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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Medicine D-index 93 Citations 31,542 560 World Ranking 6708 National Ranking 3627

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Awards & Achievements

2019 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Nursing
  • Internal medicine
  • Cancer

Her primary areas of study are Nursing, Quality of life, Palliative care, Physical therapy and Quality of life. Betty Ferrell has researched Nursing in several fields, including Quality and Addiction. Her Quality of life study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Psychological intervention, Response rate, Intervention and Clinical psychology.

Her Palliative care research includes themes of Spiritual care, Family medicine and Intensive care medicine. Her Physical therapy research incorporates elements of Analgesic, Adverse effect and Cancer pain. Her Quality of life research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Survivorship curve, Cancer, Gerontology, Cronbach's alpha and Pediatrics.

Her most cited work include:

  • American Society of Clinical Oncology Provisional Clinical Opinion: The Integration of Palliative Care Into Standard Oncology Care (888 citations)
  • Improving the Quality of Spiritual Care as a Dimension of Palliative Care: The Report of the Consensus Conference (774 citations)
  • Pharmacological Management of Persistent Pain in Older Persons (762 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?

Betty Ferrell mainly investigates Nursing, Palliative care, Family medicine, Cancer and Quality of life. Her studies deal with areas such as Quality, Intervention, Spiritual care, Intensive care medicine and Internal medicine as well as Palliative care. The various areas that Betty Ferrell examines in her Cancer study include Gerontology, Quality of life, Lung cancer, Disease and Physical therapy.

Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Psychological intervention and Cancer pain. Her research on Quality of life often connects related topics like Oncology. Her Family caregivers research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Pain management and Caregiver burden.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Nursing (45.72%)
  • Palliative care (36.99%)
  • Family medicine (20.82%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Palliative care (36.99%)
  • Nursing (45.72%)
  • Family medicine (20.82%)

In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Palliative care, Nursing, Family medicine, Family caregivers and Intervention. Her Palliative care study also includes

  • Quality of life which intersects with area such as Clinical trial,
  • Distress which intersects with area such as Quality of life. Her Nursing research focuses on Spiritual care and how it connects with Disease.

Her Family medicine study frequently draws parallels with other fields, such as Cancer. The concepts of her Family caregivers study are interwoven with issues in Coaching and Randomized controlled trial. Her studies in Intervention integrate themes in fields like Physical therapy, Phases of clinical research and Caregiver burden.

Between 2015 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • Integration of Palliative Care Into Standard Oncology Care: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Update (655 citations)
  • National Consensus Project Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care Guidelines, 4th Edition (116 citations)
  • A review of family caregiving intervention trials in oncology (86 citations)

In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Nursing
  • Internal medicine
  • Cancer

Betty Ferrell focuses on Palliative care, Nursing, Family caregivers, Family medicine and Intervention. Her Palliative care study combines topics in areas such as Training course, Distress, Health policy and Quality of life. She studies Nurse education which is a part of Nursing.

As a member of one scientific family, Betty Ferrell mostly works in the field of Family caregivers, focusing on Randomized controlled trial and, on occasion, Oncology. Her Family medicine research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Humanism and Lung cancer screening. The study incorporates disciplines such as Physical therapy, Quality of life, Caregiver burden and Intensive care medicine in addition to Intervention.

This overview was generated by a machine learning system which analysed the scientist’s body of work. If you have any feedback, you can contact us here.

Best Publications

Improving the Quality of Spiritual Care as a Dimension of Palliative Care: The Report of the Consensus Conference

Christina Puchalski;Betty Ferrell;Rose Virani;Shirley Otis-Green.
Journal of Palliative Medicine (2009)

1500 Citations

American Society of Clinical Oncology Provisional Clinical Opinion: The Integration of Palliative Care Into Standard Oncology Care

Thomas J. Smith;Sarah Temin;Erin R. Alesi;Amy P. Abernethy.
Journal of Clinical Oncology (2012)

1368 Citations

Integration of Palliative Care Into Standard Oncology Care: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Update

Betty R. Ferrell;Jennifer S. Temel;Sarah Temin;Erin R. Alesi.
Journal of Clinical Oncology (2017)

1332 Citations

Pharmacological Management of Persistent Pain in Older Persons

B. Ferrell;C. E. Argoff;J. Epplin;P. Fine.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2009)

1211 Citations

Pain in cognitively impaired nursing home patients

Bruce A. Ferrell;Betty R. Ferrell;Lynne Rivera.
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (1995)

876 Citations

Pain in the Nursing Home

Bruce A. Ferrell;Betty R. Ferrell;Dan Osterweil.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (1990)

820 Citations

Measurement of the quality of life in cancer survivors

B R Ferrell;K H Dow;M Grant.
Quality of Life Research (1995)

802 Citations

An interdisciplinary expert consensus statement on assessment of pain in older persons

Thomas Hadjistavropoulos;Keela Herr;Dennis C. Turk;Perry G. Fine.
The Clinical Journal of Pain (2007)

689 Citations

An evaluation of the quality of life among long-term survivors of breast cancer

Karen Hassey Dow;Betty R. Ferrell;Susan Leigh;John Ly.
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment (1996)

533 Citations

Quality of life in long-term cancer survivors.

B R Ferrell;K H Dow;S Leigh;J Ly.
Oncology Nursing Forum (1995)

448 Citations

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