Published in Chest on June 01, 2005
Improving Communication About Serious Illness (ICSI) | NCT01933789
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Determinants of medical students' perceived preparation to perform end-of-life care, quality of end-of-life care education, and attitudes toward end-of-life care. J Palliat Med (2010) 1.79
A clinical framework for improving the advance care planning process: start with patients' self-identified barriers. J Am Geriatr Soc (2009) 1.54
Stages of change for the component behaviors of advance care planning. J Am Geriatr Soc (2010) 1.31
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Palliative care provision for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Health Qual Life Outcomes (2007) 0.94
Palliative care in COPD: an unmet area for quality improvement. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis (2015) 0.93
End-of-life care for patients with COPD in the community setting. Br J Gen Pract (2008) 0.93
End of life care in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: in search of a good death. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis (2008) 0.90
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The effect of end-of-life discussions on perceived quality of care and health status among patients with COPD. Chest (2012) 0.88
PROLONG: a cluster controlled trial to examine identification of patients with COPD with poor prognosis and implementation of proactive palliative care. BMC Pulm Med (2014) 0.85
InformedTogether: Usability Evaluation of a Web-Based Decision Aid to Facilitate Shared Advance Care Planning for Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. JMIR Hum Factors (2015) 0.84
Feasibility of a webinar for coaching patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on end-of-life communication. Am J Hosp Palliat Care (2010) 0.83
A randomised controlled trial on the efficacy of advance care planning on the quality of end-of-life care and communication in patients with COPD: the research protocol. BMJ Open (2014) 0.81
Self-perceived symptoms and care needs of patients with severe to very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure or chronic renal failure and its consequences for their closest relatives: the research protocol. BMC Palliat Care (2008) 0.81
Use of a standardized code status explanation by residents among hospitalized patients. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect (2014) 0.80
Implementing a palliative care trial in advanced COPD: a feasibility assessment (the COPD IMPACT study). J Palliat Med (2013) 0.78
A qualitative study of unmet healthcare needs in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A potential role for specialist palliative care? Ann Am Thorac Soc (2014) 0.77
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Factors Affecting Patients' Preferences for and Actual Discussions About End-of-Life Care. J Pain Symptom Manage (2016) 0.75
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Can early introduction of specialized palliative care limit intensive care, emergency and hospital admissions in patients with severe and very severe COPD? a randomized study. BMC Palliat Care (2014) 0.75
Palliative care for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: current perspectives. Indian J Palliat Care (2012) 0.75
Advance care planning uptake among patients with severe lung disease: a randomised patient preference trial of a nurse-led, facilitated advance care planning intervention. BMJ Open (2017) 0.75
Recognition and communication: essential elements to improving end-of-life care. Chest (2005) 0.75
End-of-life considerations in older patients who have lung disease. Clin Chest Med (2007) 0.75
Patient communication pattern scale: psychometric characteristics. Health Expect (2015) 0.75
Palliative and end-of-life care conversations in COPD: a systematic literature review. ERJ Open Res (2017) 0.75
Timing of Advance Directive Completion and Relationship to Care Preferences. J Pain Symptom Manage (2016) 0.75
Outpatient palliative care for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a case series. J Palliat Med (2014) 0.75
A communication strategy and brochure for relatives of patients dying in the ICU. N Engl J Med (2007) 10.13
Assessing health status and quality-of-life instruments: attributes and review criteria. Qual Life Res (2002) 9.99
The COSMIN study reached international consensus on taxonomy, terminology, and definitions of measurement properties for health-related patient-reported outcomes. J Clin Epidemiol (2010) 6.61
The COSMIN checklist for assessing the methodological quality of studies on measurement properties of health status measurement instruments: an international Delphi study. Qual Life Res (2010) 6.09
Association between acute care and critical illness hospitalization and cognitive function in older adults. JAMA (2010) 4.36
Epidemiologic study of in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the elderly. N Engl J Med (2009) 4.23
The COSMIN checklist for evaluating the methodological quality of studies on measurement properties: a clarification of its content. BMC Med Res Methodol (2010) 4.10
Recommendations for end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: a consensus statement by the American College [corrected] of Critical Care Medicine. Crit Care Med (2008) 3.85
Expanding the paradigm of the physician's role in surrogate decision-making: an empirically derived framework. Crit Care Med (2010) 3.54
Missed opportunities during family conferences about end-of-life care in the intensive care unit. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2005) 3.40
Family satisfaction with family conferences about end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: increased proportion of family speech is associated with increased satisfaction. Crit Care Med (2004) 3.18
The Rapid Assessment of Physical Activity (RAPA) among older adults. Prev Chronic Dis (2006) 3.12
Clinician statements and family satisfaction with family conferences in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Med (2006) 3.08
Prognostication during physician-family discussions about limiting life support in intensive care units. Crit Care Med (2007) 2.96
Effect of a quality-improvement intervention on end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: a randomized trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2010) 2.94
The use of patient-reported outcomes instruments in registered clinical trials: evidence from ClinicalTrials.gov. Contemp Clin Trials (2009) 2.88
An Official ATS/AACN/ACCP/ESICM/SCCM Policy Statement: Responding to Requests for Potentially Inappropriate Treatments in Intensive Care Units. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2015) 2.86
Quality of dying in the ICU: is it worse for patients admitted from the hospital ward compared to those admitted from the emergency department? Intensive Care Med (2014) 2.71
Decisions to limit life-sustaining treatment for critically ill patients who lack both decision-making capacity and surrogate decision-makers. Crit Care Med (2006) 2.61
Toward shared decision making at the end of life in intensive care units: opportunities for improvement. Arch Intern Med (2007) 2.56
Estimating clinically significant differences in quality of life outcomes. Qual Life Res (2005) 2.55
Assessment of community functioning in people with schizophrenia and other severe mental illnesses: a white paper based on an NIMH-sponsored workshop. Schizophr Bull (2006) 2.53
Year in review in Intensive Care Medicine 2011: III. ARDS and ECMO, weaning, mechanical ventilation, noninvasive ventilation, pediatrics and miscellanea. Intensive Care Med (2012) 2.52
Models for structuring a clinical initiative to enhance palliative care in the intensive care unit: a report from the IPAL-ICU Project (Improving Palliative Care in the ICU). Crit Care Med (2010) 2.49
Seeking worldwide professional consensus on the principles of end-of-life care for the critically ill. The Consensus for Worldwide End-of-Life Practice for Patients in Intensive Care Units (WELPICUS) study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2014) 2.46
Quality indicators for end-of-life care in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Med (2003) 2.42
Evaluation of a standardized order form for the withdrawal of life support in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Med (2004) 2.42
Refinement, scoring, and validation of the Family Satisfaction in the Intensive Care Unit (FS-ICU) survey. Crit Care Med (2007) 2.34
A measure of the quality of dying and death. Initial validation using after-death interviews with family members. J Pain Symptom Manage (2002) 2.33
Beyond mortality: future clinical research in acute lung injury. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2010) 2.28
A phase II randomized placebo-controlled trial of omega-3 fatty acids for the treatment of acute lung injury. Crit Care Med (2011) 2.27
Using the medical record to evaluate the quality of end-of-life care in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Med (2008) 2.16
Management of the critically ill patient with severe acute pancreatitis. Crit Care Med (2004) 2.16
Family satisfaction in the ICU: differences between families of survivors and nonsurvivors. Chest (2007) 2.08
An official American Thoracic Society workshop report: assessment and palliative management of dyspnea crisis. Ann Am Thorac Soc (2013) 2.08
Abandonment at the end of life from patient, caregiver, nurse, and physician perspectives: loss of continuity and lack of closure. Arch Intern Med (2009) 2.03
Point: the ethics of unilateral "do not resuscitate" orders: the role of "informed assent". Chest (2007) 2.02
Dissatisfaction with medical services among Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities. Arch Phys Med Rehabil (2002) 1.99
Choosing and using screening criteria for palliative care consultation in the ICU: a report from the Improving Palliative Care in the ICU (IPAL-ICU) Advisory Board. Crit Care Med (2013) 1.97
Integrating palliative and critical care: evaluation of a quality-improvement intervention. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2008) 1.96
Effectiveness of screening examinations to detect unrecognized exercise-induced bronchoconstriction. J Pediatr (2002) 1.96
Studying communication about end-of-life care during the ICU family conference: development of a framework. J Crit Care (2002) 1.90
Pediatric patient-reported outcome instruments for research to support medical product labeling: report of the ISPOR PRO good research practices for the assessment of children and adolescents task force. Value Health (2013) 1.87
Tranexamic acid treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol (2010) 1.85
Using quality of life to predict hospitalization and mortality in patients with obstructive lung diseases. Chest (2002) 1.83
Evaluation of the methodological quality of systematic reviews of health status measurement instruments. Qual Life Res (2009) 1.82
Medicine residents' self-perceived competence in end-of-life care. Acad Med (2009) 1.82
Comparing clinician ratings of the quality of palliative care in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Med (2011) 1.81
Establishing an evidence base for physician-family communication and shared decision making in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Med (2006) 1.80
Integrating palliative care for liver transplant candidates: "too well for transplant, too sick for life". JAMA (2006) 1.80
Determinants of medical students' perceived preparation to perform end-of-life care, quality of end-of-life care education, and attitudes toward end-of-life care. J Palliat Med (2010) 1.79
Premature ejaculation: results from a five-country European observational study. Eur Urol (2007) 1.79
Measuring and improving the quality of dying and death. Ann Intern Med (2003) 1.78
Inhaled corticosteroids in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and risk of death and hospitalization: time-dependent analysis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2003) 1.77
Factors associated with nurse assessment of the quality of dying and death in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Med (2004) 1.77
Association of depression and life-sustaining treatment preferences in patients with COPD. Chest (2005) 1.77
The German version of the Oral Health Impact Profile--translation and psychometric properties. Eur J Oral Sci (2002) 1.76
Predictors of symptoms of posttraumatic stress and depression in family members after patient death in the ICU. Chest (2009) 1.74
A structured review of randomized controlled trials of weight loss showed little improvement in health-related quality of life. J Clin Epidemiol (2005) 1.71
Hospital variation and temporal trends in palliative and end-of-life care in the ICU. Crit Care Med (2013) 1.70
Estimating the effect of palliative care interventions and advance care planning on ICU utilization: a systematic review. Crit Care Med (2015) 1.68
Families with limited English proficiency receive less information and support in interpreted intensive care unit family conferences. Crit Care Med (2009) 1.68
A scenario-based, randomized trial of patient values and functional prognosis on intensivist intent to discuss withdrawing life support. Crit Care Med (2014) 1.66
Spiritual care of families in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Med (2007) 1.62
Withdrawing life support and resolution of conflict with families. BMJ (2002) 1.62
Development of an e-mail database of US intensive care physicians. J Crit Care (2007) 1.58