2025
“He said he could take his own advice:” Stigmatizing language in notes documenting discharges against medical advice
Vick J, Kelly M, McArthur A, Huang S, Beach M. “He said he could take his own advice:” Stigmatizing language in notes documenting discharges against medical advice. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2025 PMID: 40903886, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.70148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAMA dischargesStigmatizing languageMedical adviceUrban academic medical centerInternal medicine serviceAcademic medical centerFree-text notesPatients' reasonsThematic analysisMedicine serviceAssociated with adverse clinical outcomesPatient's decisionPlanned dischargeLack of clarityPatient's capacityTeam responseClinical documentationAdverse clinical outcomesMedical CenterMedical recordsAdviceClinical outcomesLoad leveling as a strategy to enhance emergency department throughput
Dilip M, Su H, Zhang W, Meng L, Tuffuor K, Pham L, Fogerty R, Venkatesh A, Pinker E, Sangal R. Load leveling as a strategy to enhance emergency department throughput. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2025, 98: 207-212. PMID: 40907274, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2025.08.060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInpatient length of stayEmergency departmentED throughputLength of stayHospital systemDoor-to-room timeBoarding timeEmergency department throughputSingle health systemPatient perspectiveHealth systemPatient's capacitySecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeRetrospective observational studyPatient throughputED operationsObservational studyAdmissionHospitalNo significant differenceShorter boarding timesNational crisisPatientsOutcomes
2024
The Middle Phase
Lemma A, Hepworth M, Fonagy P, Abrahams D, Luyten P. The Middle Phase. 2024, 139-156. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198867470.003.0006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Ethical considerations within pragmatic randomized controlled trials in dementia: Results from a literature survey
Nicholls SG, Carroll K, Nix HP, Li F, Hey SP, Mitchell SL, Weijer C, Taljaard M. Ethical considerations within pragmatic randomized controlled trials in dementia: Results from a literature survey. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions 2022, 8: e12287. PMID: 35509502, PMCID: PMC9060321, DOI: 10.1002/trc2.12287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEthical considerationsEthical protectionsVulnerable participantsConsent approachResearch participantsResearch participationPatient's capacityAlzheimer's diseaseEthics approvalSearch of MEDLINEHealth care professionalsCapacity assessmentStudy populationEligible reportsTrial settingsConsentVulnerable groupsDementiaTwo-thirdsConsiderationDiseaseTrialsParticipantsExtracted informationMention
2004
Screening and Cognitive Impairment: Ethics of Forgoing Mammography in Older Women
Raik B, Miller F, Fins J. Screening and Cognitive Impairment: Ethics of Forgoing Mammography in Older Women. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2004, 52: 440-444. PMID: 14962162, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52119.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitively impaired womenCognitive impairmentQuality of lifeDecision-making capacityScreening interventionsMammographic screeningEarly cognitive impairmentLonger life expectancyPatient's capacityVulnerable populationsImpaired womenLife expectancyRisk of undertreatmentMammographyBreast cancerWomenEthical questionsDecision-making processPotential benefitsRiskScreeningRisk/benefit analysisImpairmentOlderDementia
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