2009
Individual Decision Making in the Non-Purchase of Long-Term Care Insurance
Curry LA, Robison J, Shugrue N, Keenan P, Kapp MB. Individual Decision Making in the Non-Purchase of Long-Term Care Insurance. The Gerontologist 2009, 49: 560-569. PMID: 19491360, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnp041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedConnecticutDecision MakingFemaleFocus GroupsHumansInsurance, Long-Term CareInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedConceptsLong-term care insuranceCare insuranceLong-term care expendituresPotential purchasersPrivate insurance companiesDesign of policiesMedicaid long-term care expendituresInsurance decisionsEconomic incentivesIndividual purchasesPolicy mechanismsCare expendituresInsurance companiesIndividual decisionsInsuranceIncentivesConsumer pointPurchasersPolicyDecisionsPrior researchPreferencesDecision makingPremiumExpenditure
2008
Informed consent for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: The patient's perspective
Berman L, Curry L, Gusberg R, Dardik A, Fraenkel L. Informed consent for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: The patient's perspective. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2008, 48: 296-302.e1. PMID: 18572357, PMCID: PMC2630422, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.03.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdultAgedAngioplastyAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalCohort StudiesCommunicationDecision MakingElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInformed ConsentLaparotomyMaleMiddle AgedPatient SatisfactionPhysician-Patient RelationsRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment RefusalVascular Surgical Procedures
2004
At the crossroads: Making the transition to hospice
SCHULMAN-GREEN D, McCORKLE R, CURRY L, CHERLIN E, JOHNSON-HURZELER R, BRADLEY E. At the crossroads: Making the transition to hospice. Palliative & Supportive Care 2004, 2: 351-360. PMID: 16594397, DOI: 10.1017/s1478951504040477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary family caregiversHospice enrollmentTerminal cancerCare trajectoriesFamily caregiversLate hospice enrollmentPatient care trajectoriesContinuum of careTime of deathHealth care systemPatient's family dynamicsIll patientsMedian lengthHospice careCaregiver needsCaregiver acceptancePatientsCaregiver perspectivesCaregivers' perceptionsHospiceDesign of interventionsCare systemCaregiversImpending deathDeath