2024
Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Caring for Patients Under Guardianships
Bhowmik D, Hurme S, Sandhu J, Jeon J, Mujahid S, Pelissier L, Widera E, Cohen A, Kohn N, Galvez M, Alkire V, Teaster P, Rosa W, Pan C. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Caring for Patients Under Guardianships. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2024 PMID: 39291357, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2024.0318.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsPalliative care cliniciansCare cliniciansCoordination of careMedical decision-making processEnd-of-lifeDecision-making processLegal issuesLegal rightsMedical decision-makingPatients' rightsCare deliveryExpertise of physiciansGuardianshipInterprofessional approachProviding careGuardian responsibilitiesCareGuardiansRightsCliniciansAdult patientsDecision-makingCourtLawyersNursesDiagnostic uncertainty and decision‐making in home‐based primary care: A qualitative study of antibiotic prescribing
Datta R, Kiwak E, Fried T, Benjamin A, Iannone L, Krein S, Carter W, Cohen A. Diagnostic uncertainty and decision‐making in home‐based primary care: A qualitative study of antibiotic prescribing. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024, 72: 1468-1475. PMID: 38241465, PMCID: PMC11090732, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18778.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHome-based primary carePrimary carePromote antibiotic stewardshipHome-based primary care programAntibiotic decision-makingPrimary care programsHome care settingPerspectives of cliniciansConstant comparative methodSemi-structured interviewsDeliver medical careHomebound patientsCare settingsCare programDiagnostic uncertaintyYears of experienceTheoretical saturationMedical careQualitative studyDecision-makingAntibiotic prescribingCareGrounded theoryAntibiotic stewardshipPrescribing
2022
Emergency department‐to‐community care transition barriers: A qualitative study of older adults
Gettel CJ, Serina PT, Uzamere I, Hernandez‐Bigos K, Venkatesh AK, Rising KL, Goldberg EM, Feder SL, Cohen AB, Hwang U. Emergency department‐to‐community care transition barriers: A qualitative study of older adults. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 70: 3152-3162. PMID: 35779278, PMCID: PMC9669106, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare transitionsOlder adultsClinical careImmediate post-discharge periodED discharge processEmergency clinical careEmergency department visitsPost-discharge periodAdverse health outcomesOutpatient clinical careDepartment visitsIntact patientsEmergency departmentHealth outcomesOlder adults' willingnessU.S. healthcare systemBaseline activityEffective interventionsIntervention developmentHealthcare systemAdultsCareAdults' willingnessSymptom explanationsED
2021
Demographic Characteristics Driving Disparities in Receipt of Long-term Services and Supports in the Community Setting
Travers JL, Naylor MD, Coe NB, Meng C, Li F, Cohen AB. Demographic Characteristics Driving Disparities in Receipt of Long-term Services and Supports in the Community Setting. Medical Care 2021, 59: 537-542. PMID: 33827107, PMCID: PMC8119333, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinority older adultsWhite older adultsOlder adultsFunctional limitation scoresLimitation scoresUnadjusted analysesDaily livingFunctional limitationsNH careAlzheimer's diseaseCommunity settingsMarital statusAdultsAdult nursingFunctional needsRetirement StudyCareNursingMinority groupsGroupDisparitiesLong-term serviceDifferencesDementiaDisease
2020
End-of-Life Care for Persons Under Guardianship
Moye J, Stolzmann K, Auguste EJ, Cohen AB, Catlin CC, Sager ZS, Weiskittle RE, Woolverton CB, Connors HL, Sullivan JL. End-of-Life Care for Persons Under Guardianship. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2020, 62: 81-90.e2. PMID: 33212143, PMCID: PMC8124075, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.11.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalliative care consultationVeterans Health AdministrationLife careCare consultationsHealth AdministrationIntensive care unit careIntensive care unitTransitions of careVeterans Healthcare AdministrationQuality of endHealth care challengesSurrogate decision makersSample of personsICU admissionUnit careCare unitAdverse outcomesPalliative careExtended lengthQuality endCareComparison groupHealth carePatient narrativesAdministrationChronic Disease Decision Making and “What Matters Most”
Fried TR, Street RL, Cohen AB. Chronic Disease Decision Making and “What Matters Most”. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 68: 474-477. PMID: 32043559, PMCID: PMC7197748, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16371.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsOlder patientsChronic disease careClinical practice guidelinesPlan of careRobust outcome dataDifferent treatment optionsPatient-centered careMild cognitive impairmentAdverse eventsDisease careTreatment optionsChronic conditionsPractice guidelinesOutcome dataCognitive impairmentTreatment planPatientsCareMultimorbidityDisease decisionTherapyOutcomesOptionsSyndromeFrailty