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Feng-Chang Lin
Researcher at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Publications - 170
Citations - 3579
Feng-Chang Lin is an academic researcher from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 30, co-authored 139 publications receiving 2648 citations. Previous affiliations of Feng-Chang Lin include National Chengchi University & East Carolina University.
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Completion of advance directives among U.S. consumers.
TL;DR: These data indicate racial and educational disparities in advance directive completion and highlight the need for education about their role in facilitating EOL decisions.
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Composite variables: when and how.
TL;DR: Methods of simple averaging, weighted averaging, and meaningful grouping to create composite variables are described briefly, and the context in which one method might be more suitable than the others is discussed.
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Effect of the Goals of Care Intervention for Advanced Dementia: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Laura C. Hanson,Sheryl Zimmerman,Mi Kyung Song,Feng-Chang Lin,Cherie Rosemond,Timothy S. Carey,Susan L. Mitchell +6 more
TL;DR: The GOC decision aid intervention is effective to improve end-of-life communication for nursing home residents with advanced dementia and enhance palliative care plans while reducing hospital transfers.
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Advance Care Planning and End-of-Life Decision Making in Dialysis: A Randomized Controlled Trial Targeting Patients and Their Surrogates
Mi Kyung Song,Sandra E. Ward,Jason P. Fine,Laura C. Hanson,Feng-Chang Lin,Gerald A. Hladik,Jill B. Hamilton,Jessica C. Bridgman +7 more
TL;DR: SPIRIT was associated with improvements in dyad preparation for end-of-life decision making and surrogate bereavement outcomes, including anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic distress symptoms completed by surrogates after patient death.
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Patient perspectives on informed decision-making surrounding dialysis initiation
Mi Kyung Song,Feng-Chang Lin,Constance A. Gilet,Robert M. Arnold,Jessica C. Bridgman,Sandra E. Ward +5 more
TL;DR: Improving the extent of IDM about dialysis may optimize patient preparation prior to starting treatment and their perceptions about the decision-making process.