2024
High-Intensity Care for Nursing Home Residents with Severe Dementia Hospitalized at the End of Life: A Mixed Methods Study
Cohen A, McDonald W, O'Leary J, Omer Z, Fried T. High-Intensity Care for Nursing Home Residents with Severe Dementia Hospitalized at the End of Life: A Mixed Methods Study. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2024, 25: 871-875. PMID: 38462230, PMCID: PMC11065599, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2024.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNursing home residentsHigh-intensity careSevere dementiaMixed methods studyHome residentsIntensive care unit transferVeterans AffairsIntensive care unitMethods studyHealth system-level factorsDepartment of Veterans AffairsMinimum Data SetEnd of lifeSystem-level factorsNon-Hispanic whitesEnd-of-lifeElectronic medical recordsQualitative content analysisNursing homesLiving willsVA hospitalsHigh-intensity treatmentIdentified veteransNursesPatient preferences
2020
Guardianship and End‐of‐Life Care for Veterans with Dementia in Nursing Homes
Cohen AB, Han L, OʼLeary JR, Fried TR. Guardianship and End‐of‐Life Care for Veterans with Dementia in Nursing Homes. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 69: 342-348. PMID: 33170957, PMCID: PMC7902349, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDays of lifeHospital deathHigh-intensity treatmentMechanical ventilationTube placementHome residentsCardiopulmonary resuscitationNursing homesIntensive care unit admissionMinimum Data Set assessmentsCare unit admissionRetrospective cohort studyNursing home residentsHigh-intensity endMore nursing homesUnit admissionICU admissionCohort studySecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeHospital transferLife hospitalizationsSevere dementiaLife careDementia severity
2017
Avoiding Hospitalizations From Nursing Homes for Potentially Burdensome Care: Results of a Qualitative Study
Cohen AB, Knobf MT, Fried TR. Avoiding Hospitalizations From Nursing Homes for Potentially Burdensome Care: Results of a Qualitative Study. JAMA Internal Medicine 2017, 177: 137-139. PMID: 27893891, PMCID: PMC5345121, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.7128.Peer-Reviewed Original Research