2010
Advance Care Planning and Hospice Enrollment: Who Really Makes the Decision To Enroll?
Hirschman KB, Corcoran AM, Straton JB, Kapo JM. Advance Care Planning and Hospice Enrollment: Who Really Makes the Decision To Enroll? Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2010, 13: 519-523. PMID: 20201667, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2009.0370.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvance care planningCare planningNon-white respondentsHospice enrollment decisionLength of stayFamily membersHospice enrollmentMechanical ventilationACP discussionsCardiopulmonary resuscitationPatient participationPatientsHospiceWhite respondentsMajority of respondentsACP preferencesAdvance directivesAnonymous surveyRespondentsStayResuscitationDementiaGreater understandingCancerPhysicians
2006
Why Doesn't a Family Member of a Person With Advanced Dementia Use a Substituted Judgment When Making a Decision for That Person?
Hirschman KB, Kapo JM, Karlawish JH. Why Doesn't a Family Member of a Person With Advanced Dementia Use a Substituted Judgment When Making a Decision for That Person? American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2006, 14: 659-667. PMID: 16861370, DOI: 10.1097/01.jgp.0000203179.94036.69.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced dementiaHealthcare preferencesFamily membersLong-term care facilitiesMedical decisionsSubstituted judgmentAlzheimer's Disease CenterEarly-stage dementiaDisease CenterCare facilitiesPatient denialSubstituted judgment standardDementiaHealthcare professionalsPatientsSemistructured interviewsFamily consensusPersonsBest interestsUnrealistic expectations
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