2021
How should advance care planning be done when a surrogate is making decisions?
Cohen AB, DeMartino ES. How should advance care planning be done when a surrogate is making decisions? Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2021, 69: 2103-2105. PMID: 34002373, PMCID: PMC8373712, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17222.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2020
Cognitively Impaired Older Persons' and Caregivers' Perspectives on Dementia‐Specific Advance Care Planning
Fried TR, Cohen AB, Harris JE, Moreines L. Cognitively Impaired Older Persons' and Caregivers' Perspectives on Dementia‐Specific Advance Care Planning. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 69: 932-937. PMID: 33216955, PMCID: PMC8300881, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder Adults without Desired Surrogates in a Nationally Representative Sample
Cohen AB, Costello DM, OʼLeary JR, Fried TR. Older Adults without Desired Surrogates in a Nationally Representative Sample. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 69: 114-121. PMID: 32898285, PMCID: PMC7854949, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16813.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNuclear familiesOlder adultsNational Social LifeNationally Representative SampleSocial lifeCommunity-dwelling older adultsRepresentative sampleSocial connectednessCross-sectional studyHealth care agentCare agentsCognitive impairmentLogistic regressionLow indicatorsAdultsRespondentsConfidantsIntact capacityMedical decisionsMaking Medical Treatment Decisions for Unrepresented Patients in the ICU. An Official American Thoracic Society/American Geriatrics Society Policy Statement
Pope TM, Bennett J, Carson SS, Cederquist L, Cohen AB, DeMartino ES, Godfrey DM, Goodman-Crews P, Kapp MB, Lo B, Magnus DC, Reinke LF, Shirley JL, Siegel MD, Stapleton RD, Sudore RL, Tarzian AJ, Thornton JD, Wicclair MR, Widera EW, White DB. Making Medical Treatment Decisions for Unrepresented Patients in the ICU. An Official American Thoracic Society/American Geriatrics Society Policy Statement. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2020, 201: 1182-1192. PMID: 32412853, PMCID: PMC7233335, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202003-0512st.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsUnrepresented patientsFair processProcedural due processMedical treatment decisionsPolicy statementsElder lawDue processHealth lawProcedural safeguardsState lawsUndue influenceLawCritical care settingAppropriate balanceAdvance directivesEthical goalsTreatment decisionsAppropriate medical careDiligent searchCapacity assessmentPatient advocacyInstitutionsPolicy recommendationsLess oversightCare settings
2019
End‐of‐Life Decision Making and Treatment for Patients with Professional Guardians
Cohen AB, Benjamin AZ, Fried TR. End‐of‐Life Decision Making and Treatment for Patients with Professional Guardians. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2019, 67: 2161-2166. PMID: 31301189, PMCID: PMC6800801, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-intensity treatmentPatient preferencesHospice careVeterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare SystemUnderwent cardiopulmonary resuscitationRetrospective cohort studyIntensive care unitLast monthAdvance care planningLife decisionsDecedent patientsLife decision makingChart reviewCohort studyCare unitTreatment outcomesCardiopulmonary resuscitationOutpatient facilitiesLife careCare planningVA recordsVA facilitiesProfessional guardiansPatientsOlder adults
2015
Guardianship and End-of-Life Decision Making
Cohen AB, Wright MS, Cooney L, Fried T. Guardianship and End-of-Life Decision Making. JAMA Internal Medicine 2015, 175: 1687-1691. PMID: 26258634, PMCID: PMC4683611, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.3956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLegal casesProfessional guardiansLife decisionsRecent legal casesImpaired decision-making capacityDecision-making capacityLife-sustaining treatmentJudicial reviewGuardian's authoritySurrogate decision makersVulnerable personsComprehensive standardsGuardiansAuthoritiesStatutesBroader frameworkPreexisting relationshipDecisionsLife treatmentMedical decisionsSuch situationsCourtGuardianshipLawRights