Karen Steinhauser
Professor in Population Health Sciences
Overview
Dr. Steinhauser's primary interests are end-of-life care, medical sociology and patient-provider relationships. Specifically, she investigates the composition and measurement of the quality of life for patients and their families at the end of life. Dr. Steinhauser is a Health Scientist with the Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, VA Medical Center, Durham; Professor, Department of Population Health Science and Medicine; Senior Fellow with the Duke University Center for Aging; Associate Chief for Research, Duke Palliative Care, and Director, Duke Residency Professional Development Coaching Program.
Karen E. Steinhauser, PhD is a social scientist dedicated to improving quality of life of patients, families, and providers during serious illness. She is a Health Scientist with the Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, VA Medical Center, Durham and Professor, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Senior Fellow with the Duke University Center for Aging, and a former VA Career Development Awardee.
Karen Steinhauser, PhD, is Professor, Departments of Population Health Sciences and Medicine, Duke University Medical Center and Senior Fellow with the Duke University Center for Aging and Health Scientist with the Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, VA Medical Center, Durham. Her research is dedicated to improving patient and family psychosocial and spiritual care, in serious illness. She has developed measurement tools to assess patient and family quality of life as well as psychosocial interventions to improve the experience of serious illness for patients and those who care for them. Dr. Steinhauser's research has used qualitative and qualitative methods, observational, trial and implementation research. Her latest work includes: developing a measure to assess the spiritual needs in palliative care, and addressing clinician resilience in palliative care. She serves as Associate Chief of Research for Duke Palliative Care, Director of the Duke Residency Professional Development Coaching program and Vice Chair of Faculty Development for Population Health Sciences. She has been a long-term member of AAHPM, having served on the research committee and being the 2015 Awardee for Excellence in Scientific Research in Palliative Care. She is the Director of Duke’s Residency Professional Development Coaching Program and Vice Chair for Faculty Development, Department of Population Health Sciences
Area of expertise: Palliative Care, Qualitative Research
Positions
Professor in Population Health Sciences in the School of Medicine
2017 School of Medicine
Professor in Medicine in the School of Medicine
2020 School of Medicine
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute in the School of Medicine
2013 School of Medicine
Education
Ph.D. 1996
1996 Duke University
Publications, Grants & Awards
- Grants (15)
- Academics Articles (101)
- Conference Pages (11)
- Book Sections (1)
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Regents of the University of Michigan
National Palliative Care Research Center
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
American Cancer Society, Inc.
Greenwall Foundation
National Palliative Care Research Center
National Institutes of Health
Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
Contemp Clin Trials
J Pain Symptom Manage
Psychooncology
Journal of Palliative Medicine
J Diabetes Complications
J Relig Health
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
Jama Internal Medicine
J Gen Intern Med
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
J Pain Symptom Manage
Patient Educ Couns
Jacc Heart Fail
Journal of Cardiac Failure
Journal of Palliative Medicine
J Health Care Chaplain
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Support Care Cancer
Journal of Cardiac Failure
Palliat Support Care
Contemp Clin Trials
Jama Internal Medicine
Palliat Support Care
J Appl Gerontol
Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Journal of Cardiac Failure
Int J Psychiatry Med
J Pain Symptom Manage
Am J Hosp Palliat Care
J Pain Symptom Manage
Support Care Cancer
Journal of Long Term Care
J Pain Symptom Manage
Health Psychology
J Pain Symptom Manage
J Pain Symptom Manage
J Pain Symptom Manage
Bmc Palliative Care
J Am Coll Cardiol
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
J Oncol Pract
J Pain Symptom Manage
Patient Educ Couns
Journal of Cardiac Failure
Palliat Support Care
J Pain Symptom Manage
Support Care Cancer
Palliat Support Care
Bmc Palliative Care
J Pain Symptom Manage
American Heart Journal
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Bmc Health Services Research
Jama Internal Medicine
American Journal of Critical Care
J Gen Intern Med
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Am J Kidney Dis
Am J Hosp Palliat Care
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Palliat Support Care
International Journal of Palliative Nursing
J Gen Intern Med
Fertility and Sterility
Palliat Support Care
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Palliative & Supportive Care
Patient Preference and Adherence
The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care
Social Science & Medicine
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Palliative Medicine
Fertility and Sterility
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Archives of Internal Medicine
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Palliative & Supportive Care
Aging & Mental Health
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Gerontologist
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Journal of General Internal Medicine
Annals of Internal Medicine
The Hospice Journal
Social Science & Medicine
Journal of Aging and Health
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
American Heart Journal
Circulation
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
When "We" are Stressed: A Dyadic Approach to Coping with Stressful Events
Offices & Contact
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