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
2010
Managing Cardiac Devices Near the End of Life: A Survey of Hospice and Palliative Care Providers
Morrison LJ, Calvin AO, Nora H, Porter Storey C. Managing Cardiac Devices Near the End of Life: A Survey of Hospice and Palliative Care Providers. American Journal Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine® 2010, 27: 545-551. PMID: 20713422, DOI: 10.1177/1049909110373363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorEnd of lifeCare providers' attitudesProvider communication skillsPalliative care providersEventual deathSurvey of HospiceProtocols/guidelinesIll patientsInstitutional protocolCardioverter defibrillatorCare providersProvider attitudesTerminal patientsProlong lifeCardiac devicesPatientsPacemakerHospiceVoluntary surveySuch casesLimited involvementCommunication skillsDefibrillatorNurses
2007
Palliative Care for the Older Adult
Kapo J, Morrison LJ, Liao S. Palliative Care for the Older Adult. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2007, 10: 185-209. PMID: 17298269, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2006.9989.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsLong-term care settingsPalliative careCare settingsGeriatric syndromesMultiple chronic medical problemsHigh-quality palliative careCommon geriatric syndromesPalliative care physiciansPalliative care settingGeriatric palliative careChronic medical problemsLife-limiting illnessMajority of deathsQuality of lifeProvision of careEnd of lifeElderly patientsUrinary incontinenceCare physiciansGeriatric populationDisease trajectoriesDifferent long-term care settingsFrail eldersMedical problemsOlder adults
2006
Palliative Care and Pain Management
Morrison LJ, Morrison RS. Palliative Care and Pain Management. Medical Clinics Of North America 2006, 90: 983-1004. PMID: 16962853, DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2006.05.016.BooksConceptsPalliative careMrs. BChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseTypical elderly patientsMetastatic breast cancerObstructive pulmonary diseaseDiscussion of prognosisGoals of careCoordination of carePathologic hip fracturesRoutine medical careCode status discussionsAdvance care planningLife-prolonging treatmentQuality of lifeEnd of lifeElderly patientsOlder patientsHip fracturePain managementProlonged coursePulmonary diseaseAdvanced illnessSymptom managementTreatment options