A Visual Tool to Help Develop a Statistical Analysis Plan for Randomized Trials in Palliative Care.
Samsa G, Colborn K, Olsen M, Pomann GM, Grambow S, Neely M, Troy J. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2023 Jan;65(1):e87-e95. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.08.004. Epub 2022 Aug 13. PMID: 35970489; PMCID: PMC9790025.
Post-Acute Care Outcomes and Functional Status Changes of Adults with New Cancer Discharged to Skilled Nursing Facilities.
Singh S, Molina E, Meyer E, Min SJ, Fischer S. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2022 Nov;23(11):1854-1860. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2022.02.010. Epub 2022 Mar 23. PMID: 35337793; PMCID: PMC9912689.
Description and Outcomes of an Innovative Concurrent Hospice-Dialysis Program.
Ernecoff N, Bursic A, Motter E, Lagnese K, Taylor R, Schell J. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2022 Jul 12;33(10):1942–50. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2022010064. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35820784; PMCID: PMC9528329.
Front-Line Hospice Staff Perceptions of Barriers and Opportunities to Discussing Advance Care Planning With Hospice Patients and Their Families.
Oh A, Allison TA, Mahoney K, Thompson N, Ritchie CS, Sudore RL, Harrison KL. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2022 Jul;23(7):1205-1214.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.07.014. Epub 2021 Aug 13. PMID: 34391713; PMCID: PMC8840996.
Hospice Family Caregiver Perceptions of Benefits and Challenges of a Telenovela Educational Intervention
Cruz-Oliver DM, Abshire Saylor M, Nelson KE, Milner GE, Blinka MD, Durkin N, Budhathoki C, Parker-Oliver D, Smith TJ. J Palliat Med. 2022 Jun;25(6):945-951. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2021.0628. Epub 2022 Apr 20. PMID: 35446674; PMCID: PMC9145571.
Meeting ethical challenges with authenticity when engaging patients and families in end-of-life and palliative care research: a qualitative study.
DeCamp M, Alasmar A, Fischer S, Kutner JS. BMC Palliat Care. 2022 May 16;21(1):74. doi: 10.1186/s12904-022-00964-x. PMID: 35578262; PMCID: PMC9108140.
Patterns of treatment in older patients with newly diagnosed advanced bladder cancer: A SEER dataset analysis.
Kessler ER, Schmiege SJ, Eguchi M, Singh S, Fischer SM. Aging Cancer. 2022 Jun;3(2):105-115. doi: 10.1002/aac2.12048. Epub 2022 Mar 27. PMID: 36742442; PMCID: PMC9894163.
Clinician Perspectives Guiding Approach to Comprehensiveness of Palliative Care Assessment.
Gray NA, Kamal AH, Hanson LC, Bull J, Kutner JS, Ritchie CS, Johnson KS. J Palliat Med. 2022 Feb;25(2):307-311. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2021.0391. Epub 2021 Nov 16. PMID: 34788574; PMCID: PMC9022122.
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Advance Care Planning Documentation and Intensity of Care at the End of Life for Adults With Congestive Heart Failure, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Both Illnesses.
Bernacki GM, McDermott CL, Matlock DD, O'Hare AM, Brumback L, Bansal N, Kirkpatrick JN, Engelberg RA, Curtis JR. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2022 Feb;63(2):e168-e175. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.07.030. Epub 2021 Aug 4. PMID: 34363954; PMCID: PMC8814047.
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Virtual reality for improving pain and pain-related symptoms in patients with advanced stage colorectal cancer: A pilot trial to test feasibility and acceptability.
Kelleher SA, Fisher HM, Winger JG, Miller SN, Amaden GH, Somers TJ, Colloca L, Uronis HE, Keefe FJ. Palliat Support Care. 2022 Aug;20(4):471-481. doi: 10.1017/S1478951521002017. PMID: 35078545; PMCID: PMC9314453.
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Bereaved Caregivers Perspectives of Negative Communication Experiences Near the End of Life for Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer.
Sisk BA, Keenan MA, Schulz GL, Bakitas M, Currie ER, Gilbertson-White S, Lindley LC, Roeland EJ, Mack JW. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2022 Oct;11(5):498-505. doi: 10.1089/jayao.2021.0154. Epub 2021 Dec 6. PMID: 34870475; PMCID: PMC9595604.
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Characteristics of Patients and Proxy Caregivers Using Patient Portals in the Setting of Serious Illness and End of Life.
Dickman Portz J, Powers JD, Casillas A, Baldwin M, Bekelman DB, Palen TE, Bull S, Kutner JS, Bayliss E. J Palliat Med. 2021 Nov;24(11):1697-1704. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2020.0667. Epub 2021 May 28. PMID: 34061675; PMCID: PMC9022132.
Patterns of stress and support in social support networks of in-home hospice cancer family caregivers.
Guo JW, Reblin M, Tay D, Ellington L, Beck AC, Cloyes KG. J Soc Pers Relat. 2021 Nov;38(11):3121-3141. doi: 10.1177/02654075211024743. Epub 2021 Jun 16. PMID: 34898795; PMCID: PMC8664070.
Abstract
A Pilot Study of a Collaborative Palliative and Oncology Care Intervention for Patients with Head and Neck Cancer.
Bauman JR, Panick JR, Galloway TJ, Ridge JA, Chwistek MA, Collins ME, Kinczewski L, Murphy K, Welsh M, Farren MA, Clark Omilak M, Kelly J, Schuster KA, Lucas LA, Amrhein S, Bender FP, Temel JS, Egleston BL, El-Jawahri A, Fang CY. J Palliat Med. 2021 Nov;24(11):1673-1681. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2020.0656. Epub 2021 Apr 13. PMID: 33848193; PMCID: PMC9022134.
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Measuring Goal-Concordant Care in Palliative Care Research.
Ernecoff NC, Wessell KL, Bennett AV, Hanson LC. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2021 Sep;62(3):e305-e314. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.02.030. Epub 2021 Mar 3. PMID: 33675919; PMCID: PMC9082654.
The Association of Advance Care Planning Documentation and End-of-Life Healthcare Use Among Patients With Multimorbidity.
McDermott CL, Engelberg RA, Khandelwal N, Steiner JM, Feemster LC, Sibley J, Lober WB, Curtis JR. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2021 Aug;38(8):954-962. doi: 10.1177/1049909120968527. Epub 2020 Oct 21. PMID: 33084357; PMCID: PMC8071928.
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"I Feel All Alone Out Here": Analysis of Audio Diaries of Bereaved Hospice Family Caregivers During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Tay DL, Thompson C, Jones M, Gettens C, Cloyes KG, Reblin M, Thomas Hebdon MC, Beck AC, Mooney K, Ellington L. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2021 Aug 1;23(4):346-353. doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000763. PMID: 33660671; PMCID: PMC8243771.
Abstract
Alternative Consent Models in Pragmatic Palliative Care Clinical Trials.
Carpenter JG, Ulrich C, Hodgson N, Hanson LC, Ersek M. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2021 Jul;62(1):183-191. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.09.044. Epub 2020 Oct 29. PMID: 33129936; PMCID: PMC8108441.
Abstract
Revisiting patient-related barriers to cancer pain management in the context of the US opioid crisis.
Kwekkeboom K, Serlin RC, Ward SE, LeBlanc TW, Ogunseitan A, Cleary J. Pain. 2021 Jun 1;162(6):1840-1847. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002173. PMID: 33337597; PMCID: PMC8119296.
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"Goals of Care Conversations Don't Fit in a Box": Hospice Staff Experiences and Perceptions of Advance Care Planning Quality Measurement.
Hunt LJ, Garrett SB, Dressler G, Sudore R, Ritchie CS, Harrison KL. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2021 May;61(5):917-927. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.09.042. Epub 2020 Oct 20. PMID: 33096214; PMCID: PMC8055723.
Caregiver-guided pain coping skills training for patients with advanced cancer: Results from a randomized clinical trial.
Porter LS, Steel JL, Fairclough DL, LeBlanc TW, Bull J, Hanson LC, Fischer S, Keefe FJ. Palliat Med. 2021 May;35(5):952-961. doi: 10.1177/02692163211004216. Epub 2021 Mar 29. PMID: 33775175; PMCID: PMC8265951.
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"It's Case by Case, and It's a Struggle": A Qualitative Study of Hospice Practices, Perspectives, and Ethical Dilemmas When Caring for Hospice Enrollees with Full-Code Status or Intensive Treatment Preferences.
Dressler G, Garrett SB, Hunt LJ, Thompson N, Mahoney K, Sudore RL, Ritchie CS, Harrison KL. J Palliat Med. 2021 Apr;24(4):496-504. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2020.0215. Epub 2020 Nov 25. PMID: 33237830; PMCID: PMC7987359.
Abstract
Family Caregiver Support of Patient Self-Management During Chronic, Life-Limiting Illness: A Qualitative Metasynthesis.
Schulman-Green D, Feder SL, Dionne-Odom JN, Batten J, En Long VJ, Harris Y, Wilpers A, Wong T, Whittemore R. J Fam Nurs. 2021 Feb;27(1):55-72. doi: 10.1177/1074840720977180. Epub 2020 Dec 17. PMID: 33334232; PMCID: PMC8114560.
Abstract
Improved Parent-Child Communication following a RCT Evaluating a Legacy Intervention for Children with Advanced Cancer.
Akard TF, Dietrich MS, Friedman DL, Gerhardt CA, Given B, Hendricks-Ferguson V, Hinds PS, Ridner SH, Beckmann N, Gilmer MJ. Prog Palliat Care. 2021;29(3):130-139. doi: 10.1080/09699260.2020.1826778. Epub 2020 Oct 20. PMID: 34239227; PMCID: PMC8259556.
Abstract
The usefulness of the Electronic Patient Visit Assessment (ePVA)© as a clinical support tool for real-time interventions in head and neck cancer
Van Cleave JH, Fu MR, Bennett AV, Concert C, Riccobene A, Tran A, Most A, Kamberi M, Mojica J, Savitski J, Kusche E, Persky MS, Li Z, Jacobson AS, Hu KS, Persky MJ, Liang E, Corby PM, Egleston BL. Mhealth. 2021 Jan 20;7:7. doi: 10.21037/mhealth-19-250. PMID: 33634190; PMCID: PMC7882269.
A nurse-led intervention for fear of cancer progression in advanced cancer: A pilot feasibility study.
Reb AM, Borneman T, Economou D, Cangin MA, Cope DG, Ma H, Ruel N, Sharpe L, Patel SK, Cristea M, Koczywas M, Ferrell B. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2020 Dec;49:101855. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2020.101855. Epub 2020 Oct 7. PMID: 33120211; PMCID: PMC8493814.
Abstract
Assessing Early Supportive Care Needs among Son or Daughter Haploidentical Transplantation Donors.
Wagner-Johnston ND, Hannum SM, Heughan JA, Abshire M, Wolff JL, Yarkony K, Symons H, Jones RJ, Dy SM. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2020 Nov;26(11):2121-2126. doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2020.08.005. Epub 2020 Aug 8. PMID: 32781288; PMCID: PMC7609517.
Abstract
The revised International Association for the Study of Pain definition of pain: concepts, challenges, and compromises.
Raja SN, Carr DB, Cohen M, Finnerup NB, Flor H, Gibson S, Keefe FJ, Mogil JS, Ringkamp M, Sluka KA, Song XJ, Stevens B, Sullivan MD, Tutelman PR, Ushida T, Vader K. Pain. 2020 Sep 1;161(9):1976-1982. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001939. PMID: 32694387; PMCID: PMC7680716.
The Association between Chronic Conditions, End-of-Life Health Care Use, and Documentation of Advance Care Planning among Patients with Cancer.
McDermott CL, Engelberg RA, Sibley J, Sorror ML, Curtis JR. J Palliat Med. 2020 Oct;23(10):1335-1341. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2019.0530. Epub 2020 Mar 16. PMID: 32181689; PMCID: PMC7523017.
Abstract
Unplanned Admission to the ICU: A Qualitative Study Examining Family Member Experiences.
Jennerich AL, Hobler MR, Sharma RK, Engelberg RA, Curtis JR. Chest. 2020 Oct;158(4):1482-1489. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.05.554. Epub 2020 Jun 2. PMID: 32502593; PMCID: PMC7545482.
Abstract
Emotion regulation as a transdiagnostic factor underlying co-occurring chronic pain and problematic opioid use.
Aaron RV, Finan PH, Wegener ST, Keefe FJ, Lumley MA. Am Psychol. 2020 Sep;75(6):796-810. doi: 10.1037/amp0000678. PMID: 32915024; PMCID: PMC8100821.
Abstract
Hospice staff perspectives on caring for people with dementia: a multi-site, multi-stakeholder study.
Harrison KL, Allison T, Garrett SB, Thompson N, Sudore RS, Ritchie CS. J Palliat Med. 2020 Aug;23(8):1013-1020. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2019.0565. Epub 2020 Mar 4. PMID: 32130076; PMCID: PMC7404831.
Abstract
Fear of Cancer Progression: Findings From Case Studies and a Nurse-Led Intervention.
Reb AM, Borneman T, Economou D, Cangin MA, Patel SK, Sharpe L. Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2020 Aug 1;24(4):400-408. doi: 10.1188/20.CJON.400-408. PMID: 32678373; PMCID: PMC8366305.
Abstract
What Is the Relationship between Pain and Emotion? Bridging Constructs and Communities.
Gilam G, Gross JJ, Wager TD, Keefe FJ, Mackey SC. Neuron. 2020 Jul 8;107(1):17-21. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.05.024. Epub 2020 Jun 19. PMID: 32562660; PMCID: PMC7578761.
Abstract
Outcomes of Patients With Cancer Discharged to a Skilled Nursing Facility After Acute Care Hospitalization.
Singh S, Eguchi M, Min SJ, Fischer S. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2020 Jul;18(7):856-865. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2020.7534. PMID: 32634778; PMCID: PMC8370039.
Abstract
End-of-life care among adolescent and young adult patients with cancer living in poverty.
Roeland EJ, Lindley LC, Gilbertson-White S, Saeidzadeh S, Currie ER, Friedman S, Bakitas M, Mack JW. Cancer. 2020 Feb 15;126(4):886-893. doi: 10.1002/cncr.32609. Epub 2019 Nov 14. PMID: 31724747; PMCID: PMC6992488.
Abstract
Transforming a Face-to-Face Legacy Intervention to a Web-Based Legacy Intervention for Children With Advanced Cancer.
Akard TF, Wray S, Friedman DL, Dietrich MS, Hendricks-Ferguson V, Given B, Gerhardt CA, Hinds PS, Gilmer MJ. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2020 Feb;22(1):49-60. doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000614. PMID: 31804281; PMCID: PMC6940537.
Abstract
Optimizing future planning in Parkinson disease: suggestions for a comprehensive roadmap from patients and care partners.
Jordan SR, Kluger B, Ayele R, Brungardt A, Hall A, Jones J, Katz M, Miyasaki JM, Lum HD. Ann Palliat Med. 2020 Feb;9(Suppl 1):S63-S74. doi: 10.21037/apm.2019.09.10. Epub 2020 Feb 6. PMID: 32036671; PMCID: PMC7408313.
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Coping Skills Training and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Symptom Management: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Brief Telephone-Delivered Protocol for Patients With Advanced Cancer.
Plumb Vilardaga JC, Winger JG, Teo I, Owen L, Sutton LM, Keefe FJ, Somers TJ. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2020 Feb;59(2):270-278. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.09.005. Epub 2019 Sep 17. PMID: 31539599; PMCID: PMC7393998.
Abstract
The development, usability, and reliability of the Electronic Patient Visit Assessment (ePVA) for head and neck cancer.
Van Cleave JH, Fu MR, Bennett AV, Persky MS, Li Z, Jacobson A, Hu KS, Most A, Concert C, Kamberi M, Mojica J, Peyser A, Riccobene A, Tran A, Persky MJ, Savitski J, Liang E, Egleston BL. Mhealth. 2019 Jul 29;5:21. doi: 10.21037/mhealth.2019.06.05. PMID: 31463307; PMCID: PMC6691072.
Abstract
Indices of pain variability: a paradigm shift.
Winger J, Plumb Vilardaga JC, Keefe FJ. Pain. 2019 Nov;160(11):2411-2412. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001627. PMID: 31145216; PMCID: PMC6800605.
Abstract
Understanding Underuse of Advance Care Planning among a Cohort of African American Patients with Advanced Cancer: Formative Research that Examines Gaps in Intent to Discuss Options for Care.
Rhodes RL, Ukoha N, Williams KA, Elwood B, Knox-Rice T, Lee SJC, Tiro J, Skinner CS, Halm EA. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2019 Dec;36(12):1057-1062. doi: 10.1177/1049909119843276. Epub 2019 Apr 21. PMID: 31006248; PMCID: PMC7360090.
Abstract
Can machine learning improve patient selection for cardiac resynchronization therapy?
Hu SY, Santus E, Forsyth AW, Malhotra D, Haimson J, Chatterjee NA, Kramer DB, Barzilay R, Tulsky JA, Lindvall C. PLoS One. 2019 Oct 3;14(10):e0222397. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0222397. PMID: 31581234; PMCID: PMC6776390.
In-hospital mortality in older patients after ventricular assist device implantation: A national cohort study.
Lindvall C, Udelsman B, Malhotra D, Brovman EY, Urman RD, D'Alessandro DA, Tulsky JA. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Aug;158(2):466-475.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.10.142. Epub 2018 Nov 15. PMID: 30579542; PMCID: PMC8532109.
Abstract
Hospice bereavement service delivery to family members and friends with bereavement-related mental health symptoms.
Ghesquiere A, Bagaajav A, Metzendorf M, Bookbinder M, Gardner DS. Hospice bereavement service delivery to family members and friends with bereavement-related mental health symptoms. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2019 May;36(5):370-378. doi: 10.1177/1049909118812025. Epub 2018 Nov 14. PMID: 30428680; PMCID: PMC6486888.
Abstract
Caregiver-guided pain coping skills training for patients with advanced cancer: Background, design, and challenges for the CaringPals study.
Porter LS, Samsa G, Steel JL, Hanson LC, LeBlanc TW, Bull J, Fischer S, Keefe FJ. Clin Trials. 2019 Jun;16(3):263-272. doi: 10.1177/1740774519829695. Epub 2019 Feb 19. PMID: 30782014; PMCID: PMC6533140.
Abstract
Associations between polypharmacy, symptom burden, and quality of life in patients with advanced, life-limiting illness.
Schenker Y, Park SY, Jeong K, Pruskowski J, Kavalieratos D, Resick J, Abernethy A, Kutner JS. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Apr;34(4):559-566. doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-04837-7. Epub 2019 Feb 4. PMID: 30719645; PMCID: PMC6445911.
Abstract
Framing Advance Care Planning in Parkinson’s Disease: Patient and Care Partner Perspectives.
Lum HD, Jordan SR, Brungardt A, Ayele R, Katz M, Miyasaki JM, Hall A, Jones J, Kluger B. Neurology. 2019 May 28;92(22):e2571-e2579. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000007552. Epub 2019 Apr 26. PMID: 31028124; PMCID: PMC6556088.
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Translation and Evaluation of a Lung Cancer, Palliative Care Intervention for Community Practice.
Nguyen HQ, Ruel N, Macias M, Borneman T, Alian M, Becher M, Lee K, Ferrell B. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2018 Nov;56(5):709-718. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.07.018. Epub 2018 Aug 2. PMID: 30076966; PMCID: PMC6248339.
Abstract
Differential effects of early palliative care based on the age and sex of patients with advanced cancer from a randomized controlled trial.
Nipp RD, El-Jawahri A, Traeger L, Jacobs JM, Gallagher ER, Park ER, Jackson VA, Pirl WF, Temel JS, Greer JA. Palliat Med. 2018 Apr;32(4):757-766. doi: 10.1177/0269216317751893. Epub 2018 Jan 11. PMID: 29323617; PMCID: PMC6467298.
Abstract
Feasibility and Acceptability of a Best Supportive Care Checklist among Clinicians.
Boucher NA, Nicolla J, Ogunseitan A, Kessler ER, Ritchie CS, Zafar YY. J Palliat Med. 2018 Aug;21(8):1074-1077. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2017.0605. Epub 2018 Apr 23. PMID: 29683377; PMCID: PMC6486661.
Abstract
Patient-Reported Distress in Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Its Association With Clinical Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Troy JD, de Castro CM, Pupa MR, Samsa GP, Abernethy AP, LeBlanc TW. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2018 Mar;16(3):267-273. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2017.7048. PMID: 29523665; PMCID: PMC5921897.
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Outcomes That Define Successful Advance Care Planning: A Delphi Panel Consensus.
Sudore RL, Heyland DK, Lum HD, Rietjens JAC, Korfage IJ, Ritchie CS, Hanson LC, Meier DE, Pantilat SZ, Lorenz K, Howard M, Green MJ, Simon JE, Feuz MA, You JJ. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2018 Feb;55(2):245-255.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2017.08.025. Epub 2017 Sep 1. PMID: 28865870; PMCID: PMC5794507.
Abstract
Comparing the palliative care needs of patients with hematologic and solid malignancies.
Hochman MJ, Yu Y, Wolf SP, Samsa GP, Kamal AH, LeBlanc TW. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2018 Jan;55(1):82-88.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2017.08.030. Epub 2017 Sep 5. PMID: 28887271; PMCID: PMC5921902.
Abstract
High Symptom Burden and Low Functional Status in The Setting of Multimorbidity.
Portz JD, Kutner JS, Blatchford PJ, Ritchie CS. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017 Oct;65(10):2285-2289. doi: 10.1111/jgs.15045. Epub 2017 Aug 30. Erratum in: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019 Jul;67(7):1536-1537. PMID: 28857119; PMCID: PMC5657588.
Abstract
Prevalence and Clinical Intentions of Antithrombotic Therapy on Discharge to Hospice Care.
Kowalewska CA, Noble BN, Fromme EK, McPherson ML, Grace KN, Furuno JP. J Palliat Med. 2017 Nov;20(11):1225-1230. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2016.0487. Epub 2017 Jun 5. PMID: 28581881; PMCID: PMC5672614.
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Defining Advance Care Planning for Adults: A Consensus Definition From a Multidisciplinary Delphi Panel.
Sudore RL, Lum HD, You JJ, Hanson LC, Meier DE, Pantilat SZ, Matlock DD, Rietjens JAC, Korfage IJ, Ritchie CS, Kutner JS, Teno JM, Thomas J, McMahan RD, Heyland DK. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2017 May;53(5):821-832.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.12.331. Epub 2017 Jan 3. PMID: 28062339; PMCID: PMC5728651.
Abstract
Perceptions of Statin Discontinuation among Patients with Life-limiting Illness.
Tija J, Kutner JS, Ritchie CS, Blatchford PJ, Kendrick REB, Prince-Paul M, Somers TJ, McPherson ML, Sloan JA, Abernethy AP, Furuno JP. J Palliat Med. 2017 Oct;20(10):1098-1103. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2016.0489. Epub 2017 May 18. Erratum in: J Palliat Med. 2019 Mar;22(3):351. PMID: 28520522; PMCID: PMC5647503.
Abstract
A Library of Instruments Endorsed by Published Systematic Reviews for Assessing Patients and Their Care Developed by the Palliative Care Research Cooperative.
Bennett AV, Lee S, Drier S, Wessell KL, Hanson LC. J Palliat Med. 2017 Sep;20(9):910-911. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2017.0215. Epub 2017 May 25. PMID: 28541835; PMCID: PMC5576314.
Abstract
Better Together: The Making and Maturation of the Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group.
Ritchie CL, Pollak KI, Kehl KA, Miller JL, Kutner JS. J Palliat Med. 2017 Jun;20(6):584-591. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2017.0138. Epub 2017 Apr 27. PMID: 28448200; PMCID: PMC5455608.
Abstract
Measuring Advance Care Planning: Optimizing the Advance Care Planning Engagement Survey.
Sudore RL, Heyland DK, Barnes DE, Howard M, Fassbender K, Robinson CA, Boscardin J, You JJ. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2017 Apr;53(4):669-681.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.10.367. Epub 2016 Dec 29. PMID: 28042072; PMCID: PMC5730058.
Abstract
Anticholinergic drug burden in non-cancer versus cancer patients near the end of life.
Hochman MJ, Kamal AH, Wolf S, Samsa GP, Currow DC, Abernethy AP, LeBlanc TW. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2016 Nov;52(5):737-743.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.03.020. Epub 2016 Sep 20. Erratum in: J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 May;57(5):e9-e10. PMID: 27663186; PMCID: PMC5472041.
Abstract
Adherence to Measuring What Matters Items When Caring for Patients With Hematologic Malignancies Versus Solid Tumors.
LeBlanc TW, Ritchie C, Friedman F, Bull J, Kutner JS, Johnson KS, Kamal AH, and the AAHPM Research Committee Writing Group. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2016 Dec;52(6):775-782. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.09.004. Epub 2016 Nov 1. PMID: 27810570; PMCID: PMC5472042.
Abstract
Development of the Quality Data Collection Tool for Prospective Quality Assessment and Reporting in Palliative Care.
Kamal AH, Bull J, Kavalieratos D, Nicolla JM, Roe L, Adams M, Abernethy AP. J Palliat Med. 2016 Nov;19(11):1148-1155. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2016.0036. Epub 2016 Jun 27. PMID: 27348507; PMCID: PMC6453500.
Abstract
Pilot study of an interdisciplinary supportive care planning intervention in pancreatic cancer.
Sun V, Ruel N, Chung V, Singh G, Leong L, Fakih M, Fong Y, Ferrell B. Support Care Cancer. 2016 Aug;24(8):3417-24. doi: 10.1007/s00520-016-3155-9. Epub 2016 Mar 17. PMID: 26984248; PMCID: PMC4919144.
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The Burden of Polypharmacy in Patients Near the End of Life.
McNeil MJ, Kamal AH, Kutner JS, Ritchie CS, Abernethy AP. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2016 Feb;51(2):178-83.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.09.003. Epub 2015 Sep 30. PMID: 26432571; PMCID: PMC4733587.
Abstract
The challenges of symptom management for patients with multimorbidity in research and practice: a thematic review.
Petrillo LA, Ritchie CS. Prog Palliat Care. 2016;24(5):262-267. doi: 10.1080/09699260.2016.1192320. Epub 2016 Jul 26. PMID: 28959091; PMCID: PMC5613670.
Abstract
Usability and Acceptability of the QDACT-PC, an Electronic Point-of-Care System for Standardized Quality Monitoring in Palliative Care.
Kamal AH, Kavalieratos D, Bull J, Stinson CS, Nicolla J, Abernethy AP. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2015 Nov;50(5):615-21. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.05.013. Epub 2015 Jul 10. PMID: 26166184; PMCID: PMC4846383.
Abstract
Practical Dyspnea Assessment: Relationship Between the 0-10 Numerical Rating Scale and the Four-Level Categorical Verbal Descriptor Scale of Dyspnea Intensity.
Wysham NG, Miriovsky BJ, Currow DC, Herndon JE 2nd, Samsa GP, Wilcock A, Abernethy AP. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2015 Oct;50(4):480-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.04.015. Epub 2015 May 22. PMID: 26004401; PMCID: PMC5008963.
Abstract
Selecting the Optimal Design for Drug Discontinuation Trials in a Setting of Advanced, Life-Limiting Illness - Reply.
Kutner JS, Ritchie CS, Abernethy AP. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Oct;175(10):1725-6. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.4003. PMID: 26436751.
Abstract
Quality of palliative care for patients with advanced cancer in a community consortium.
Kamal AH, Nipp RD, Bull JH, Stinson CS, Lowery AW, Nicolla JM, Abernethy AP. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2015 Feb;49(2):289-92. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2014.05.024. Epub 2014 Sep 8. PMID: 25220048; PMCID: PMC4455537.
Abstract
The quality imperative for palliative care.
Kamal AH, Hanson LC, Casarett DJ, Dy SM, Pantilat SZ, Lupu D, Abernethy AP. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2015 Feb;49(2):243-53. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2014.06.008. Epub 2014 Jul 22. PMID: 25057987; PMCID: PMC4405112.
Abstract
Safety and benefit of discontinuing statin therapy in the setting of advanced, life-limiting illness: a randomized clinical trial.
Kutner JS, Blatchford PJ, Taylor DH Jr, et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2015;175(5):691–700. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.0289. Erratum in: JAMA Intern Med. 2015 May;175(5):869. Erratum in: JAMA Intern Med. 2019 Jan 1;179(1):126-127. PMID: 25798575; PMCID: PMC4618294.
Abstract
Ethical conduct of palliative care research: enhancing communication between investigators and institutional review boards.
Abernethy AP, Capell WH, Aziz NM, Ritchie C, Prince-Paul M, Bennett RE, Kutner JS. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2014 Dec;48(6):1211-21. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2014.05.005. Epub 2014 May 28. PMID: 24879998; PMCID: PMC4247357.
Abstract
Strategies to support recruitment of patients with life-limiting illness for research: the Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group.
Hanson LC, Bull J, Wessell K, Massie L, Bennett RE, Kutner JS, Aziz NM, Abernethy A. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2014 Dec;48(6):1021-30. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2014.04.008. Epub 2014 May 23. PMID: 24863152; PMCID: PMC4241388.
Abstract
There is a mismatch between the medicare benefit package and the preferences of patients with cancer and their caregivers.
Taylor DH Jr, Danis M, Zafar SY, Howie LJ, Samsa GP, Wolf SP, Abernethy AP. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Oct 1;32(28):3163-8. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2013.54.2605. Epub 2014 Aug 25. PMID: 25154830; PMCID: PMC4263816.
Abstract
Building the palliative care evidence base: Lessons from a randomized controlled trial of oxygen vs room air for refractory dyspnea.
LeBlanc TW, Abernethy AP. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2014 Jul;12(7):989-92. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2014.0095. PMID: 24994919; PMCID: PMC4158402.
Abstract
Measuring symptoms in community-dwelling older adults: the psychometric properties of a brief symptom screen.
Ritchie CS, Hearld KR, Gross A, Allman R, Sawyer P, Sheppard K, Salanitro A, Locher J, Brown CJ, Roth DL. Med Care. 2013 Oct;51(10):949-55. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3182a53d1f. PMID: 23969593; PMCID: PMC4084777.
Abstract
Discontinuation of statins in routine care settings.
LeBlanc TW, Kutner JS, Ritchie CS, Abernethy AP. Ann Intern Med. 2013 Jul 2;159(1):74-5. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-159-1-201307020-00021. PMID: 23817715.
Abstract
Multisite studies offer a solution to recruitment challenges in palliative care studies.
Ritchie CS, Currow DC, Abernethy AP, Kutner JS. J Palliat Med. 2013 Mar;16(3):225. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2012.0480. PMID: 23437832; PMCID: PMC4932785.
Abstract
Achieving palliative care research efficiency through defining and benchmarking performance metrics.
Lodato JE, Aziz N, Bennett RE, Abernethy AP, Kutner JS. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care. Dec 2012; 6(4):533-542. doi: 10.1097/SPC.0b013e32835a7cb4. Erratum in: Curr Opin Support Palliat Care. 2013 Mar;7(1):130. PMID: 23080309; PMCID: PMC3931521.
Abstract
Considerations in reporting palliative care clinical trials: standardizing information reported and authorship practices.
LeBlanc TW, Abernethy AP, Currow DC, Kutner JS. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care. Dec 2012; 6(4):494-9. doi: 10.1097/SPC.0b013e3283597259. Erratum in: Curr Opin Support Palliat Care. 2013 Mar;7(1):129. PMID: 23080306; PMCID: PMC3950540.
Abstract
Management of polypharmacy: can we safely discontinue medications?
Currow DC, Kutner JS, Abernethy AP, Gnjidic D, Couteur, DL, Banks E, et al. Aust Prescr 2012;35:75-7.https://doi.org/10.18773/austprescr.2012.032
Letter
A strategy to advance the evidence base in palliative medicine: formation of a palliative care research cooperative group.
Abernethy AP, Aziz NM, Basch E, Bull J, Cleeland CS, Currow DC, Fairclough D, Hanson L, Hauser J, Ko D, Lloyd L, Morrison RS, Otis-Green S, Pantilat S, Portenoy RK, Ritchie C, Rocker G, Wheeler JL, Zafar SY, Kutner JS. J Palliat Med. Dec 2010; 13(12):1407-1413. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2010.0261. Epub 2010 Nov 24. PMID: 21105763; PMCID: PMC3876423.
Abstract
Developing the evidence base for palliative care: formation of the palliative care research cooperative and its first trial.
Leblanc TW, Kutner JS, Ko D, Wheeler JL, Bull J, Abernethy AP. Hosp Pract (Minneap). Aug 2010; 38(5):137-143. doi: 10.3810/hp.2010.06.320. PMID: 20890063; PMCID: PMC3929293.
Abstract
Palliative Care Clinical Research Networks, a Requirement for Evidence-Based Palliative Care: Time for Coordinated Action.
Abernethy AP, Hanson LC, Main DS, Kutner JS. J Palliat Med. Aug 2007; 10(4):845-850. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2007.0044. PMID: 17803401.