2024
Association Between Restricting Symptoms and Disability After Critical Illness Among Older Adults.
Jain S, Han L, Gahbauer E, Leo-Summers L, Feder S, Ferrante L, Gill T. Association Between Restricting Symptoms and Disability After Critical Illness Among Older Adults. Critical Care Medicine 2024 PMID: 39298623, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000006427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActivities of daily livingAssociated with increased disabilityDaily livingOlder adultsRestricting symptomsInstrumental activities of daily livingCommunity-living older adultsICU hospitalizationMultivariable Poisson regression modelsCommunity-living adultsOlder ICU survivorsAge of participantsPoisson regression modelsSurvive critical illnessCritical illnessQuality of lifeInstrumental activitiesICU survivorsProspective longitudinal studyLength of stayPost-ICUIncreased disabilityMonthly interviewsICU length of stayPre-ICUVeterans' use of inpatient and outpatient palliative care: The national landscape
Kaufman B, Woolson S, Stanwyck C, Burns M, Dennis P, Ma J, Feder S, Thorpe J, Hastings S, Bekelman D, Van Houtven C. Veterans' use of inpatient and outpatient palliative care: The national landscape. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024 PMID: 39180221, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPalliative care encountersPalliative care userSpecialty palliative carePalliative careLife-limiting conditionsCare encountersCare settingsCare usersHospice useOlder adultsInpatient palliative careOutpatient palliative carePalliative care usePalliative care utilizationOutpatient care settingsQuality of lifeVeteran characteristicsCare useVeteran demographicsCare utilizationVeterans' useCare expansionSociodemographic factorsInpatient settingSocioeconomic statusPalliative Pharmacotherapy for Cardiovascular Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Di Palo K, Feder S, Baggenstos Y, Cornelio C, Forman D, Goyal P, Kwak M, McIlvennan C, Nursing O. Palliative Pharmacotherapy for Cardiovascular Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2024, 17: e000131. PMID: 38946532, DOI: 10.1161/hcq.0000000000000131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuality of lifeCardiovascular diseaseExcess health care useGoal-oriented careHealth care useShared decision-makingEnhance quality of lifePalliative pharmacotherapyMedical managementScientific statementEvidence-based medical therapyPulmonary arterial hypertensionSpectrum of cardiovascular diseasesAmerican Heart AssociationCoronary heart diseaseEnd-stage heart failurePalliative medicineCare usePalliative approachArterial hypertensionGuideline-directedMedical therapyDevice therapyHeart failureWorsening symptoms
2023
Changes in Restricting Symptoms after Critical Illness among Community-Living Older Adults.
Jain S, Han L, Gahbauer E, Leo-Summers L, Feder S, Ferrante L, Gill T. Changes in Restricting Symptoms after Critical Illness among Community-Living Older Adults. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2023, 208: 1206-1215. PMID: 37769149, PMCID: PMC10868351, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202304-0693oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeighborhood-level socioeconomic disadvantageCritical illnessIntensive care unitHospital dischargeCommunity-living older adultsOlder adultsOlder ICU survivorsPost-ICU careSocioeconomic disadvantageProspective longitudinal studyQuality of lifeICU admissionICU survivorsCare unitFunctional recoverySymptom managementMultiple symptomsThird monthThree monthsSymptomsIllnessRestricted activityVulnerable subgroupsFirst monthMonthsDistressing symptoms after major surgery among community‐living older persons
Gill T, Han L, Murphy T, Feder S, Gahbauer E, Leo‐Summers L, Becher R. Distressing symptoms after major surgery among community‐living older persons. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2023, 71: 2430-2440. PMID: 37010784, PMCID: PMC10524276, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-living older personsMajor surgeryDistressing symptomsArea Deprivation IndexOlder personsSocioeconomic disadvantageCommunity-living personsTiming of surgeryProspective longitudinal studyYears of ageQuality of lifeSymptom burdenNonelective surgeryPresurgery valuesElective surgeryMultivariable analysisFunctional outcomeNonelective proceduresChronic conditionsSurgerySymptomsProportional increaseMedicaid eligibilityDeprivation indexMonths
2018
Undertreated pain: Trends over time for older adults with and without cancer.
Presley C, Kapo J, Wang S, Canavan M, Sheinfeld E, Feder S, Kent E, Davidoff A. Undertreated pain: Trends over time for older adults with and without cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2018, 36: 15-15. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.36.30_suppl.15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSevere pain interferencePain interferenceOlder adultsPain managementPain-related activity limitationsModerate pain interferenceSupportive care needsUse of opioidsNon-opioid analgesicsMultivariable logistic regressionPrescription medication usePart D coverageQuality of lifeCalendar year trendsPart D low-income subsidyLow-income subsidyPart D prescriptionsModerate painMedication useSymptom managementCancer historyChronic conditionsActivity limitationsLocal anestheticsCancer statusRegional Differences in Palliative Care Utilization Among Geriatric Colorectal Cancer Patients Needing Emergent Surgery
Heller DR, Jean RA, Chiu AS, Feder SI, Kurbatov V, Cha C, Khan SA. Regional Differences in Palliative Care Utilization Among Geriatric Colorectal Cancer Patients Needing Emergent Surgery. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2018, 23: 153-162. PMID: 30328071, PMCID: PMC6751557, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-018-3929-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivariable logistic regressionPalliative careColorectal cancerPC consultationEmergent surgerySurgical patientsOstomy formationMethodsThe National Inpatient SampleLogistic regressionComplicated colorectal cancerPalliative care utilizationColorectal cancer patientsNational Inpatient SampleMeeting inclusion criteriaQuality of lifeChi-square testingCritical illnessElderly patientsHospital factorsMetastatic diseasePC patientsCare utilizationGeriatric patientsCancer patientsInpatient Sample