2018
Advance Care Planning in Cognitively Impaired Older Adults
Thomas J, Sanchez‐Reilly S, Bernacki R, O'Neill L, Morrison LJ, Kapo J, Periyakoil VS, Carey EC. Advance Care Planning in Cognitively Impaired Older Adults. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2018, 66: 1469-1474. PMID: 30277566, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15471.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAdvance care planningCognitive impairmentOlder adultsCare planningFuture careRates of ACPSite of careSystem-related factorsOwn health careCognitive impairment progressesAdvanced dementiaIllness trajectoryArtificial hydrationHospice careAnticipatory guidanceDecision-making capacityCareCliniciansHealth careImpairmentHealthcare challengesAdultsImportant outcomesSpecial considerationIndividuals
2005
Are We Referring Patients to Hospice Too Late? Patients' and Families' Opinions
Kapo J, Harrold J, Carroll JT, Rickerson E, Casarett D. Are We Referring Patients to Hospice Too Late? Patients' and Families' Opinions. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2005, 8: 521-527. PMID: 15992193, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2005.8.521.Peer-Reviewed Original Research"Lost to Follow-up": Ethnic Disparities in Continuity of Hospice Care at the End of Life
Kapo J, Macmoran H, Casarett D. "Lost to Follow-up": Ethnic Disparities in Continuity of Hospice Care at the End of Life. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2005, 8: 603-608. PMID: 15992202, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2005.8.603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAfrican American patientsEnd of lifeFirst admissionHospice utilizationAmerican patientsEthnic disparitiesMultivariable logistic regression modelAfrican AmericansRetrospective cohort studyIntensive nursing careAfrican American ethnicityElectronic medical recordsLower ratesLogistic regression modelsCohort studyPatient characteristicsSymptom managementHospice dischargeMedical recordsNursing careHospice careLife carePatientsDecreased likelihoodHospice programs