Terri Fried, MD
Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics)
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The long–term goal of Dr. Fried’s research is to improve treatment decision-making for older persons. It seeks to enhance the frequency and quality of shared decision–making in order to provide patients with care that best meets their treatment preferences. In order to achieve this goal, her research has focused on a) expanding the treatment choices available to older persons for their care, b) eliciting their preferences for these different options, and c) identifying barriers to honoring patients’ preferences.
Specialized Terms: Treatment decision-making; Preferences; Advance care planning; Multiple conditions
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Research Interests
Decision Making; Geriatrics; Advance Care Planning; Patient Preference; Health Care
Selected Publications
- Medication Appropriateness in Vulnerable Older Adults: Healthy Skepticism of Appropriate Polypharmacy.Fried TR, Mecca MC. Medication Appropriateness in Vulnerable Older Adults: Healthy Skepticism of Appropriate Polypharmacy. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2019, 67:1123-1127.
- Communication About Treatment Options and Shared Decision Making in the Intensive Care Unit.Fried TR. Communication About Treatment Options and Shared Decision Making in the Intensive Care Unit. JAMA Internal Medicine 2019, 179:684-685.
- Feasibility of Delivering a Tailored Intervention for Advance Care Planning in Primary Care Practice.Paiva A, Redding CA, Iannone L, Zenoni M, O'Leary JR, Fried TR. Feasibility of Delivering a Tailored Intervention for Advance Care Planning in Primary Care Practice. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2019, 67:1917-1921.
- Shared Decision Making--Finding the Sweet Spot.Fried TR. Shared Decision Making--Finding the Sweet Spot. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2016, 374:104-6.
- Development of Personalized Health Messages to Promote Engagement in Advance Care Planning.Fried TR, Redding CA, Robbins ML, Paiva AL, O'Leary JR, Iannone L. Development of Personalized Health Messages to Promote Engagement in Advance Care Planning. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2016, 64:359-64.
- Engagement in Advance Care Planning and Surrogates' Knowledge of Patients' Treatment Goals.Fried TR, Zenoni M, Iannone L, O'Leary J, Fenton BT. Engagement in Advance Care Planning and Surrogates' Knowledge of Patients' Treatment Goals. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2017, 65:1712-1718.
- Effects of benefits and harms on older persons' willingness to take medication for primary cardiovascular prevention.Fried TR, Tinetti ME, Towle V, O'Leary JR, Iannone L. Effects of benefits and harms on older persons' willingness to take medication for primary cardiovascular prevention. Archives Of Internal Medicine 2011, 171:923-8.
- 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. Archives Of Internal Medicine 2011, 171:75-80.
- Redefining 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.
- Valuing the outcomes of treatment: do patients and their caregivers agree?Fried TR, Bradley EH, Towle VR. Valuing the outcomes of treatment: do patients and their caregivers agree? Archives Of Internal Medicine 2003, 163:2073-8.
- Understanding the treatment preferences of seriously ill patients.Fried TR, Bradley EH, Towle VR, Allore H. Understanding the treatment preferences of seriously ill patients. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2002, 346:1061-6.