2023
Antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae urine isolates from a national sample of home-based primary care patients with dementia
Datta R, Pirruccio G, Fried T, O’Leary J, Zullo A, Cohen A. Antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae urine isolates from a national sample of home-based primary care patients with dementia. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2023, 44: 1873-1876. PMID: 37211919, PMCID: PMC10663380, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2023.98.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Giving up on the objective of providing goal‐concordant care: Advance care planning for improving caregiver outcomes
Fried TR. Giving up on the objective of providing goal‐concordant care: Advance care planning for improving caregiver outcomes. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 70: 3006-3011. PMID: 35974460, PMCID: PMC9588724, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvance care planningGoal-concordant careCaregiver outcomesCare planningAdvance directivesPost-traumatic stress disorderEnd of lifeAdverse outcomesPatient goalsPatient Self-Determination ActElevated riskPatient's life storyAppropriate careSelf-Determination ActStress disorderCareCaregiversHealthcare agentsOutcomesPatientsFacilitation of communicationPrimary objectiveCritical determinantClinicians
2016
Shared Decision Making — Finding the Sweet Spot
Fried TR. Shared Decision Making — Finding the Sweet Spot. New England Journal Of Medicine 2016, 374: 104-106. PMID: 26760081, DOI: 10.1056/nejmp1510020.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Primary Care Clinicians' Experiences With Treatment Decision Making for Older Persons With Multiple Conditions
Fried TR, Tinetti ME, Iannone L. Primary Care Clinicians' Experiences With Treatment Decision Making for Older Persons With Multiple Conditions. JAMA Internal Medicine 2010, 171: 75-80. PMID: 20837819, PMCID: PMC3021478, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedChronic DiseaseComorbidityConnecticutDecision MakingFemaleFocus GroupsGoalsHospitals, UniversityHumansMaleMedication AdherenceMiddle AgedNarrationNurse PractitionersPatient CompliancePhysician AssistantsPhysicians, Primary CarePractice Patterns, Physicians'Primary Health CareQualitative ResearchResidence CharacteristicsUnited StatesWorkforceConceptsGuideline-directed carePrimary care cliniciansTreatment decisionsOlder patientsCare cliniciansOlder personsDisease-specific guidelinesMultiple medical conditionsPrimary care practicesBetter treatment decisionsComplex regimensPatient goalsPatient prioritiesPatient's abilityClinician experienceMedical conditionsOutcome dataPatientsCare practicesVeterans AffairsMultiple conditionsCliniciansDesign of interventionsRole of specialistsMultiple diseasesElectronic health records and adverse drug events after patient transfer
Boockvar K, Livote E, Goldstein N, Nebeker J, Siu A, Fried T. Electronic health records and adverse drug events after patient transfer. BMJ Quality & Safety 2010, 19: e16. PMID: 20724395, PMCID: PMC2965207, DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2009.033050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse drug eventsHigh-risk medication discrepanciesElectronic health recordsMedication discrepanciesSite of careDrug eventsPatient transferStructured medical record reviewNon-VA groupsNon-VA patientsVeterans Affairs patientsHealth recordsMedical record reviewGroup of patientsPairs of physiciansHospitalisation episodesMedication reviewHospital transferOverall incidenceRecord reviewClinical covariatesMedication errorsNursing homesPatientsTime of transferRedefining the "planning" in advance care planning: preparing for end-of-life decision making.
Sudore RL, Fried TR. Redefining the "planning" in advance care planning: preparing for end-of-life decision making. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2010, 153: 256-61. PMID: 20713793, PMCID: PMC2935810, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-153-4-201008170-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Physician factors associated with outpatient palliative care referral
Ahluwalia S, Fried T. Physician factors associated with outpatient palliative care referral. Palliative Medicine 2009, 23: 608-615. PMID: 19460830, PMCID: PMC2916731, DOI: 10.1177/0269216309106315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOutpatient palliative carePalliative care programsPrimary care physiciansPalliative carePhysician factorsHealth maintenance organizationKaiser PermanenteIll patientsCare physiciansAppropriate referralCare programOutpatient palliative care referralPalliative care referralNon-profit health maintenance organizationCross-sectional studySelf-administered questionnaireCare referralPhysician characteristicsPhysicians' beliefsReferralMaintenance organizationPatientsCarePhysiciansPrior yearThe Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea among Patients with Transient Ischemic Attack: Results of a Feasibility Study.
Yaggi H, Concato J, Mohsenin V, McClain V, Fried T, Ranjbar N, Sadarangani T, Struve F, Zygmunt L, Lo A, Richerson G, Gorman M, Williams L, Brass L, Agostini J, Roux F, Bravata D. The Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea among Patients with Transient Ischemic Attack: Results of a Feasibility Study. 2009, a3989. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2009.179.1_meetingabstracts.a3989.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea among Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke: Results of a Feasiblity Study.
Yaggi H, Concato J, Fried T, Ranjbar N, Sadarangani T, McClain V, Struve F, Zygmunt L, Lo A, Richerson G, Gorman M, Williams L, Brass L, Agostini J, Mohsenin V, Roux F, Bravata D. The Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea among Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke: Results of a Feasiblity Study. 2009, a5338. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2009.179.1_meetingabstracts.a5338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrescribing discrepancies likely to cause adverse drug events after patient transfer
Boockvar K, Liu S, Goldstein N, Nebeker J, Siu A, Fried T. Prescribing discrepancies likely to cause adverse drug events after patient transfer. BMJ Quality & Safety 2009, 18: 32. PMID: 19204129, PMCID: PMC2728360, DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2007.025957.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse drug eventsPositive predictive valueDrug classesMedication discrepanciesDrug eventsPatient transferObserved positive predictive valueHigh positive predictive valueHigh-risk patientsHigh-risk medicationsNon-opioid analgesicsNursing home patientsSite of careCertain drug classesDrug discrepanciesOpioid analgesicsDrug prescribingMedical recordsNursing homesPatientsPredictive valueCare qualityClinician ratersAnalgesicsTypes of discrepancies
2002
Factors associated with caregiver burden among caregivers of patients with cancer in a hospice setting
Goldstein N, Concato J, Fried T, Cherlin E, Kasl S, Bradley E. Factors associated with caregiver burden among caregivers of patients with cancer in a hospice setting. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2002, 55: 628. DOI: 10.1016/s0895-4356(02)00418-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCaregivers of patientsCaregiver burdenSocio-demographic characteristicsSocial Network IndexCaregivers' socio-demographic characteristicsSelf-reported health statusZarit Burden InventoryLevel of burdenCross-sectional surveyBurden scoreBurden InventoryChronic illnessSummary scoresHospice settingsCaregivers' perceptionsHealth statusWorse scoresYounger ageCaregivers' feelingsGreater burdenLogistic regressionUpper quartilePrimary caregiversPatientsCaregivers
2001
Documentation of discussions about prognosis with terminally ill patients
Bradley E, Hallemeier A, Fried T, Johnson-Hurzeler R, Cherlin E, Kasl S, Horwitz S. Documentation of discussions about prognosis with terminally ill patients. The American Journal Of Medicine 2001, 111: 218-223. PMID: 11530033, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(01)00798-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIll patientsMedical recordsDocumentation of discussionInoperable lung cancerStandardized abstraction formAdvance care planningLife-sustaining treatmentEnd of lifeClinical factorsMedical chartsIll inpatientsLung cancerCommunity hospitalResuscitate ordersAbstraction formCare planningGall bladderPatientsPrognosisFuture careFamily preferencesInpatientsCancerTreatmentPrevious studiesNurses' use of palliative care practices in the acute care setting
Bradley E, Cherlin E, McCorkle R, Fried T, Kasl S, Cicchetti D, Johnson-Hurzeler R, Horwitz S. Nurses' use of palliative care practices in the acute care setting. Journal Of Professional Nursing 2001, 17: 14-22. PMID: 11211378, DOI: 10.1053/jpnu.2001.20255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAttitude of Health PersonnelClinical CompetenceConnecticutCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHospice CareHospitals, CommunityHumansMaleNursing CareNursing Evaluation ResearchNursing Staff, HospitalPalliative CarePrognosisSurveys and QuestionnairesTerminal CareTerminally IllTruth DisclosureConceptsPalliative care practiceAcute care settingIll patientsCare practicesCare settingsGroup of nursesSelf-administered questionnaireMost nursesNurses' useHospice trainingNursesPatientsHospiceSubstantial proportionEducational preparationGreater useGreater knowledgeEducational programsSettingSubstantial gapsPrognosisHospitalYearsCare
2000
Referral of Terminally Ill Patients for Hospice: Frequency and Correlates
Bradley E, Fried T, Kasl S, Cicchetti D, Johnson-Hurzeler R, Horwitz S. Referral of Terminally Ill Patients for Hospice: Frequency and Correlates. Journal Of Palliative Care 2000, 16: 20-26. PMID: 11965930, DOI: 10.1177/082585970001600404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIll patientsPhysician factorsHospice referralPhysicians' knowledge levelTerminally Ill PatientsUse of hospiceKnowledge levelPhysician specialtyHospice careLife carePatientsSelf-administered surveyHospiceReferralCross-sectional dataPhysiciansIndependent effectsAppropriate useBoard certificationCareProportionFactorsCentral roleAttitudes about Care at the End of Life among Clinicians: A Quick, Reliable, and Valid Assessment Instrument
Bradley E, Cicchetti D, Fried T, Rousseau D, Johnson-Hurzeler R, Kasl S, Horwitz S. Attitudes about Care at the End of Life among Clinicians: A Quick, Reliable, and Valid Assessment Instrument. Journal Of Palliative Care 2000, 16: 6-14. PMID: 10802958, DOI: 10.1177/082585970001600103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd of lifeCross-sectional studyQuality of careAcceptable test-retest reliabilityTest-retest reliabilityClinicians' attitudesNurses' attitudesTerminal careAssessment instrumentsTerminal illnessGeneral medicineGeriatric medicineValid assessment instrumentsCareImpact of initiativesCliniciansEducational programsMedicinePatientsIllnessPhysiciansOncologyCardiologyLife
1998
MODELS OF GERIATRICS PRACTICE: When the Patient Cannot Come to the Doctor: A Medical Housecalls Program
Reuben D, Fried T, Wachtel T, Tinetti M. MODELS OF GERIATRICS PRACTICE: When the Patient Cannot Come to the Doctor: A Medical Housecalls Program. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1998, 46: 226-231. PMID: 9475454, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb02544.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper respiratory tract infectionFrail older patientsRespiratory tract infectionsCongestive heart failureMajority of patientsRoutine medical careSevere cognitive impairmentGERIATRICS PRACTICEAcute illnessOlder patientsTract infectionsHeart failureHomebound patientsUnscheduled visitsEmergency roomNurse practitionersDaily livingMedical residency programsPatientsPatient's homeScheduled visitsAmbulatory practiceCognitive impairmentComplex illnessMedical care
1996
The association between age of hospitalized patients and the delivery of advanced cardiac life support
Fried T, Miller M, Stein M, Wachtel T. The association between age of hospitalized patients and the delivery of advanced cardiac life support. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1996, 11: 257-261. PMID: 8725973, DOI: 10.1007/bf02598264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced cardiac life supportCardiac life supportLife supportDependent functional statusIndividual patient characteristicsUrban teaching hospitalLogistic regression modelsElectromechanical dissociationRetrospective cohortHospitalized patientsPatient characteristicsAdult inpatientsCardiopulmonary arrestACLS protocolFunctional statusElectrocardiographic rhythmTeaching hospitalVentricular fibrillationNonsurvivorsBedside determinationOlder agePatientsShort trialTrialsMedical services
1995
The Limits of Proxy Decision Making: Undertreatment
Gillick M, Fried T. The Limits of Proxy Decision Making: Undertreatment. Cambridge Quarterly Of Healthcare Ethics 1995, 4: 172-177. PMID: 7655668, DOI: 10.1017/s0963180100005855.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Limits of Patient Autonomy: Physician Attitudes and Practices Regarding Life-Sustaining Treatments and Euthanasia
Fried T, Stein M, O'Sullivan P, Brock D, Novack D. Limits of Patient Autonomy: Physician Attitudes and Practices Regarding Life-Sustaining Treatments and Euthanasia. JAMA Internal Medicine 1993, 153: 722-728. DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1993.00410060032006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient's requestPercent of respondentsPhysicians' attitudesClinical practicePatient autonomyDose of narcoticsLife-Sustaining TreatmentDifficult clinical decisionsLethal injectionLife-prolonging measuresRespiratory failureRespiratory compromiseIll patientsPatient deathPatientsPhysician's abilityClinical situationsClinical decisionMedical interventionsPhysiciansLife-sustaining medical interventionsDeathRespiratorsLife decisionsInjection