2022
Aggressive End-of-Life Care in the Veterans Health Administration versus Fee-for-Service Medicare among Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer
Presley CJ, Kaur K, Han L, Soulos PR, Zhu W, Corneau E, O'Leary JR, Chao H, Shamas T, Rose MG, Lorenz KA, Levy CR, Mor V, Gross CP. Aggressive End-of-Life Care in the Veterans Health Administration versus Fee-for-Service Medicare among Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2022, 25: 932-939. PMID: 35363053, PMCID: PMC9360181, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2021.0436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungDeathHospice CareHumansLung NeoplasmsMedicareTerminal CareUnited StatesVeterans HealthConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationEnd of lifeAggressive careLung cancerLife careMedicare beneficiariesAdvanced nonsmall cell lung cancerHealth AdministrationService MedicareNonsmall cell lung cancerLung cancer careAdvanced lung cancerCell lung cancerAggressive endHospice admissionCancer careConcurrent careCare availabilityCancer treatmentCareMedicareGreater declinePatientsCancerHospice
2021
Functional Disability Among Older Versus Younger Adults With Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Presley CJ, Arrato NA, Janse S, Shields PG, Carbone DP, Wong ML, Han L, Gill TM, Allore HG, Andersen BL. Functional Disability Among Older Versus Younger Adults With Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer. JCO Oncology Practice 2021, 17: e848-e858. PMID: 33939536, PMCID: PMC8258136, DOI: 10.1200/op.20.01004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnxietyAnxiety DisordersCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesConceptsBaseline disabilityFunctional disabilityAdvanced NSCLCBrain metastasesLung cancerHigher oddsUsual activitiesDepressive symptomsEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerDisability groupsECOG PS 0Poor ECOG PSCell lung cancerFunctional status scoresECOG PSPatient characteristicsPerformance statusProspective cohortPS 0Systemic treatmentEuroQol-5DPsychologic symptomsDisease characteristics
2020
Concurrent Hospice Care and Cancer-Directed Treatment for Advanced Lung Cancer and Receipt of Aggressive Care at the End of Life in the Veteran's Health Administration
Presley CJ, Han L, O'Leary JR, Zhu W, Corneau E, Chao H, Shamas T, Rose M, Lorenz K, Levy CR, Mor V, Gross CP. Concurrent Hospice Care and Cancer-Directed Treatment for Advanced Lung Cancer and Receipt of Aggressive Care at the End of Life in the Veteran's Health Administration. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2020, 23: 1038-1044. PMID: 32119800, PMCID: PMC7404822, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2019.0485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungDeathHospice CareHumansLung NeoplasmsRetrospective StudiesTerminal CareVeteransConceptsNonsmall cell lung cancerVeterans Health AdministrationStage IV nonsmall cell lung cancerCancer-directed treatmentEnd of lifeAggressive careConcurrent careHealth AdministrationVHA facilitiesLung cancerHospice careConcurrent hospice careLung cancer careAdvanced lung cancerCell lung cancerMultilevel logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsPrimary outcomeCancer careHospice useStudy periodCareLast monthPatientsVeterans