2024
Care Quality and Outcomes of Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Premorbid Dementia: Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Registry
Ganesh A, Wang M, Schwamm L, Fonarow G, Messé S, Xian Y, Saver J, Smith E. Care Quality and Outcomes of Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Premorbid Dementia: Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Registry. Stroke 2024, 55: 2901-2905. PMID: 39503052, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.124.049027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuality of stroke carePremorbid dementiaGuidelines-Stroke registryStroke careGuidelines-StrokeDoor-to-needle timeImprove care qualityNational quality measuresQuality of careEmergency medical servicesQuality measuresHospice admissionPrestroke dementiaCare qualityDementia diagnosisIschemic strokeAcute stroke interventionHospital characteristicsIntravenous thrombolysisDischarge destinationPoststroke outcomesMedical servicesIn-Hospital MortalityIschemic stroke patientsComprehensive stroke center
2022
Aggressive End-of-Life Care in the Veterans Health Administration versus Fee-for-Service Medicare among Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer
Presley CJ, Kaur K, Han L, Soulos PR, Zhu W, Corneau E, O'Leary JR, Chao H, Shamas T, Rose MG, Lorenz KA, Levy CR, Mor V, Gross CP. Aggressive End-of-Life Care in the Veterans Health Administration versus Fee-for-Service Medicare among Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2022, 25: 932-939. PMID: 35363053, PMCID: PMC9360181, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2021.0436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationEnd of lifeAggressive careLung cancerLife careMedicare beneficiariesAdvanced nonsmall cell lung cancerHealth AdministrationService MedicareNonsmall cell lung cancerLung cancer careAdvanced lung cancerCell lung cancerAggressive endHospice admissionCancer careConcurrent careCare availabilityCancer treatmentCareMedicareGreater declinePatientsCancerHospice
2021
Impact of Cancer History on Outcomes Among Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19
Klein IA, Rosenberg SM, Reynolds KL, Zubiri L, Rosovsky R, Piper-Vallillo A, Gao X, Boland G, Bardia A, Gaither R, Freeman H, Kirkner GJ, Rhee C, Klompas M, Baker MA, Wadleigh M, Winer EP, Kotton CN, Partridge AH. Impact of Cancer History on Outcomes Among Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19. The Oncologist 2021, 26: 685-693. PMID: 33856099, PMCID: PMC8251362, DOI: 10.1002/onco.13794.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistory of cancerIndependent risk factorDeath/hospiceSevere COVID-19Survivors of cancerHospitalized patientsCancer historyActive cancerRisk factorsCurrent cancer diagnosisCancer diagnosisCOVID-19Laboratory-confirmed COVID-19Intensive care unit admissionCare unit admissionOdds of intubationCancer-directed therapySystemic cancer therapyStandard anticancer therapiesRecent cancer treatmentUnit admissionHospice admissionMedian ageMedian timeMultivariable analysis
2017
Distressing Symptoms, Disability, and Hospice Services at the End of Life: Prospective Cohort Study
Gill TM, Han L, Leo‐Summers L, Gahbauer EA, Allore HG. Distressing Symptoms, Disability, and Hospice Services at the End of Life: Prospective Cohort Study. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2017, 66: 41-47. PMID: 28895118, PMCID: PMC5777867, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProspective cohort studyEnd of lifeHospice admissionCohort studyDistressing symptomsHospice servicesMonths of lifeNumber of disabilitiesMedian durationSubsequent admissionHigh burdenMedicare claimsAdditional disabilitiesAdmissionAdditional monthsSymptomsOlder personsHospiceMonthly interviewsMonthsDisabilityShort durationAdditional strategiesDurationNew Haven
2016
Restricting Symptoms Before and After Admission to Hospice
Cheraghlou S, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers L, Stabenau HF, Chaudhry SI, Gill TM. Restricting Symptoms Before and After Admission to Hospice. The American Journal Of Medicine 2016, 129: 754.e7-754.e15. PMID: 26968471, PMCID: PMC4914433, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.02.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overChest PainCognitive DysfunctionCohort StudiesDepressionDiarrheaDizzinessDyspneaEdemaFatigueFemaleHospice CareHospicesHumansIndependent LivingLongitudinal StudiesMaleMemory DisordersMuscle WeaknessMusculoskeletal PainNauseaPatient AdmissionPrevalenceProspective StudiesSleep Wake DisordersUnited StatesUrologic DiseasesVision DisordersVomitingConceptsHospice admissionEnd of lifeDistressing symptomsMean numberCommunity-dwelling older personsMonthly telephone interviewsOngoing cohort studyMonths of lifeEffect of hospiceHospice treatmentAdmission diagnosisEarly referralMedian durationCohort studySymptom prevalenceSuch symptomsSymptom increasesAdmissionPsychological symptomsSymptomsOlder personsRestricted activityHospiceTelephone interviewsPrevalence
2015
Functional Trajectories in the Year Before Hospice
Stabenau HF, Morrison LJ, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers L, Allore HG, Gill TM. Functional Trajectories in the Year Before Hospice. The Annals Of Family Medicine 2015, 13: 33-40. PMID: 25583890, PMCID: PMC4291263, DOI: 10.1370/afm.1720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAgingCardiovascular DiseasesCohort StudiesDisability EvaluationDisease ProgressionFemaleFrail ElderlyHospice CareHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleNeeds AssessmentNeoplasmsNeurodegenerative DiseasesPalliative CareProspective StudiesRespiratory Tract DiseasesTime FactorsConceptsDistinct functional trajectoriesFunctional trajectoriesUnmet palliative care needsOlder personsNeurodegenerative diseasesCourse of disabilityPalliative care needsCommunity-living personsMonthly telephone interviewsOngoing cohort studyHospice diagnosisEnd of lifeCohort studyMedian survivalHospice admissionLate admissionCare needsCumulative burdenSevere disabilityHospiceTelephone interviewsSubsequent outcomesCancer diagnosisDemographic characteristicsHigher likelihood
2005
Timing of Hospice Referral and Families' Perceptions of Services: Are Earlier Hospice Referrals Better?
Rickerson E, Harrold J, Kapo J, Carroll JT, Casarett D. Timing of Hospice Referral and Families' Perceptions of Services: Are Earlier Hospice Referrals Better? Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2005, 53: 819-823. PMID: 15877557, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53259.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayFamilies of patientsHospice referralHospice servicesEarlier hospice referralFamily perceptionsEnd of lifeHospice admissionHospice enrollmentPatient deathStayFamily reportHospicePatientsLess benefitLonger lengthReferralDeathShorter lengthHelpfulness ratingsMost familiesReportGreat benefitFuture effortsAdmission
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