2022
Brain Device Research and the Underappreciated Role of Care Partners before, during, and Post-Trial
Merner A, Fins J, Lázaro-Muñoz G. Brain Device Research and the Underappreciated Role of Care Partners before, during, and Post-Trial. AJOB Neuroscience 2022, 13: 236-239. PMID: 36272159, PMCID: PMC9639607, DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2022.2126548.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Surrogate expectations in severe brain injury
Suppes A, Fins J. Surrogate expectations in severe brain injury. Brain Injury 2013, 27: 1141-1147. PMID: 23895513, PMCID: PMC5454804, DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2013.804201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAdvance Care PlanningAdvance DirectivesBrain InjuriesCaregiversChildComaDecision MakingFamilyFemaleGriefHumansIntensive Care UnitsMaleMiddle AgedNew YorkPersistent Vegetative StatePhysician's RoleProfessional-Family RelationsPrognosisProxySeverity of Illness IndexStress, PsychologicalConceptsSource of injuryExpectations of recoveryPsychosocial featuresDecision-making expectationsQuantitative questionnaireImprove treatment of patientsFamily membersPatient recoveryTreatment of patientsPatient diagnosisRelated factorsDOC patientsBrain injuryPatientsImproved treatmentInjuryCurrent diagnosisExpectationsQuestionnaireDiagnosisCliniciansBrainSurveyFactorsDisorders of Consciousness and Disordered Care: Families, Caregivers, and Narratives of Necessity
Fins J. Disorders of Consciousness and Disordered Care: Families, Caregivers, and Narratives of Necessity. Archives Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation 2013, 94: 1934-1939. PMID: 23770277, DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2012.12.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican health care systemAcute care needsSurrogate decision makersHealth care systemDisorders of consciousnessAffordable Care ActDecision-making capacityCare needsSevere disorders of consciousnessCare decisionsOngoing careCare systemReimbursement frameworkCare ActReimbursement strategiesCareMedical necessityCivil rightsMedical infrastructureRehabilitationEthical challengesReimbursementSevere disordersCaregiversPatients
2012
When negative rights become positive entitlements: complicity, conscience, and caregiving.
Shuman A, Khan A, Moyer J, Prince M, Fins J. When negative rights become positive entitlements: complicity, conscience, and caregiving. The Journal Of Clinical Ethics 2012, 23: 308-15. PMID: 23469691, DOI: 10.1086/jce201223403.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Deep Brain Stimulation, Neuroethics, and the Minimally Conscious State: Moving Beyond Proof of Principle
Schiff N, Giacino J, Fins J. Deep Brain Stimulation, Neuroethics, and the Minimally Conscious State: Moving Beyond Proof of Principle. JAMA Neurology 2009, 66: 697-702. PMID: 19506129, DOI: 10.1001/archneurol.2009.79.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Are we equal in death?
Laureys S, Fins J. Are we equal in death? Neurology 2008, 70: e14-e15. PMID: 18209196, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000303264.66049.c1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research