Kizzy Hernandez-Bigos
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Joan K Monin, PhD
Mary Tinetti, MD
Arjun Venkatesh, MD, MBA, MHS
Cameron Gettel, MD, MHS
Emily Mroz, PhD
Jessica Esterson
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2023
Development of the COMET tool: Caregiver‐reported Outcome Measure for Emergency care Transitions
Gettel C, Galske J, Uzamere I, Serina P, Hernandez‐Bigos K, Mane S, Chen K, Ottilie‐Kovelman S, Sandoval J, Venkatesh A, Cohen A, Monin J, Fried T, Hwang U. Development of the COMET tool: Caregiver‐reported Outcome Measure for Emergency care Transitions. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2023, 19 DOI: 10.1002/alz.074213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare transitionsOutcome measuresCare partnersED discharge processPhase 3Results Phase 1Phase 2Health care systemPhase 1Candidate itemsAcute illnessED encountersEmergency departmentCare considerationsPhase 4Outcome assessmentConclusion DevelopmentScreening toolCare systemResearch team membersContent validityPoor communicationEDMultidisciplinary stakeholdersDelphi approachPERSONS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA AND MULTIPLE CHRONIC CONDITIONS IDENTIFYING HEALTH PRIORITIES WITH CARE PARTNERS
Vu T, Mroz E, Hernandez-Bigos K, Chow D, Samper-Ternent R, Johnson K, Tinetti M, Monin J. PERSONS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA AND MULTIPLE CHRONIC CONDITIONS IDENTIFYING HEALTH PRIORITIES WITH CARE PARTNERS. Innovation In Aging 2023, 7: 416-416. PMCID: PMC10736172, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igad104.1374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple chronic conditionsHealth care prioritiesCare partnersChronic conditionsHealth priorityCare prioritiesPilot studyYears of ageEvidence-based toolsPatient prioritiesOlder personsPLWDCare decisionsHealth goalsCare recipientsHealthcare goalsOlder adultsDementiaOpen-ended questionsAgeThematic analysisPERSONS LIVINGEarly stagesYearsRecipientsAcceptability and use of an online health priorities self-identification tool for older adults: A qualitative investigation
Mroz E, Hernandez-Bigos K, Esterson J, Kiwak E, Naik A, Tinetti M. Acceptability and use of an online health priorities self-identification tool for older adults: A qualitative investigation. PEC Innovation 2023, 3: 100242. PMID: 38161685, PMCID: PMC10757242, DOI: 10.1016/j.pecinn.2023.100242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsPersons living with dementia and multiple chronic conditions identifying health priorities with care partners
Vu T, Mroz E, Hernandez‐Bigos K, Chow D, Ternent R, Johnson K, Tinetti M, Monin J. Persons living with dementia and multiple chronic conditions identifying health priorities with care partners. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2023, 71: 2005-2008. PMID: 36705432, PMCID: PMC10836201, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and Concepts
2022
263 Emergency Department Care Transition Barriers: A Qualitative Study of Care Partners of Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment
Gettel C, Serina P, Uzamere I, Hernandez-Bigos K, Cohen A, Venkatesh A, Monin J, Feder S, Fried T, Hwang U. 263 Emergency Department Care Transition Barriers: A Qualitative Study of Care Partners of Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 80: s115. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.08.290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency department care transition barriers: A qualitative study of care partners of older adults with cognitive impairment
Gettel CJ, Serina PT, Uzamere I, Hernandez‐Bigos K, Venkatesh AK, Cohen AB, Monin JK, Feder SL, Fried TR, Hwang U. Emergency department care transition barriers: A qualitative study of care partners of older adults with cognitive impairment. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions 2022, 8: e12355. PMID: 36204349, PMCID: PMC9518973, DOI: 10.1002/trc2.12355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsCare transitionsCare partnersCognitive impairmentMean ageOlder adultsED discharge processEmergency department dischargeCare transition interventionsHealth care systemAcute illnessED encountersAdverse outcomesCare considerationsOutcome measuresQualitative studyTransition interventionsScreening toolCare systemImpairmentAdultsAfrican AmericansPoor communicationRepresentative quotationsRecovery phaseStandardized guide
2019
Association of Patient Priorities–Aligned Decision-Making With Patient Outcomes and Ambulatory Health Care Burden Among Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions
Tinetti ME, Naik AD, Dindo L, Costello DM, Esterson J, Geda M, Rosen J, Hernandez-Bigos K, Smith CD, Ouellet GM, Kang G, Lee Y, Blaum C. Association of Patient Priorities–Aligned Decision-Making With Patient Outcomes and Ambulatory Health Care Burden Among Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions. JAMA Internal Medicine 2019, 179: 1688-1697. PMID: 31589281, PMCID: PMC6784811, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.4235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsMultiple chronic conditionsPrimary care practitionersUsual careHealth priorityPatient prioritiesChronic conditionsSelf-management tasksOlder adultsHealth careDiagnostic testsPatients' health prioritiesChronic illness careElectronic health record documentationNonrandomized clinical trialHealth care burdenMore chronic conditionsPrimary care practicesMental health scoresHealth record documentationCollaboRATE scoresUC participantsUC patientsIllness carePPC patientsUC groupPerspectives of Patients in Identifying Their Values‐Based Health Priorities
Feder SL, Kiwak E, Costello D, Dindo L, Hernandez‐Bigos K, Vo L, Geda M, Blaum C, Tinetti ME, Naik AD. Perspectives of Patients in Identifying Their Values‐Based Health Priorities. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2019, 67: 1379-1385. PMID: 30844080, PMCID: PMC6612577, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15850.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPrimary care providersHealth priorityTreatment optionsPatients' perceptionsCare providersOlder adultsSelection of patientsSpecific patient characteristicsMultiple chronic conditionsPerspectives of patientsClinical characteristicsMost patientsPatient characteristicsPatient activationMean ageInvolvement of familyPatient interviewsChronic conditionsFacilitator contactDisease processFacilitation visitsPatientsCaregiver involvementHealth-related tasksHealthcare goals
2018
Development of a Clinically Feasible Process for Identifying Individual Health Priorities
Naik AD, Dindo LN, Van Liew J, Hundt NE, Vo L, Hernandez‐Bigos K, Esterson J, Geda M, Rosen J, Blaum CS, Tinetti ME. Development of a Clinically Feasible Process for Identifying Individual Health Priorities. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2018, 66: 1872-1879. PMID: 30281794, PMCID: PMC10185433, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPatients' health prioritiesPrimary care practicesHealth priorityCare practicesBusy primary care practicesOlder adultsMore medicationsMedical record templatesPatient prioritiesClinician facilitatorsPatientsCliniciansRecord templatesDescriptive statisticsAdultsPriority identificationAdditional settingsMore conditionsFacilitatorsMedicationsFeasibility studyCareQualitative analysisCaregivers