Nik Lampe, PhD, (PI) and Ji-Young Lee, PhD, (co-PI), assistant professors in the Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, were awarded the Center for Hospice, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Studies Pilot Grant in collaboration with Chapters Health System, Inc. The award supports research studies focused on palliative care and end-of-life care within the local community.
Lampe and Lee's research team will conduct focus groups with hospice care providers from Life Path Hospice and other sites in the Chapters Health System network, family caregivers of LGBTQ+ hospice care patients, and community-dwelling LGBTQ+ older adults as part of a project called "Delivering LGBTQ+ Inclusive and Culturally Responsive Hospice Care.” Data collected from these focus groups will inform the development of a training intervention. This intervention aims to enhance hospice care providers' knowledge, confidence, and skills in delivering LGBTQ+ inclusive and culturally responsive hospice care.
The project team also includes Jessica Vanderwerf, second year doctoral student in the School of Aging Studies, and Helena Polansky, first year doctoral student in the School of Aging Studies.