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
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
1998
Older Persons’ Preferences for Site of Treatment in Acute Illness. ANNOUNCEMENT
Fried T, Van Doorn C, Tinetti M, Drickamer M. Older Persons’ Preferences for Site of Treatment in Acute Illness. ANNOUNCEMENT. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1998, 13: 522-527. PMID: 9734788, PMCID: PMC1496998, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1998.00162.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute illnessHome care servicesHome treatmentHome careCare servicesChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCongestive heart failureObstructive pulmonary diseaseProcess of careLower intensity servicesSite of treatmentOlder persons' preferencesPersons age 65Health care systemHeart failurePulmonary diseasePatient preferencesHospital careMedical careAge 65Older personsHospitalIllness experienceCare systemCare
1997
Frailty and Hospitalization of Long‐Term Stay Nursing Home Residents
Fried T, Mor V. Frailty and Hospitalization of Long‐Term Stay Nursing Home Residents. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1997, 45: 265-269. PMID: 9063269, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb00938.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongestive heart failurePrimary diagnosisNursing homesHeart failureRespiratory diseaseRecent functional declineNursing home patientsSevere functional impairmentCertain patient groupsNursing home stayNursing home residentsProprietary nursing homesLower ratesLogistic regression modelsCohort studyAcute careHome patientsHospitalization ratesPatient groupFeeding tubeDecubitus ulcersFunctional impairmentHome residentsFunctional declineHospitalizationShort‐Term Functional Outcomes of Long‐Term Care Residents with Pneumonia Treated with and without Hospital Transfer
Fried T, Gillick M, Lipsitz L. Short‐Term Functional Outcomes of Long‐Term Care Residents with Pneumonia Treated with and without Hospital Transfer. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1997, 45: 302-306. PMID: 9063275, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb00944.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResolution of pneumoniaHospital transferHospital treatmentFunctional statusLong-term care facility patientsRespiratory rateLong-term care residentsCare facility patientsIndependent functional statusRetrospective cohort studyCases of pneumoniaTerm functional outcomesFunctional status outcomesHebrew Rehabilitation CenterAcademic medical centerLogistic regression modelsLower respiratory rateNew infiltratesLTCF residentsAcute episodeCohort studyFacility patientsSevere pneumoniaFunctional outcomeRespiratory signs