Journal of Palliative Care & Medicine
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Biography

Dr. Bailey is an Associate Professor in the Duke University School of Nursing, Senior Fellow in the Duke Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, and Claire M. Fagin Fellow. His research program has focused on patients with serious, life limiting illnesses such as prostate cancer or chronic hepatitis C. Currently he is testing the efficacy of an Uncertainty Management Intervention delivered by a nurse via telephone to patients and caregivers as they wait for a liver transplant. Dr. Bailey’s research project sought to understand the treatment decision making processes of men newly diagnosed with early stage prostate cancer. Dr. Bailey’s research interests include aging and chronic illness, men’s health, and psycho-oncology. He is particularly interested in the development and evaluation of psychoeducational nursing interventions to improve quality of life in patients with serious chronic illness by increasing their capability to self-manage uncertainty, distress, and symptoms associated with their disease.

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Dr. Bailey’s research interests include: aging and serious life-limiting chronic illness, men’s health, and psycho-oncology. He is particularly interested in the development and evaluation of interventions to improve quality of life in patients with serious chronic illness by increasing their capability to self-manage uncertainty, distress, and symptoms associated with their disease.

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