2011
Effects of Benefits and Harms on Older Persons' Willingness to Take Medication for Primary Cardiovascular Prevention
Fried TR, Tinetti ME, Towle V, O’Leary J, Iannone L. Effects of Benefits and Harms on Older Persons' Willingness to Take Medication for Primary Cardiovascular Prevention. JAMA Internal Medicine 2011, 171: 923-928. PMID: 21357797, PMCID: PMC3101287, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.32.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAspirinCardiotonic AgentsCardiovascular DiseasesDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMyocardial InfarctionPatient CompliancePatient ParticipationPatient SelectionPharmaceutical PreparationsPrimary PreventionRisk AssessmentSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsPrimary cardiovascular disease preventionCardiovascular disease preventionMyocardial infarctionAbsolute benefitAdverse effectsDisease preventionOlder personsCommunity-living older personsPrimary cardiovascular preventionEvidence-based guidelinesAverage risk reductionRisk reductionCardiovascular preventionAvailable medicationsPrimary preventionClinical guidelinesTreatment benefitMild fatigueMedicationsQuality assurance initiativesPerson interviewsPreventionParticipantsHarmLarge proportion
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 year
2002
Understanding the Treatment Preferences of Seriously Ill Patients
Fried TR, Bradley EH, Towle VR, Allore H. Understanding the Treatment Preferences of Seriously Ill Patients. New England Journal Of Medicine 2002, 346: 1061-1066. PMID: 11932474, DOI: 10.1056/nejmsa012528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBurden of treatmentTreatment preferencesAdverse outcomesCognitive impairmentChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseLow-burden treatmentCongestive heart failureObstructive pulmonary diseaseSevere functional impairmentLimited life expectancyOutcome of treatmentAdvance care planningYears of agePercent of participantsLife-sustaining treatmentHeart failureIll patientsPulmonary diseaseQuestions patientsPatient preferencesPrimary diagnosisPatients' attitudesFunctional impairmentHigh burdenCare planning
2001
Nurses' 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsConnecticutCross-Sectional StudiesHospice CareHumansPractice Patterns, Physicians'Referral and ConsultationSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsIll 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
1999
Older persons’ perceptions of home and hospital as sites of treatment for acute illness
Fried T, van Doorn C, O’Leary J, Tinetti M, Drickamer M. Older persons’ perceptions of home and hospital as sites of treatment for acute illness. The American Journal Of Medicine 1999, 107: 317-323. PMID: 10527032, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(99)00236-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute illnessChronic obstructive pulmonary diseasePersons age 65 yearsCongestive heart failureObstructive pulmonary diseaseHome careAge 65 yearsOlder patients' perceptionsEfficacy of treatmentAcute home careSite of treatmentSelf-rated healthPatient characteristicsHeart failurePulmonary diseaseAcute careHospital treatmentDependent patientsPrimary diagnosisPatients' perceptionsHome treatmentUse of homeHospital careOlder persons' perceptionsHospital