Richard Taylor DNP, CRNP, ANP-BC

Richard Taylor DNP, CRNP, ANP-BC
Assistant Professor of Nursing

Assistant Professor (P), Nursing Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care , Nursing Academic Affairs 2014 -
Associate Scientist (C), Center for Palliative & Supportive Care , Department of Medicine 2015 -

Overview

Dr. Taylor is an Assistant Professor in the UAB School of Nursing. He graduated from UAB School of Nursing in 1985 with a Bachelor’s degree, received his Master’s degree in Adult Oncology Nursing from the University of California, San Francisco in 1987, a post graduate Adult Nurse Practitioner degree in 2000, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice from UAB 2010. He is currently a UAB SON PhD student and his dissertation topic is life-space mobility in elderly rural community-dwelling cancer survivors.

He was a Nurse Practitioner in the Adult Neuro-Oncology program at UAB for 14 years prior to joining the faculty at the UAB SON. His clinical experience is in the areas of Geriatric Oncology, Hematology Oncology, Hospice, Neuro-Oncology, and Palliative Care.

Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year	Title	Altmetric
2021	Telehealth in Palliative Care: Communication Strategies From the COVID-19 Pandemic. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing. 25:17-22. 2021
2020	Forging a new frontier: Providing palliative care to people with cancer in rural and remote areas. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 38:963-973. 2020
2020	Outcomes and care practices for preterm infants born at less than 33 weeks’ gestation: A quality-improvement study. CMAJ. 192:E81-E91. 2020
2020	Applying the Multiphase Optimization Strategy for the Development of Optimized Interventions in Palliative Care. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2020
2019	The project ENABLE Cornerstone randomized pilot trial: Protocol for lay navigator-led early palliative care for African-American and rural advanced cancer family caregivers. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 16. 2019
2019	Lay navigation across the cancer continuum for older cancer survivors: Equally beneficial for Black and White survivors?. Journal of Geriatric Oncology. 10:779-786. 2019
2019	Disparities in Hospice Utilization for Older Cancer Patients Living in the Deep South. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 58:86-91. 2019
2019	How family caregivers of persons with advanced cancer assist with upstream healthcare decision-making: A qualitative study. PLoS ONE. 14. 2019
2019	Unmet social support needs among older adults with cancer. Cancer. 125:473-481. 2019
2018	Factors Associated with Family Caregivers' Confidence in Future Surrogate Decision Making for Persons with Cancer. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 21:1705-1712. 2018
2018	Adapting an Early Palliative Care Intervention to Family Caregivers of Persons With Advanced Cancer in the Rural Deep South: A Qualitative Formative Evaluation. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 55:1519-1530. 2018
2018	Participation and interest in support services among family caregivers of older adults with cancer 2018
2018	Healthcare utilization, Medicare spending, and sources of patient distress identified during implementation of a lay navigation program for older patients with breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 167:215-223. 2018
2018	What happens during early outpatient palliative care consultations for persons with newly diagnosed advanced cancer? A qualitative analysis of provider documentation. Palliative Medicine. 32:59-68. 2018
2017	Factors associated with participating in formal support services among family caregivers of older adults with poor-prognosis cancers.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 35:21-21. 2017
2017	Update in Hospice and Palliative Care. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 20:1291-1292. 2017
2017	The self-care practices of family caregivers of persons with poor prognosis cancer: differences by varying levels of caregiver well-being and preparedness. Supportive Care in Cancer. 25:2437-2444. 2017
2017	Feasibility of a Telehealth Educational Program on Self-Management of Pain and Fatigue in Adult Cancer Patients. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 53:1071-1078. 2017
2017	Resource use and medicare costs during lay navigation for geriatric patients with cancer. JAMA Oncology. 3:817-825. 2017
2017	Implementation and Impact of Patient Lay Navigator-Led Advance Care Planning Conversations. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 53:682-692. 2017
2017	Perioperative Palliative Care Considerations for Surgical Oncology Nurses. Seminars in Oncology Nursing. 33:9-22. 2017
2017	Perioperative palliative care considerations for surgical oncologynurses. Seminars in Oncology Nursing. 2017
2017	The self-care practices of family caregivers of high mortality cancer patients: Differences by varying levels of caregiving well-being and performance (FR481C). Journal of Pain and Symptom Managment. 2017
2017	Choosing wisely: Opportunities for improving value in cancer care delivery?. Journal of Oncology Practice. 13:e11-e21. 2017
2017	Resource use and medicare costs during lay navigation for geriatric patients with cancer. Journal of the American Medical Association. 2017
2016	Differences in self-care behaviors by varying levels of caregiving intensity, performance, and well-being among family caregivers of patients with high-mortality cancer.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 34:239-239. 2016
2016	The patient care connect program: Transforming health care through lay navigation. Journal of Oncology Practice. 12:e633-e640. 2016
2016	Guiding lay navigation in geriatric patients with cancer using a distress assessment tool 2016
2015	Trends toward declining aggressive care at end of life among older cancer patients in the Deep South. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2015
2015	Disparities in hospice use among patients with cancer in the Deep South. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2015
2015	Identifying sources of distress in patients with breast cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2015
2015	Treatment summaries and follow-up care instructions for cancer survivors: improving survivor self-efficacy and health care utilization.. NRSA T32 Fellows' Meeting. 2015
2015	Distress in older adult cancer patients approaching end of life. ASCO 2015 Annual Meeting. 2015
2015	Improving communication with patients with CLL.. Medscape CME Online. 2015
2015	Trends in resource utilization and costs during implementation of a lay navigation program. ASCO 2015 Annual Meeting. 2015
2014	Guiding lay navigation using the distress thermometer.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 32:195. 2014
2014	Patient-reported outcomes: Mechanisms of symptoms and treatment toxicities. annual meeting of the Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium, Boston, MA.. 2014
2009	Distress and quality of life in primary high-grade brain tumor patients. Supportive Care in Cancer. 17:793-799. 2009
2002	The impact of a practice development project on the quality of in-patient small group therapy. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 9:213-220. 2002

Chapter

Year	Title	Altmetric
2019	Rural Palliative Care. 670-681. 2019
2018	Elder abuse and neglect [in Section 1: Emergency & Critical Care Nursing 2018

Research Overview

Life-space mobility in 65-year and older cancer survivors in rural US population, multi-level interventional model, salutogenesis, and empowerment. Additionally, he is interested in cancer care disparities and the quality of life/health and well-being of cancer survivor.