2015
Frailty, Cognitive Impairment, and Functional Disability in Older Women With Female Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Erekson E, Fried T, Martin D, Rutherford T, Strohbehn K, Bynum J. Frailty, Cognitive Impairment, and Functional Disability in Older Women With Female Pelvic Floor Dysfunction. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2015, 70: 248-250. DOI: 10.1097/ogx.0000000000000177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional disabilityOlder womenCognitive impairmentFunctional statusPelvic floor dysfunction symptomsProspective cross-sectional studyCommunity-dwelling older womenFemale pelvic floor dysfunctionFried Frailty IndexPrevalence of frailtyFrailty index scoreNew patient consultationsIntensive care unitNew patient visitsPelvic floor dysfunctionAdverse surgical outcomesNursing home stayDifferent treatment optionsCross-sectional studyCommunity-dwelling individualsMental status examinationAmerican Geriatrics SocietySaint Louis University Mental Status ExaminationGeriatric screeningKatz ADL
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
2000
Attitudes 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