Kristin Levoy, PhD, MSN, RN, OCN, CNE

Contact : klevoy@iu.edu

My long-term goal is to facilitate the implementation of evidence-based primary palliative care interventions to promote the psychosocial well-being of both patients with cancer and their caregivers while facing advance, incurable disease.

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Applied Aging Research

Research Scientist, Indiana University Center for Aging Research at Regenstrief Institute
Assistant Professor, Department of Community and Health Systems, Indiana University School of Nursing

Dr. Levoy is an Assistant Professor at the Indiana University (IU) School of Nursing with a dual appointment as a Research Scientist at the IU Center for Aging Research at Regenstrief Institute. She is also a registered nurse with certifications in oncology nursing and nursing education. Dr. Levoy’s research interest is in improving patient and caregiver preparation for the end-of-life, an interest which arose from over a decade of experience working with patients and families affected by cancer. Her research focuses on understanding the mechanisms through which patient and caregiver preparation for the end-of-life can be optimized across the cancer illness trajectory as a means of improving end-of-life decision making outcomes, patient outcomes at the end-of-life, and caregiver outcomes during bereavement. This inquiry has specifically focused on understanding ways to enhance two critical components of this preparation—advance care planning (ACP) and serious illness communication. Thus, her program of research addresses issues at the intersection of palliative care, cancer care, and caregiving. Dr. Levoy’s research has been previously supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing Scholars Program, the American Cancer Society’s Doctoral Degree Scholarship in Cancer Nursing, and a NIH/NINR institutional training award program (T32NR009356).

Nov 5, 2021

Impact of Cannabis Use on Least Pain Scores Among African American and White Patients with Cancer Pain: A Moderation Analysis

Publication: Journal of Pain Research

doi: 10.2147/JPR.S332447

Authors: Meghani SH, Quinn R, Ashare R, Levoy K, Worster B, Naylor M, Chittams J, Cheatle M

Nov 4, 2021

It's Rougher on Me Than It Is on Him": Family Caregiver-Generated and Prioritized Illness Concerns While Patients Undergo Cancer Treatments

Publication: JCO Oncology Practice

doi: 10.1200/OP.21.00164

Authors: Levoy K, Wool J, Ashare RL, Rosa WE, Barg FK, Meghani SH

Oct 2, 2021

Using the Nurse Coaching Process to Support Bereaved Staff During the COVID-19 Crisis

Publication: The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care

doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000773

Authors: Rosa WE, Levoy K, Battista V, Dahlin C, Thaxton C, Greer K

July 2021

“I’m Dealing with That”: Illness Concerns of African American and White Cancer Patients while Undergoing Active Cancer Treatments

Publication: The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care

doi: 10.1177/1049909120969121

Authors: Meghani SH, Levoy K, Magan KC, Starr LT, Yocavitch L, Barg FK

Nov/Dec 2020

End-of-life decision making in the context of chronic life-limiting disease: a concept analysis and conceptual model

Publication: Nursing Outlook

doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2020.07.008

Authors: Levoy K, Tarbi EC, De Santis JP

Dec 2020

The Impact of Varying Levels of Advance Care Planning Engagement on Perceptions of the End-of-Life Experience Among Caregivers of Deceased Patients With Cancer

Publication: The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care

doi: 10.1177/1049909120917899

Authors: Levoy K, Buck H, Behar-Zusman V

Jan 2019

A Systematic Review and Gap Analysis of Advance Care Planning Intervention Components and Outcomes Among Cancer Patients Using the Transtheoretical Model of Health Behavior Change

Publication: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.10.502

Authors: Levoy K, Salani DA, Buck H

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