N. Freudenberg. “COVID-19: A Barometer for Social Justice in New York City” 110 (November 1, 2020): 1656-58.
Fernandes, R., E.G. Fess, S. Sullivan, M. Brack, T. DeMarco, and D. Li. “Supportive Care for Superutilizers of a Managed Care Organization” 23 (November 1, 2020): 1444.
Hart, A.S., and A.K. Matthews. “End-of-Life Interventions for African Americans With Serious Illness: A Scoping Review”, October 30, 2020.

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