Betty Ferrell
贝蒂·费雷尔
PhD, MA, FAAN, FPCN, CHPN
Professor and Director, Division of Nursing Research and Education护理研究与教育部主任，教授
👥Biography 个人简介
Dr. Betty Ferrell is a pioneering nurse scientist at City of Hope who developed the Quality of Life model for cancer patients and families. A Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, she has led landmark NCI-funded studies on palliative care nursing education and quality of life outcomes in oncology.
🧪Research Fields 研究领域
🎓Key Contributions 主要贡献
Quality of Life Model in Oncology
Developed and validated the Ferrell Quality of Life model, the foundational framework for assessing physical, psychological, social, and spiritual well-being in cancer patients.
ELNEC Project Leadership
Co-led the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC), training over 1 million nurses worldwide in palliative and end-of-life care principles.
Family Caregiver Research
Pioneered research on family caregiver burden and quality of life, establishing caregiver support as an essential component of oncology palliative care.
Representative Works 代表性著作
Quality of Life: A Concept Analysis
Journal of Advanced Nursing (1995)
Foundational paper establishing the multidimensional QoL framework that became the standard for oncology palliative care research.
Palliative Care Nursing: Quality Care to the End of Life
Springer Publishing (2020)
Definitive nursing textbook shaping palliative care nursing education across the United States and internationally.
🏆Awards & Recognition 奖项与荣誉
📄Data Sources 数据来源
Last updated: 2026-01-15 | All information from publicly available academic sources
Related Experts 相关专家
Diane Meier
Mount Sinai / Center to Advance Palliative Care
Eduardo Bruera
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Ira Byock
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center / Institute for Human Caring
David Casarett
Duke University Medical Center
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