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Heather Lea Coats

TitleAssociate Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
DepartmentCON-DEAN Administration
Phone303/724-3740

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    R00NR016686     (COATS, HEATHER L)Sep 15, 2017 - Jul 31, 2022
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    Personalized experiences to inform improved communication for minorities with Life Limiting Illness (LLI)
    Role: Principal Investigator
    K99NR016686     (COATS, HEATHER L)Sep 15, 2017 - Jul 31, 2019
    NIH
    Personalized experiences to inform improved communication for minorities with Life Limiting Illness (LLI)
    Role: Principal Investigator
    F31NR014964     (COATS, HEATHER L)Sep 17, 2014 - Jul 29, 2015
    NIH
    African American Elders' Psych-Social-Spiritual Healing across Serious Illness
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Bennett CR, Coats HL, Hendricks-Ferguson VL, Willis DG, Sousa KH. Hope and Expanding Consciousness: Adolescents and Young Adults With Advanced Cancer. Nurs Sci Q. 2025 01; 38(1):41-49. PMID: 39658924.
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    2. Christiansen MF, Tice W, Kessinger S, Coats H. Military Nurses' Deployment Experiences: A Qualitative Metasynthesis. Mil Med. 2024 Dec 04. PMID: 39656955.
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    3. Bennett CR, Weaver C, Coats HL, Hendricks-Ferguson VL. "Music Played a Role in Saving My Life and Getting Me Through All of This": A Descriptive Qualitative Study of Hope in Adolescents and Young Adults Living With Advanced Cancer. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol Nurs. 2024 Nov-Dec; 41(6):399-407. PMID: 39584715.
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    4. Rusch R, Coats H, Wallace CL, Johnson KA, Lockman K, Rosa WE, Wright R, DeSanto-Madeya S, Wu DS. The Palliative Arts: Envisioning a New Paradigm in Palliative Care. J Palliat Med. 2025 Jan; 28(1):10-17. PMID: 39527268.
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    5. Turner AR, Coats H, Cook P, Dorsen C, Jankowski C. Motivation for Physical Activity in Low-Income Adults: An Integrative Literature Review. J Adv Nurs. 2025 Jul; 81(7):3444-3472. PMID: 39469932.
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    6. Hinrichs-Kinney LA, Pisegna J, Pontiff ME, Beisheim-Ryan EH, Altic R, Coats H, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Mixed-Method Evaluation to Understand Clinician Perspectives of a Program to Implement High-Intensity Resistance Rehabilitation Into Skilled Nursing Facilities. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2025 Jan; 106(1):61-73. PMID: 39341442.
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    7. Tsu L, Varty M, Reinken D, Coats H. Barriers to Care After Intimate Partner Violence Acquired Brain Injury: Current Systems Silence Survivors and Providers. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2025 May-Jun 01; 40(3):179-192. PMID: 39293074.
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    8. Brungardt A, Wibben A, Shanbhag P, Boeldt D, Youngwerth J, Tompkins A, Rolbiecki AJ, Coats H, LaGasse AB, Kutner JS, Lum HD. Patient Outcomes of a Virtual Reality-Based Music Therapy Pilot in Palliative Care. Palliat Med Rep. 2024; 5(1):278-285. PMID: 39070962.
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    9. Coats H, Shive N, Adrian B, Doorenbos AZ, Schmiege SJ. "We Wanna Be Nurses Because We Want the Human Connection": Acceptability and Usability of a Person-Centered Narrative Intervention in an Acute Care Setting. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2024 Oct 01; 26(5):E143-E153. PMID: 38917206.
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    10. Bennett CR, Doyon K, Barnard JG, Tofthagen C, Galchutt P, Coats HL, Hendricks-Ferguson VL. "God is going to help me get through this": spirituality perspectives from Hispanic adolescent and young adult cancer survivors. Support Care Cancer. 2024 May 14; 32(6):348. PMID: 38743085.
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    11. Coats H, Henrichs K. The Role and Professional Standards of the Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner in Hospice and Palliative Care. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2024 06 01; 26(3):116-121. PMID: 38483165.
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    12. Valenti K, Bybee S, Nwakasi C, Kano M, Coats H. Palliative Care Professionals' Perceptions of Communication With Sexual and Gender Minority Patients. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2024 Jun; 41(7):771-785. PMID: 37918391.
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    13. Coats H, Shive N, Bennett CR, Adrian B, Boyd AD, Doorenbos AZ, Schmiege SJ. Use of a Person-Centered Narrative Intervention in an Outpatient Palliative Care Setting: A Feasibility Study. J Patient Exp. 2023; 10:23743735231202729. PMID: 37736131.
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    14. Coats H, Shive N, Adrian B, Doorenbos AZ, Schmiege SJ. Integration of Person-Centered Narratives Into the Electronic Health Record. Nurs Res. 2023 Nov-Dec 01; 72(6):421-429. PMID: 37582297.
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    15. Baker C, Coats H, Jankowski CM, Baik D. Heart Failure Family Caregivers' Perspectives of Physical Activity Engagement: A Qualitative Study. West J Nurs Res. 2023 09; 45(9):807-814. PMID: 37403774.
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    16. Baik D, Reeder B, Coats H, Baker C, Jankowski C. Perceptions and Attitudes toward a Proposed Digital Health Physical Activity Program among Older Family Caregivers of Persons with Heart Failure: A Qualitative Study. Inform Health Soc Care. 2023 Jul 03; 48(3):239-251. PMID: 37417465.
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    17. Slusser K, Velasco RAF, Coats H. Patient, Caregiver, and Clinician Perceptions of Palliative Care that Influence Access and Use: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2024 Apr; 41(4):452-464. PMID: 37345634.
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    18. Nelsen J, Shive N, Bennett CR, Coats H. Experiences of dignity: Age at onset of serious illness matters. Nurs Ethics. 2023 Nov-Dec; 30(7-8):1038-1050. PMID: 37183300.
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    19. Bennett CR, Raybin JL, Glinzak L, Coats H, Gauthier K, Sousa K, Hendricks-Ferguson VL. Art Unfolds Words: Expressing Hope Through Creative Art Among Adolescents and Young Adults Who Have Advanced Cancer. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol Nurs. 2023 Jul-Aug; 40(4):245-258. PMID: 37063060.
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    20. Coats H, Doyon K, Isaacson MJ, Tay D, Rosa WE, Mayahara M, Kates J, Frechman E, Wright PM, Boyden JY, Broden EG, Hinds PS, James R, Keller S, Thrane SE, Mooney-Doyle K, Sullivan SS, Xu J, Tanner J, Natal M. The 2023-2026 Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Research Agenda. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2023 04 01; 25(2):55-74. PMID: 36843048.
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    21. Coats H, Shive N, Adrian B, Boyd AD, Doorenbos AZ, Schmiege SJ. An Electronically Delivered Person-Centered Narrative Intervention for Persons Receiving Palliative Care: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2023 Mar 21; 12:e41787. PMID: 36943346.
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    22. Long N, Coats H. The need for earlier recognition of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in primary care: a qualitative meta-synthesis of the experience of receiving a diagnosis of ADHD in adulthood. Fam Pract. 2022 11 22; 39(6):1144-1155. PMID: 35477774.
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    23. Baik D, Coats H, Baker C. Experiences of Older Family Care Partners of Persons With Heart Failure 1 Year After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study. J Gerontol Nurs. 2022 Oct; 48(10):47-52. PMID: 36169290.
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    24. Baik D, McIlvennan CK, Baker C, Coats H. Caregiving experiences of older family caregivers of persons with heart failure: A mixed methods study. Geriatr Nurs. 2022 Nov-Dec; 48:51-57. PMID: 36126441.
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    25. Macchi ZA, Seshadri S, Ayele R, Bock M, Long J, Coats H, Miyasaki J, Pantilat SZ, Katz M, Santos EJ, Sillau SH, Lum HD, Kluger BM. Aggression Towards Caregivers in Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders: A Mixed Methods Study. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2022 Oct; 9(7):920-931. PMID: 36247911.
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    26. Hinrichs LA, Seidler KJ, Morrison K, Coats H. "We're not broken. We're human." A qualitative meta-synthesis of health-care providers' experiences participating in well-being programs. Physiother Theory Pract. 2024 Jan 02; 40(1):65-90. PMID: 35876152.
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    27. Velasco RAF, Slusser K, Coats H. Stigma and healthcare access among transgender and gender-diverse people: A qualitative meta-synthesis. J Adv Nurs. 2022 Oct; 78(10):3083-3100. PMID: 35689393.
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    28. McDermott CL, Coats H, Bernacki GM, Blakeney EA, Brown CE, Lau N, Lee RY, Modes ME, Steineck A, Steiner JM, Taylor MR, Kross EK. What Does it Mean to be an Excellent Mentor? J. Randall "Randy" Curtis' Living Legacy. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2022 06; 63(6):e657-e659. PMID: 35595383.
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    29. Shive N, Doorenbos AZ, Schmiege SJ, Coats H. Essential Versus Nonessential: The Ethics of Conducting Non-COVID Research in a Population of Persons Living With Serious Illness During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2022 02 01; 24(1):57-63. PMID: 34550915.
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    30. Bennett CR, Coats H, Hendricks-Ferguson VL, Gauthier K, Sousa K. The Lived Experiences With Hope From Adolescents and Young Adults Who Have Advanced Cancer. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2022 Apr; 63(4):581-589. PMID: 34890726.
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    31. Earlix K, Shive N, Coats H. Unpacking characteristics of spirituality through the lens of persons of colour living with serious illness: The need for nurse-based education to increase understanding of the spiritual dimension in healthcare. J Clin Nurs. 2022 Aug; 31(15-16):2354-2364. PMID: 34601788.
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    32. Baik D, Song J, Tark A, Coats H, Shive N, Jankowski C. Effects of Physical Activity Programs on Health Outcomes of Family Caregivers of Older Adults with Chronic Diseases: A Systematic Review. Geriatr Nurs. 2021 Sep-Oct; 42(5):1056-1069. PMID: 34261027.
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    33. Connolly T, Coats H, DeSanto K, Jones J. The experience of uncertainty for patients, families and healthcare providers in post-stroke palliative and end-of-life care: a qualitative meta-synthesis. Age Ageing. 2021 Feb 26; 50(2):534-545. PMID: 33206952.
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    34. Brungardt A, Wibben A, Tompkins AF, Shanbhag P, Coats H, LaGasse AB, Boeldt D, Youngwerth J, Kutner JS, Lum HD. Virtual Reality-Based Music Therapy in Palliative Care: A Pilot Implementation Trial. J Palliat Med. 2021 05; 24(5):736-742. PMID: 33227225.
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    35. Coats H, Shive N, Doorenbos AZ, Schmiege SJ. Integration of Person-Centered Narratives Into the Electronic Health Record: Study Protocol. Nurs Res. 2020 Nov/Dec; 69(6):483-489. PMID: 32740306.
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    36. Hyden KF, Coats HL, Meek PM. Home-Based Palliative Care: Perspectives of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients and Their Caregivers. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2020 Oct; 7(4):327-335. PMID: 32989940.
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    37. Bennett CR, Shive N, Coats H. What Mattered Then, Now, and Always: Illness Narratives From Persons of Color. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2020 10; 22(5):392-400. PMID: 32740304.
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    38. Coats H, Meek PM, Schilling LM, Akard TF, Doorenbos AZ. "Connection": The Integration of a Person-Centered Narrative Intervention into the Electronic Health Record: An Implementation Study. J Palliat Med. 2020 06; 23(6):785-791. PMID: 31905039.
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    39. Hyden K, Gelfman L, Dionne-Odom JN, Smith CB, Coats H. Update in Hospice and Palliative Care. J Palliat Med. 2020 02; 23(2):165-170. PMID: 31808708.
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    40. Youngwerth J, Coats H, Jones A, Wibben A, Somes E, Felton S, Anderson A, Flarity K, Elliott K, Kutner JS. Integrating Creative Arts Therapy with Palliative Care. J Palliat Med. 2019 11; 22(11):1306-1307. PMID: 31661396.
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    41. Coats H, Asakura Y, Matthews EE. Implementing Advance Care Planning: Barriers and Facilitators. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2019 05 01; 46(3):271-274. PMID: 31007254.
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    42. Mather HL, Coats H, Desanto K, Dionne-Odom JN, Smith CB, Gelfman LP. Update in Hospice and Palliative Care. J Palliat Med. 2019 04; 22(4):357-363. PMID: 30933568.
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    43. Taub JM, Coats H, Coats C, Doorenbos A, Siva R, Sadan V, Alexander G, Immanuel S, Ravindran V, Chacko ST, Nolet R. Palliative care delivery: descriptions of community-based services in Vellore, India, and Seattle, Washington. Int J Palliat Nurs. 2019 Jan 02; 25(1):39-45. PMID: 30676155.
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    44. Coats H, Downey L, Sharma RK, Curtis JR, Engelberg RA. Quality of Communication and Trust in Patients With Serious Illness: An Exploratory Study of the Relationships of Race/Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, and Religiosity. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2018 10; 56(4):530-540.e6. PMID: 30025937.
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    45. Coats H, Bourget E, Starks H, Lindhorst T, Saiki-Craighill S, Curtis JR, Hays R, Doorenbos A. Nurses' Reflections on Benefits and Challenges of Implementing Family-Centered Care in Pediatric Intensive Care Units. Am J Crit Care. 2018 01; 27(1):52-58. PMID: 29292276.
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    46. Coats H, Rosenfeld AG, Crist JD, Sternberg E, Berger A. Using cognitive interviews to improve a Psychological-Social-Spiritual Healing instrument: Voices of aging African Americans with serious illness. Appl Nurs Res. 2018 02; 39:109-114. PMID: 29422143.
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    47. Dougherty CM, Coats HL, Randall Curtis J, Doorenbos AZ. Development and testing of a goals of care intervention in advanced heart failure. Appl Nurs Res. 2017 Dec; 38:99-106. PMID: 29241529.
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    48. Taylor RA, Smith CB, Coats H, Gelfman LP, Dionne-Odom JN. Update in Hospice and Palliative Care. J Palliat Med. 2017 Nov; 20(11):1189-1194. PMID: 28956694.
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    49. Starks H, Coats H, Paganelli T, Mauksch L, van Schaik E, Lindhorst T, Hurd C, Doorenbos A. Pilot Study of an Interprofessional Palliative Care Curriculum: Course Content and Participant-Reported Learning Gains. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2018 Mar; 35(3):390-397. PMID: 28795580.
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    50. Coats HL. African American elders' psychological-social-spiritual cultural experiences across serious illness: an integrative literature review through a palliative care lens. Ann Palliat Med. 2017 Jul; 6(3):253-269. PMID: 28595425.
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    51. Coats H, Paganelli T, Starks H, Lindhorst T, Starks Acosta A, Mauksch L, Doorenbos A. A Community Needs Assessment for the Development of an Interprofessional Palliative Care Training Curriculum. J Palliat Med. 2017 03; 20(3):235-240. PMID: 27802069.
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    52. Schutz RE, Coats HL, Engelberg RA, Curtis JR, Creutzfeldt CJ. Is There Hope? Is She There? How Families and Clinicians Experience Severe Acute Brain Injury. J Palliat Med. 2017 02; 20(2):170-176. PMID: 27763820.
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    53. Coats H, Crist JD, Berger A, Sternberg E, Rosenfeld AG. African American Elders' Serious Illness Experiences: Narratives of "God Did," "God Will," and "Life Is Better". Qual Health Res. 2017 Apr; 27(5):634-648. PMID: 26701962.
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    54. Matthews E, Snell K, Coats H. Intra-arterial chemotherapy for limb preservation in patients with osteosarcoma: nursing implications. Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2006 Oct; 10(5):581-9. PMID: 17063612.
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