Research, Publications and Grants
HomeResearch, Publications and Grants
- Kroeze Visser A, Pithan A, Kupershmidt S, Kenyon DB, Puumala SE. Integration of Community Health Workers into Palliative Care Teams: A Scoping Review. Western Journal of Nursing Research. 2024;47(2):110-124. doi:10.1177/01939459241304520
- Kroeze Visser, Angela PhD, MPH; Kupershmidt, Sabina PhD; Kenyon, DenYelle B. PhD; Puumala, Susan PhD; Pithan, Anne DNP. Integration of Community Health Workers Into Palliative Care Teams: Challenges, Barriers, Facilitators, and Implementation Strategies. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing ():10.1097/NJH.0000000000001130, April 18, 2025. | DOI: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000001130
- Facilitating comfort with palliative conversations through a virtual interdisciplinary palliative care seminar
- Sedlacek, A., Rabbi, L. T., Mollman, S., & Gierach, M. (2025). Facilitating comfort with palliative conversations through a virtual interdisciplinary palliative care seminar. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 69(5), e560–e561.
- Updates in advance care planning in South Dakota
- Sedlacek A, Snyders M, Mollman S, Gierach M. Updates in advance care planning in south dakota. South Dakota Medicine. 78(1), 28-32. January 2025.
- Improving access to palliative care through education and training. South Dakota Medicine
- Sedlacek A, Mollman S, Snyders M, Gierach M. Improving access to palliative care through education and training. South Dakota Medicine.77(12), 546-548. December 2024.
- MED-Midwest Medical Edition “Honoring Palliative Care Month” featuring Dr. Amanda Sedlack
- The state of palliative care in South Dakota. South Dakota Medicine
- Sedlacek, A., Mollman, S., Snyders, M., & Gierach, M. (2024). The state of palliative care in South Dakota. South Dakota Medicine, 77(11), 505-509.
- Pragmatic Trial of Palliative Care Support Using Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes Mentoring
- Kupershmidt, Sabina PhD; Pithan, Anne DNP; Fischbach, Cheryl DNP; Pudwill, Katie RDH, MSDH; Berke, Charlene BS; Kroeze Visser, Angela MPH; Snyders, Michele MSW; Kullerd, Deborah MD. Pragmatic Trial of Palliative Care Support Using Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes Mentoring. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing 26(5):p E170-E179, October 2024. | DOI: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000001060
- Examining the Relationship Between Rural and Urban Clinicians’ Familiarity With Patients and Families and Their Comfort With Palliative and End-of-Life Care Communication
- Pravecek B, Wey H, Isaacson MJ. Examining the Relationship Between Rural and Urban Clinicians’ Familiarity With Patients and Families and Their Comfort With Palliative and End-of-Life Care Communication. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®. 2024;0(0). doi:10.1177/10499091241265406
- Lori Walsh SDPB Interview with Dr. Brandon Varilek and Dr. Sarah Mollman discussing their publication “Barriers to Cancer Care Delivery for American Indian, Rural, and Frontier Populations”
- Top ten tips palliative clinicians should know about rural palliative care in the united states
- Kimball, J., Hawkins-Taylor, C., Anderson, A., Anderson, D.G., Fornehed, M.L.C., Justis, P., Lalani, N., Mollman, S., Pravecek, B., Rice, J., Shearer, J., Stein, D., Teshale, S.M., & Bakitas, M.A. (2024). Journal of Palliative Medicine (Ahead of print). https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2024.0032
- Healthcare professionals’ perspectives of barriers to cancer care delivery in American Indian, rural, and frontier populations.
- Improving knowledge of palliative care in rural South Dakota through community education.
- Perrenoud, M., Mollman,S., Berke, C., Garren-Grubbs, T., & Inch, D. (2023). Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Healthcare, 2. https://doi.org/10.14574/ojrnhc.v23i2.750
- New ways to impact primary palliative care practices using online continuing education
- Berke, C., Mollman, S., Skoglund, A. Pravecek, B., Perrenoud, M., Stewart, C. (2023). Palliat Care Soc Pract, 17: 1-20. DOI: 10.1177/26323524231179977
- Palliative care knowledge following an interdisciplinary palliative care seminar
- Mollman, S., Gierach, M., Sedlacek, A. (2023). Am J Hosp Paliat Me, 0(0), 1-7.
- Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives of Cancer Care Delivery in American Indian, Rural and Frontier Populations (Sci232)- Abstract
- Sarah Mollman, PhD RN CHPN CNE, South Dakota State University. Brandon Varilek, PhD RN PCCN-K CCTC CHPPN CNE, South Dakota State University.
- “Calling the spirit back:” Spiritual needs among Great Plains American Indians
- Isaacson, M. J., Duran, T., Johnson, G., Soltoff, A., Jackson, S., Petereit, D., Armstrong, K., & Daubman, B.R. (2022). . Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 64(3), 268-275.
- Factors influencing palliative care access and delivery for Great Plains American Indians
- Soltoff, A. E., Purvis, S., Ravicz, M., Isaacson, M. J., Duran, T., Johnson, G., Sargent, M., LaPlante, J. R., Petereit, D., Armstrong, K., Daubman, B. R. (2022). Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 64(3), 276-286.
- Utilizing the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to explore palliative care program implementation for American Indian and Alaska Natives throughout the United States
- Soltoff, A. E., Isaacson, M. J., Stoltenberg, M., Duran, T., LaPlante, J.R., Petereit, D., Armstrong, K., & Daubman, B.R. (2022). Journal of Palliative Medicine, 25(4), 643-649.
- Access to palliative care services: innovative development of a statewide network
- Mollman, S., Berke, C., Anderson, D., Walstrom, B., Minton, M., Sinclair, S., Kerkvliet, J., Hawkins-Taylor, C. (2022). Journal of Palliative Medicine, June 28. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2022.0024. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35763839.
- Perceptions of palliative care: voices from rural south dakota
- Hawkins-Taylor, C., Mollman, S., Walstrom, B., Kerkvliet, J., Minton, M., Anderson, D., Berke, C. (2021). American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine, 38(6), 557-565.
- Comparing the efficacy of interprofessional versus single profession teams in promoting quality conversations about advance care planning
- Kupershmidt, S., Hegge, H., AbouSamra, H., Fischbach, C., Dieter, C., Lucas-Molitor, W. (2021). HIPE, 4(2), eP2177.
- Students Practicing Interprofessional Collaboration in the Context of Hospice and Palliative Care
- Gierach M, Brechtelsbauer D, Serfling J, Bloom K, Strickland G, Heins J., (2020). Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 37(12):1062-1067. doi: 10.1177/1049909120917365. Epub 2020 Apr 9.PMID: 32270690
- Addressing palliative and end-of-life care needs with Native American elders
- Isaacson, M.J. (2018). International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 24(4), 160-168.
- Culturally relevant palliative and end-of-life care for U.S. Indigenous populations: An integrative review
- Isaacson, M.J. & Lynch, A.R. (2018). Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 29(2), 181-191.
- South Dakota MOST
- Eidsness LM. (2018). S D Med., 71(12), 532-533. PMID: 30835984 No abstract available.
- Wakanki ewastepikte: An advance directive education project with American Indian elders
- Isaacson. M.J. (2017). Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 19(6), 580-587.
- Insights from health care professionals regarding palliative care options on South Dakota reservations
- Isaacson, M., Karel, B., Varilek, B.M., Steenstra, W.J., Tanis-Heyenga, J.P., & Wagner, A.J. (2015). Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 26(5), 473-479.
- Clarifying concepts: Cultural humility or competency
- Isaacson, M. (2014). Journal of Professional Nursing, 30(3), 251-258.
- Interdisciplinary education in palliative care: impact on attitudes of students in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, social work, and chaplaincy
- Schrader SL, Brechtelsbauer D, Heins J, Holland P, Schroeder PA. (2012). S D Med. 65(10), 381-3,385,387. passim.PMID: 23097999
- “South Dakota’s Dying to Know”: personal experiences with end-of-life care
- Nelson ML, Schrader SL, Eidsness LM. J Palliat Med. 2009 Oct;12(10):905-13. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2009.0062.PMID: 19807236
- Dying to know: a community survey about dying and end-of-life care
- Schrader SL, Nelson ML, Eidsness LM.Omega (Westport). 2009-2010;60(1):33-50. doi: 10.2190/om.60.1.b.
- “South Dakota’s Dying to Know”: a statewide survey about end of life
- Schrader SL, Nelson ML, Eidsness LM.J Palliat Med. 2009 Aug;12(8):695-705. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2009.0056.
- Changes in end-of-life attitudes and actions over time: one community in 2004-2005
- Schrader SL, Nelson ML, Eidsness LM.S D Med. 2009 Oct;62(10):395-9.PMID: 19856827
- Advance care planning
- Eidsness LM, Schellinger EL, Young S, Bennett J.S D Med. 2008;Spec No.:12-8.PMID: 18642612
- Palliative care teams on the prairie: composition, perceived challenges & opportunities
- Schrader SL, Nelson ML, Eidsness LM.S D Med. 2007 Apr;60(4):147-9, 151-3.PMID: 17555150
- South Dakota pain surveys: results from 2001
- Schrader SL, Nelson ML, Halbritter S, Eidsness L.S D J Med. 2005 Oct;58(10):423-31.PMID: 16425943
- A team approach in palliative care: enhancing outcomes
- Schrader SL, Horner A, Eidsness L, Young S, Wright C, Robinson M.S D J Med. 2002 Jul;55(7):269-78.PMID: 12148413
- HRSA Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant. South Dakota Coalition for the Advancement of Serious Illness Care -SD CASIC 9/30/2023-9/29/2024. Project Manager: Michele Snyders, SDAHO
- Investigators: Fischbach, C., Kuperschmidt, S, Pithan. Palliative Care Grant, Bush Foundation. Advance Care Planning Sparks Quality Conversations about Palliative Care ECHO (2020-2022)
- Investigators: Armstrong, K., Petereit, D., Isaacson, M.J. R-01, NIH (NCI): R-01, Clinical Trial; RFA-CA-18-026: Improving the Reach and Quality of Cancer Care in Rural Populations. Title: Advancing Palliative Care in Northern Plains American Indians (2020-2024)
- Investigators: Berke, C., Mollman, S. Upper Midwest Palliative Care Education Network- South Dakota Palliative Care Network. HRSA Rural Health Network Development. (2020-2023)
- Investigators: Mollman, S., Varilek, B. Project ENABLE- easing cancer burdens, particularly in Native Americans. Hillman Serious Illness and End of Life Emergent Innovation Grant
- Investigator: Pravecek, B., Isaacson, M., Personal familiarity, and impact on provider’s ability to have a goals of care conversation. Funded through Innovation and Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Challenge (RSCA)- SDSU (2022)
- RWJ Rallying Points: $10,000 in 2004 for advance directive education
- Eggers Research Fund (Sioux Valley Hospital) 2005
- Avera Foundation 2005
- Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation: Dying to Know research
- Wellmark: D2K research
