2024
An innovative approach to aligning healthcare with what matters most to patients: A hybrid type 1 trial protocol of patient priorities care for older adults with multiple chronic conditions
Naik A, Shanahan M, Dindo L, Mecca M, Arney J, Amspoker A, Wydermyer S, Banks J, Street R, Kiefer L, Zenoni M, Rosen T, Gonzalez R, Catic A, Fried T. An innovative approach to aligning healthcare with what matters most to patients: A hybrid type 1 trial protocol of patient priorities care for older adults with multiple chronic conditions. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2024, 143: 107613. PMID: 38914308, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2024.107613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiple chronic conditionsHealth priorityOlder adultsCare approachChronic conditionsTreatment burdenPriorities of older adultsPatient-centered care approachPatient Priorities CarePatients' health prioritiesPrimary care providersVeterans Affairs Medical CenterHealth care decisionsAffairs Medical CenterHigh treatment burdenComplexity of patientsRandomized controlled trialsPrimary careUsual carePriority careCare providersImplementation outcomesCare decisionsCare optionsAssessor-blindedDiagnostic uncertainty and decision‐making in home‐based primary care: A qualitative study of antibiotic prescribing
Datta R, Kiwak E, Fried T, Benjamin A, Iannone L, Krein S, Carter W, Cohen A. Diagnostic uncertainty and decision‐making in home‐based primary care: A qualitative study of antibiotic prescribing. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024, 72: 1468-1475. PMID: 38241465, PMCID: PMC11090732, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18778.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHome-based primary carePrimary carePromote antibiotic stewardshipHome-based primary care programAntibiotic decision-makingPrimary care programsHome care settingPerspectives of cliniciansConstant comparative methodSemi-structured interviewsDeliver medical careHomebound patientsCare settingsCare programDiagnostic uncertaintyYears of experienceTheoretical saturationMedical careQualitative studyDecision-makingAntibiotic prescribingCareGrounded theoryAntibiotic stewardshipPrescribing
2022
National Cohort Study of Homebound Persons Living With Dementia: Antibiotic Prescribing Trends and Opportunities for Antibiotic Stewardship
Datta R, Fried T, O’Leary J, Zullo AR, Allore H, Han L, Juthani-Mehta M, Cohen A. National Cohort Study of Homebound Persons Living With Dementia: Antibiotic Prescribing Trends and Opportunities for Antibiotic Stewardship. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2022, 9: ofac453. PMID: 36147594, PMCID: PMC9487603, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHome-based primary careDays of therapyAntibiotic use ratesAntibiotic useHomebound personsOverall median lengthPhysician home visitsNational cohort studyAntibiotic prescribing trendsVeterans Health AdministrationUse ratesProvider visitsAntibiotic prescriptionsCohort studyPrescribing trendsTelephone visitsMedian agePrescription fillsMedian lengthAntibiotic stewardshipNational cohortPrimary careHome visitsHealth AdministrationPrescribed class