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
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
Documentation of discussions about prognosis with terminally ill patients
Bradley E, Hallemeier A, Fried T, Johnson-Hurzeler R, Cherlin E, Kasl S, Horwitz S. Documentation of discussions about prognosis with terminally ill patients. The American Journal Of Medicine 2001, 111: 218-223. PMID: 11530033, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(01)00798-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIll patientsMedical recordsDocumentation of discussionInoperable lung cancerStandardized abstraction formAdvance care planningLife-sustaining treatmentEnd of lifeClinical factorsMedical chartsIll inpatientsLung cancerCommunity hospitalResuscitate ordersAbstraction formCare planningGall bladderPatientsPrognosisFuture careFamily preferencesInpatientsCancerTreatmentPrevious studiesNurses' 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
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 ResearchConceptsIll patientsPhysician factorsHospice referralPhysicians' knowledge levelTerminally Ill PatientsUse of hospiceKnowledge levelPhysician specialtyHospice careLife carePatientsSelf-administered surveyHospiceReferralCross-sectional dataPhysiciansIndependent effectsAppropriate useBoard certificationCareProportionFactorsCentral role
1993
Limits of Patient Autonomy: Physician Attitudes and Practices Regarding Life-Sustaining Treatments and Euthanasia
Fried T, Stein M, O'Sullivan P, Brock D, Novack D. Limits of Patient Autonomy: Physician Attitudes and Practices Regarding Life-Sustaining Treatments and Euthanasia. JAMA Internal Medicine 1993, 153: 722-728. DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1993.00410060032006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient's requestPercent of respondentsPhysicians' attitudesClinical practicePatient autonomyDose of narcoticsLife-Sustaining TreatmentDifficult clinical decisionsLethal injectionLife-prolonging measuresRespiratory failureRespiratory compromiseIll patientsPatient deathPatientsPhysician's abilityClinical situationsClinical decisionMedical interventionsPhysiciansLife-sustaining medical interventionsDeathRespiratorsLife decisionsInjection