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Program Manager
Departments & Organizations
- Geriatric Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Patient Priorities Care
Research
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Frequent collaborators of Jessica Esterson's published research.
Publications Timeline
A big-picture view of Jessica Esterson's research output by year.
Mary Tinetti, MD
Eliza Kiwak
Kizzy Hernandez-Bigos
Mary Geda, BSN, MSN, RN
Fan Li, PhD
Gregory Michael Ouellet, MD, MHS
10Publications
572Citations
Publications
2024
Leveraging an Electronic Health Record Patient Portal to Help Patients Formulate Their Health Care Goals: Mixed Methods Evaluation of Pilot Interventions
Naimark J, Tinetti M, Delbanco T, Dong Z, Harcourt K, Esterson J, Charpentier P, Walker J. Leveraging an Electronic Health Record Patient Portal to Help Patients Formulate Their Health Care Goals: Mixed Methods Evaluation of Pilot Interventions. JMIR Formative Research 2024, 8: e56332. PMID: 39207829, PMCID: PMC11393498, DOI: 10.2196/56332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPatient portalsPatient prioritiesElectronic health record patient portalEnd-of-life carePatient Priorities CareFamily medicine practiceMixed methods evaluationHealth care goalsComplex medication regimensEnd-of-lifeMedian completion timeMedian session timePrevisit questionnaireCare goalsInvited patientsPilot interventionPriority careSession timeHealth priorityFocus groupsPhone interviewsYears of ageMedication regimensMedicine practiceEPIC questionnairePatient Priorities–Aligned Care for Older Adults With Multiple Conditions
Tinetti M, Hashmi A, Ng H, Doyle M, Goto T, Esterson J, Naik A, Dindo L, Li F. Patient Priorities–Aligned Care for Older Adults With Multiple Conditions. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2352666. PMID: 38261319, PMCID: PMC10807252, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.52666.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPatient Priorities CarePatient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information SystemPerceived treatment burdenUsual careUC participantsOutcomes Measurement Information SystemPatients' health prioritiesTreatment burden scoresHealth outcome goalsHealth care preferencesMeasurement Information SystemTreatment burdenDecision quality measuresPrescribing decision-makingFollow-upNonrandomized controlled trialsPatient-reported outcomesAlign careCare preferencesPriority careMultisite practiceHealth professionalsHealth priorityChronic conditionsSocial roles
2023
Acceptability and use of an online health priorities self-identification tool for older adults: A qualitative investigation
Mroz E, Hernandez-Bigos K, Esterson J, Kiwak E, Naik A, Tinetti M. Acceptability and use of an online health priorities self-identification tool for older adults: A qualitative investigation. PEC Innovation 2023, 3: 100242. PMID: 38161685, PMCID: PMC10757242, DOI: 10.1016/j.pecinn.2023.100242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsA qualitative study of coaching patient priorities‐aligned decision‐making through virtual case‐based discussions
Ouellet J, Kiwak E, Tinetti M, Hashmi A, Ng H, Esterson J, Davenport C. A qualitative study of coaching patient priorities‐aligned decision‐making through virtual case‐based discussions. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2023, 71: e34-e37. PMID: 37787061, PMCID: PMC11045177, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords
2021
Outcome Goals and Health Care Preferences of Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions
Tinetti ME, Costello DM, Naik AD, Davenport C, Hernandez-Bigos K, Van Liew JR, Esterson J, Kiwak E, Dindo L. Outcome Goals and Health Care Preferences of Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e211271. PMID: 33760091, PMCID: PMC7991967, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.1271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMultiple chronic conditionsHealth care preferencesHealth care activitiesCare preferencesChronic conditionsCare activitiesOlder adultsRealistic outcome goalsEmergency department visitsHealth care visitsPrimary care practicesCross-sectional studyHealth-related barriersOutcome goalsEligible patientsPain medicationCare visitsDepartment visitsSleep medicationHealth outcome goalsMean ageCare studiesGlucose levelsMAIN OUTCOMEMedications
2019
Association of Patient Priorities–Aligned Decision-Making With Patient Outcomes and Ambulatory Health Care Burden Among Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions
Tinetti ME, Naik AD, Dindo L, Costello DM, Esterson J, Geda M, Rosen J, Hernandez-Bigos K, Smith CD, Ouellet GM, Kang G, Lee Y, Blaum C. Association of Patient Priorities–Aligned Decision-Making With Patient Outcomes and Ambulatory Health Care Burden Among Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions. JAMA Internal Medicine 2019, 179: 1688-1697. PMID: 31589281, PMCID: PMC6784811, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.4235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsMultiple chronic conditionsPrimary care practitionersUsual careHealth priorityPatient prioritiesChronic conditionsSelf-management tasksOlder adultsHealth careDiagnostic testsPatients' health prioritiesChronic illness careElectronic health record documentationNonrandomized clinical trialHealth care burdenMore chronic conditionsPrimary care practicesMental health scoresHealth record documentationCollaboRATE scoresUC participantsUC patientsIllness carePPC patientsUC group
2018
Feasibility of Implementing Patient Priorities Care for Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions
Blaum CS, Rosen J, Naik AD, Smith CD, Dindo L, Vo L, Hernandez‐Bigos K, Esterson J, Geda M, Ferris R, Costello D, Acampora D, Meehan T, Tinetti ME. Feasibility of Implementing Patient Priorities Care for Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2018, 66: 2009-2016. PMID: 30281777, PMCID: PMC7015118, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPatient Priorities CarePrimary care providersMultiple chronic conditionsOlder adultsChronic conditionsElectronic health record supportStudy-Act cyclesImplementation feasibility studyClinical championsHealth outcome goalsPrimary careClinicians' perceptionsTreatment decisionsPatient prioritiesClinic workflowClinician concernsCardiology practiceCare providersPDSA cyclesEHR documentationClinical settingHealthcare preferencesPriority discussionInterprofessional communicationCliniciansDevelopment of a Clinically Feasible Process for Identifying Individual Health Priorities
Naik AD, Dindo LN, Van Liew J, Hundt NE, Vo L, Hernandez‐Bigos K, Esterson J, Geda M, Rosen J, Blaum CS, Tinetti ME. Development of a Clinically Feasible Process for Identifying Individual Health Priorities. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2018, 66: 1872-1879. PMID: 30281794, PMCID: PMC10185433, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPatients' health prioritiesPrimary care practicesHealth priorityCare practicesBusy primary care practicesOlder adultsMore medicationsMedical record templatesPatient prioritiesClinician facilitatorsPatientsCliniciansRecord templatesDescriptive statisticsAdultsPriority identificationAdditional settingsMore conditionsFacilitatorsMedicationsFeasibility studyCareQualitative analysisCaregivers
2017
Perspectives of Patients, Clinicians, and Health System Leaders on Changes Needed to Improve the Health Care and Outcomes of Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions
Ferris R, Blaum C, Kiwak E, Austin J, Esterson J, Harkless G, Oftedahl G, Parchman M, Van Ness PH, Tinetti ME. Perspectives of Patients, Clinicians, and Health System Leaders on Changes Needed to Improve the Health Care and Outcomes of Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions. Journal Of Aging And Health 2017, 30: 778-799. PMID: 28553806, DOI: 10.1177/0898264317691166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMultiple chronic conditionsChronic conditionsHealth priorityOlder adultsClinician-patient partnershipPatients' health prioritiesHealth care redesignPerspectives of patientsDisease guidelinesMultiple cliniciansPatient prioritiesSpecialty expertiseHealth system leadersCare redesignPatientsCare optionsCare decisionsCliniciansHealth goalsHealth systemHealth careConstant comparative methodStakeholder recommendationsCareAdults
2016
Patient Priority–Directed Decision Making and Care for Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions
Tinetti ME, Esterson J, Ferris R, Posner P, Blaum CS. Patient Priority–Directed Decision Making and Care for Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions. Clinics In Geriatric Medicine 2016, 32: 261-275. PMID: 27113145, DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2016.01.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and Concepts
News
News
- February 21, 2024
‘I’m Acknowledging and Bearing Witness to My Patient’s Concern’: Exploring Clinician Experiences With Patient Priorities Care
- February 05, 2024
Patient Priorities Care Shows Potential for Improving Outcomes for Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions
- April 28, 2021
59 Staff in Department Celebrate Service Milestones
- March 24, 2021
For Older Patients, Focusing on What Matters Most is Often the Best Medicine