2002
Understanding the Treatment Preferences of Seriously Ill Patients
Fried TR, Bradley EH, Towle VR, Allore H. Understanding the Treatment Preferences of Seriously Ill Patients. New England Journal Of Medicine 2002, 346: 1061-1066. PMID: 11932474, DOI: 10.1056/nejmsa012528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBurden of treatmentTreatment preferencesAdverse outcomesCognitive impairmentChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseLow-burden treatmentCongestive heart failureObstructive pulmonary diseaseSevere functional impairmentLimited life expectancyOutcome of treatmentAdvance care planningYears of agePercent of participantsLife-sustaining treatmentHeart failureIll patientsPulmonary diseaseQuestions patientsPatient preferencesPrimary diagnosisPatients' attitudesFunctional impairmentHigh burdenCare planning
2001
Nurses' use of palliative care practices in the acute care setting
Bradley E, Cherlin E, McCorkle R, Fried T, Kasl S, Cicchetti D, Johnson-Hurzeler R, Horwitz S. Nurses' use of palliative care practices in the acute care setting. Journal Of Professional Nursing 2001, 17: 14-22. PMID: 11211378, DOI: 10.1053/jpnu.2001.20255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAttitude of Health PersonnelClinical CompetenceConnecticutCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHospice CareHospitals, CommunityHumansMaleNursing CareNursing Evaluation ResearchNursing Staff, HospitalPalliative CarePrognosisSurveys and QuestionnairesTerminal CareTerminally IllTruth DisclosureConceptsPalliative care practiceAcute care settingIll patientsCare practicesCare settingsGroup of nursesSelf-administered questionnaireMost nursesNurses' useHospice trainingNursesPatientsHospiceSubstantial proportionEducational preparationGreater useGreater knowledgeEducational programsSettingSubstantial gapsPrognosisHospitalYearsCare
2000
Attitudes about Care at the End of Life among Clinicians: A Quick, Reliable, and Valid Assessment Instrument
Bradley E, Cicchetti D, Fried T, Rousseau D, Johnson-Hurzeler R, Kasl S, Horwitz S. Attitudes about Care at the End of Life among Clinicians: A Quick, Reliable, and Valid Assessment Instrument. Journal Of Palliative Care 2000, 16: 6-14. PMID: 10802958, DOI: 10.1177/082585970001600103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd of lifeCross-sectional studyQuality of careAcceptable test-retest reliabilityTest-retest reliabilityClinicians' attitudesNurses' attitudesTerminal careAssessment instrumentsTerminal illnessGeneral medicineGeriatric medicineValid assessment instrumentsCareImpact of initiativesCliniciansEducational programsMedicinePatientsIllnessPhysiciansOncologyCardiologyLife
1999
Older persons' preferences for site of terminal care.
Fried T, Doorn C, O'Leary J, Tinetti M, Drickamer M. Older persons' preferences for site of terminal care. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1999, 131: 109-12. PMID: 10419426, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-131-2-199907200-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTerminal careOlder persons' preferencesCommunity-dwelling persons 65 yearsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCongestive heart failureObstructive pulmonary diseasePersons 65 yearsSite of careLong-term care needsCare of disabilitiesFamily membersNonterminal illnessHeart failurePulmonary diseaseQuantitative interviewsPatient preferencesLife careCare needsNursing homesQualitative interviewsTerminal illnessParticipants' homesOlder personsHospitalCareWho Dies at Home? Determinants of Site of Death for Community‐Based Long‐Term Care Patients
Fried T, Pollack D, Drickamer M, Tinetti M. Who Dies at Home? Determinants of Site of Death for Community‐Based Long‐Term Care Patients. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1999, 47: 25-29. PMID: 9920226, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb01897.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSite of deathInpatient hospiceLong-term care patientsCommunity-based long-term care programsDependent functional statusPatients 65 yearsChronic lung diseaseCoronary artery diseaseYear of admissionCommunity-based long-term careLong-term care programsLong-term careCohort studyArtery diseaseCare patientsHome deathLung diseaseFunctional statusPatient preferencesHomecare patientsFemale genderTerminal careMAIN OUTCOMECare needsNursing homes