2010
Primary Care Clinicians' Experiences With Treatment Decision Making for Older Persons With Multiple Conditions
Fried TR, Tinetti ME, Iannone L. Primary Care Clinicians' Experiences With Treatment Decision Making for Older Persons With Multiple Conditions. JAMA Internal Medicine 2010, 171: 75-80. PMID: 20837819, PMCID: PMC3021478, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedChronic DiseaseComorbidityConnecticutDecision MakingFemaleFocus GroupsGoalsHospitals, UniversityHumansMaleMedication AdherenceMiddle AgedNarrationNurse PractitionersPatient CompliancePhysician AssistantsPhysicians, Primary CarePractice Patterns, Physicians'Primary Health CareQualitative ResearchResidence CharacteristicsUnited StatesWorkforceConceptsGuideline-directed carePrimary care cliniciansTreatment decisionsOlder patientsCare cliniciansOlder personsDisease-specific guidelinesMultiple medical conditionsPrimary care practicesBetter treatment decisionsComplex regimensPatient goalsPatient prioritiesPatient's abilityClinician experienceMedical conditionsOutcome dataPatientsCare practicesVeterans AffairsMultiple conditionsCliniciansDesign of interventionsRole of specialistsMultiple diseases
2009
Physician factors associated with outpatient palliative care referral
Ahluwalia S, Fried T. Physician factors associated with outpatient palliative care referral. Palliative Medicine 2009, 23: 608-615. PMID: 19460830, PMCID: PMC2916731, DOI: 10.1177/0269216309106315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOutpatient palliative carePalliative care programsPrimary care physiciansPalliative carePhysician factorsHealth maintenance organizationKaiser PermanenteIll patientsCare physiciansAppropriate referralCare programOutpatient palliative care referralPalliative care referralNon-profit health maintenance organizationCross-sectional studySelf-administered questionnaireCare referralPhysician characteristicsPhysicians' beliefsReferralMaintenance organizationPatientsCarePhysiciansPrior year
2000
Referral of Terminally Ill Patients for Hospice: Frequency and Correlates
Bradley E, Fried T, Kasl S, Cicchetti D, Johnson-Hurzeler R, Horwitz S. Referral of Terminally Ill Patients for Hospice: Frequency and Correlates. Journal Of Palliative Care 2000, 16: 20-26. PMID: 11965930, DOI: 10.1177/082585970001600404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsConnecticutCross-Sectional StudiesHospice CareHumansPractice Patterns, Physicians'Referral and ConsultationSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsIll patientsPhysician factorsHospice referralPhysicians' knowledge levelTerminally Ill PatientsUse of hospiceKnowledge levelPhysician specialtyHospice careLife carePatientsSelf-administered surveyHospiceReferralCross-sectional dataPhysiciansIndependent effectsAppropriate useBoard certificationCareProportionFactorsCentral role