2022
Quality of Telehealth-Delivered Inpatient Palliative Care During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic
Soliman AA, Akgün KM, Coffee J, Kapo J, Morrison LJ, Hopkinson E, Schulman-Green D, Feder SL. Quality of Telehealth-Delivered Inpatient Palliative Care During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2022, 65: 6-15. PMID: 36206949, PMCID: PMC9532267, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.09.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly COVID-19 pandemicGoals of carePC consultationElectronic health record reviewCOVID-19 pandemicQuality of telehealthUnmet PC needsInpatient palliative careHealth record reviewPalliative care servicesPatients' social needsRate of assessmentNew England hospitalsCOVID-19 infection ratesSymptom controlRecord reviewPalliative carePC servicesMean agePC needsFamily burdenCare servicesInfection ratePsychological symptomsEngland hospitals
2020
Education needed to improve antimicrobial use during end-of-life care of older adults with advanced cancer: A cross-sectional survey
Datta R, Topal J, McManus D, Sanft T, Dembry LM, Morrison LJ, Quagliarello V, Juthani-Mehta M. Education needed to improve antimicrobial use during end-of-life care of older adults with advanced cancer: A cross-sectional survey. Palliative Medicine 2020, 35: 236-241. PMID: 32928066, DOI: 10.1177/0269216320956811.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEscalation of careAdvance care planningLife careAdvanced cancerCross-sectional surveyIntravenous antimicrobialsOlder adultsAntimicrobial useCare planningSingle-center cross-sectional surveyEducational interventionAdvance care plansRole of antimicrobialsClinical deteriorationPercent of respondentsAdverse eventsOral antimicrobialsMedicine subspecialistsCare plansInpatient medicineCareCancerPatientsAdultsSubspecialists
2019
Development of Curricular Milestones for Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Training in the U.S.
Gustin JL, Yang HB, Radwany SM, Okon TR, Morrison LJ, Levine SK, Hwang JM, Buckholz GT, Barnett MD, Verbeck N, Landzaat LH. Development of Curricular Milestones for Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Training in the U.S. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2019, 57: 1009-1017.e6. PMID: 30790721, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.02.013.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Advance Care Planning in Cognitively Impaired Older Adults
Thomas J, Sanchez‐Reilly S, Bernacki R, O'Neill L, Morrison LJ, Kapo J, Periyakoil VS, Carey EC. Advance Care Planning in Cognitively Impaired Older Adults. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2018, 66: 1469-1474. PMID: 30277566, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15471.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAdvance care planningCognitive impairmentOlder adultsCare planningFuture careRates of ACPSite of careSystem-related factorsOwn health careCognitive impairment progressesAdvanced dementiaIllness trajectoryArtificial hydrationHospice careAnticipatory guidanceDecision-making capacityCareCliniciansHealth careImpairmentHealthcare challengesAdultsImportant outcomesSpecial considerationIndividualsPalliative Care Competencies and Readiness for Independent Practice: A Report on the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Review of the U.S. Medical Licensing Step Examinations
Carey EC, Paniagua M, Morrison LJ, Levine SK, Klick JC, Buckholz GT, Rotella J, Bruno J, Liao S, Arnold RM. Palliative Care Competencies and Readiness for Independent Practice: A Report on the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Review of the U.S. Medical Licensing Step Examinations. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2018, 56: 371-378. PMID: 29935969, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.06.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPC itemsHeart diseasePC knowledgeEnd-stage heart diseasePalliative care competenciesPalliative care contentSubstance use disordersSurrogate decision makersMultimorbid illnessesPC competenciesPain managementMedicine ReviewsSymptom managementPC physiciansCare competenciesUse disordersAmerican AcademyCare contentMultiple-choice questionsCompetency domainsLicensed physiciansExamination formPatient autonomyPatientsOne-third
2017
Development of Entrustable Professional Activities for Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Training in the United States
Landzaat LH, Barnett MD, Buckholz GT, Gustin JL, Hwang JM, Levine SK, Okon TR, Radwany SM, Yang HB, Encandela J, Morrison LJ. Development of Entrustable Professional Activities for Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Training in the United States. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2017, 54: 609-616.e1. PMID: 28729009, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2017.07.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2014
Sleep Disorders and Fatigue
Waldman L, Morrison LJ. Sleep Disorders and Fatigue. The Cancer Journal 2014, 20: 352-357. PMID: 25299145, DOI: 10.1097/ppo.0000000000000072.BooksConceptsSleep disordersOlder adultsFurther functional declineMultiple comorbiditiesGeriatric syndromesOptimal careFunctional declineHigh riskTreatment concernsOlder personsReporting fatigueDisordersAdultsSpecial considerationFatiguePolypharmacyComorbiditiesDeliriumPatientsSyndromeDementiaCancerPhysiciansDiagnosisCare
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