Published in Hosp Pract (1995) on June 01, 2010
A strategy to advance the evidence base in palliative medicine: formation of a palliative care research cooperative group. J Palliat Med (2010) 1.64
Patient perspectives on participation in the ENABLE II randomized controlled trial of a concurrent oncology palliative care intervention: benefits and burdens. Palliat Med (2012) 0.96
The Burden of Polypharmacy in Patients Near the End of Life. J Pain Symptom Manage (2015) 0.80
Strategies to support recruitment of patients with life-limiting illness for research: the Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group. J Pain Symptom Manage (2014) 0.79
Achieving palliative care research efficiency through defining and benchmarking performance metrics. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care (2012) 0.78
Ethical conduct of palliative care research: enhancing communication between investigators and institutional review boards. J Pain Symptom Manage (2014) 0.76
Considerations in reporting palliative care clinical trials: standardizing information reported and authorship practices. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care (2012) 0.76
Building the palliative care evidence base: Lessons from a randomized controlled trial of oxygen vs room air for refractory dyspnea. J Natl Compr Canc Netw (2014) 0.76
Quality of palliative care for patients with advanced cancer in a community consortium. J Pain Symptom Manage (2014) 0.75
MRC/BHF Heart Protection Study of cholesterol lowering with simvastatin in 20,536 high-risk individuals: a randomised placebo-controlled trial. Lancet (2002) 44.28
A short portable mental status questionnaire for the assessment of organic brain deficit in elderly patients. J Am Geriatr Soc (1975) 21.45
Processes to activate phase III clinical trials in a Cooperative Oncology Group: the Case of Cancer and Leukemia Group B. J Clin Oncol (2006) 4.91
The growth of palliative care programs in United States hospitals. J Palliat Med (2005) 3.00
Development of clinical trials in a cooperative group setting: the eastern cooperative oncology group. Clin Cancer Res (2008) 2.89
Discontinuing cardiovascular medications at the end of life: lipid-lowering agents. J Palliat Med (2005) 2.65
Risk for myopathy with statin therapy in high-risk patients. Arch Intern Med (2003) 2.56
Statins in stroke prevention and carotid atherosclerosis: systematic review and up-to-date meta-analysis. Stroke (2004) 2.41
Methodologic issues in effectiveness research on palliative cancer care: a systematic review. J Clin Oncol (1997) 2.23
Utility of the "surprise" question to identify dialysis patients with high mortality. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2008) 2.22
The Australia-modified Karnofsky Performance Status (AKPS) scale: a revised scale for contemporary palliative care clinical practice [ISRCTN81117481]. BMC Palliat Care (2005) 2.17
Safety of atorvastatin derived from analysis of 44 completed trials in 9,416 patients. Am J Cardiol (2003) 1.96
FDA adverse event reports on statin-associated rhabdomyolysis. Ann Pharmacother (2002) 1.67
Managing comorbidities in patients at the end of life. BMJ (2004) 1.59
A pragmatic 2 x 2 x 2 factorial cluster randomized controlled trial of educational outreach visiting and case conferencing in palliative care-methodology of the Palliative Care Trial [ISRCTN 81117481]. Contemp Clin Trials (2005) 1.51
Changes in the quantity and level of evidence of palliative and hospice care literature: the last century. J Clin Oncol (2008) 1.29
Statins in the last six months of life: a recognizable, life-limiting condition does not decrease their use. J Palliat Med (2008) 1.19
Asking the right question. J Palliat Med (2001) 1.04
Recruiting older people into a large, community-based study of heart failure. Chronic Illn (2005) 1.01
Enhancing enrollment in palliative care trials: key insights from a randomized, placebo-controlled study. J Support Oncol (2010) 0.99
Palliative care clinical research networks, a requirement for evidence-based palliative care: time for coordinated action. J Palliat Med (2007) 0.96
A comparison of methodologies from two longitudinal community-based randomized controlled trials of similar interventions in palliative care: what worked and what did not? J Palliat Med (2005) 0.87
When statin therapy stops: implications for the patient. Curr Opin Cardiol (2009) 0.85
American Society of Clinical Oncology provisional clinical opinion: the integration of palliative care into standard oncology care. J Clin Oncol (2012) 7.54
Reduction of cancer-related fatigue with dexamethasone: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial in patients with advanced cancer. J Clin Oncol (2013) 5.07
The financial toxicity of cancer treatment: a pilot study assessing out-of-pocket expenses and the insured cancer patient's experience. Oncologist (2013) 4.33
Generalist plus specialist palliative care--creating a more sustainable model. N Engl J Med (2013) 4.27
Safety of benzodiazepines and opioids in very severe respiratory disease: national prospective study. BMJ (2014) 3.75
Improving the quality of spiritual care as a dimension of palliative care: the report of the Consensus Conference. J Palliat Med (2009) 3.46
Toward a common taxonomy of competency domains for the health professions and competencies for physicians. Acad Med (2013) 3.08
Oncologist communication about emotion during visits with patients with advanced cancer. J Clin Oncol (2007) 3.07
Effect of palliative oxygen versus room air in relief of breathlessness in patients with refractory dyspnoea: a double-blind, randomised controlled trial. Lancet (2010) 3.07
Psychological interventions for arthritis pain management in adults: a meta-analysis. Health Psychol (2007) 2.92
Characteristics of oncology clinical trials: insights from a systematic analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov. JAMA Intern Med (2013) 2.86
Recommendations for incorporating patient-reported outcomes into clinical comparative effectiveness research in adult oncology. J Clin Oncol (2012) 2.82
Stage migration, selection bias, and survival associated with the adoption of positron emission tomography among medicare beneficiaries with non-small-cell lung cancer, 1998-2003. J Clin Oncol (2012) 2.72
Changes in the use and costs of diagnostic imaging among Medicare beneficiaries with cancer, 1999-2006. JAMA (2010) 2.68
Effect of Spanish interpretation method on patient satisfaction in an urban walk-in clinic. J Gen Intern Med (2002) 2.55
Recommendations for clinical trials of off-label drugs used to treat advanced-stage cancer. J Clin Oncol (2012) 2.15
Rapid, responsive, relevant (R3) research: a call for a rapid learning health research enterprise. Clin Transl Med (2013) 2.10
Brief communication: Management of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in hospice: A nationwide survey. Ann Intern Med (2010) 1.98
Promoting patient centred palliative care through case conferencing. Aust Fam Physician (2007) 1.98
Caring for cancer survivors: a survey of primary care physicians. Cancer (2009) 1.92
Full disclosure--out-of-pocket costs as side effects. N Engl J Med (2013) 1.90
Psychological approaches to understanding and treating disease-related pain. Annu Rev Psychol (2005) 1.87
Development of a subject search filter to find information relevant to palliative care in the general medical literature. J Med Libr Assoc (2006) 1.82
Enhancing communication between oncologists and patients with a computer-based training program: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med (2011) 1.78
Symptoms, depression, and quality of life in patients with heart failure. J Card Fail (2007) 1.77
Use of tablet personal computers for sensitive patient-reported information. J Support Oncol (2009) 1.73
Prescribing in palliative care as death approaches. J Am Geriatr Soc (2007) 1.68
Electronic patient-reported data capture as a foundation of rapid learning cancer care. Med Care (2010) 1.67
Improving health care efficiency and quality using tablet personal computers to collect research-quality, patient-reported data. Health Serv Res (2008) 1.65
Health care for older Americans with multiple chronic conditions: a research agenda. J Am Geriatr Soc (2007) 1.65
A strategy to advance the evidence base in palliative medicine: formation of a palliative care research cooperative group. J Palliat Med (2010) 1.64
A national snapshot of satisfaction with breast cancer procedures. Ann Surg Oncol (2014) 1.62
Symptom burden, depression, and spiritual well-being: a comparison of heart failure and advanced cancer patients. J Gen Intern Med (2009) 1.62
Defining best supportive care. J Clin Oncol (2008) 1.60
Managing comorbidities in patients at the end of life. BMJ (2004) 1.59
Handheld computers for data entry: high tech has its problems too. Trials (2007) 1.57
Fatigue is the most important symptom for advanced cancer patients who have had chemotherapy. J Natl Compr Canc Netw (2008) 1.55
Systematic review: reliability of compendia methods for off-label oncology indications. Ann Intern Med (2009) 1.55
Dyspnea review for the palliative care professional: treatment goals and therapeutic options. J Palliat Med (2012) 1.54
Patient preference in the decision to place implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. Arch Intern Med (2012) 1.53
Factors influencing models of end-of-life care in nursing homes: results of a survey of nursing home administrators. J Palliat Med (2004) 1.53
Analyzing phase III studies in hospice/palliative care. a solution that sits between intention-to-treat and per protocol analyses: the palliative-modified ITT analysis. J Pain Symptom Manage (2012) 1.53
Feasibility and acceptability to patients of a longitudinal system for evaluating cancer-related symptoms and quality of life: pilot study of an e/Tablet data-collection system in academic oncology. J Pain Symptom Manage (2009) 1.45
Once-daily opioids for chronic dyspnea: a dose increment and pharmacovigilance study. J Pain Symptom Manage (2011) 1.42
Supporting clinical practice decisions with real-time patient-reported outcomes. J Clin Oncol (2011) 1.41
Importance of health information technology, electronic health records, and continuously aggregating data to comparative effectiveness research and learning health care. J Clin Oncol (2012) 1.41
Methadone. Am J Hosp Palliat Care (2008) 1.40
Estimation of confusion prevalence in hospice patients. J Palliat Med (2002) 1.40
Hospice pharmaceutical cost trends. Am J Hosp Palliat Care (2004) 1.40
Validation of the Patient Care Monitor (Version 2.0): a review of system assessment instrument for cancer patients. J Pain Symptom Manage (2010) 1.39
Do the trajectories of dyspnea differ in prevalence and intensity by diagnosis at the end of life? A consecutive cohort study. J Pain Symptom Manage (2010) 1.37
Studying communication in oncologist-patient encounters: the SCOPE Trial. Palliat Med (2006) 1.37
Palliative care education: an intervention to improve medical residents' knowledge and attitudes. J Palliat Med (2003) 1.35
Financial toxicity, Part I: a new name for a growing problem. Oncology (Williston Park) (2013) 1.33
Focus group findings about the influence of culture on communication preferences in end-of-life care. J Gen Intern Med (2005) 1.32
Variations in use of PET among Medicare beneficiaries with non-small cell lung cancer, 1998-2007. Radiology (2013) 1.30
Association between the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 and patient wait times and travel distance for chemotherapy. JAMA (2008) 1.28
Patient-oncologist communication in advanced cancer: predictors of patient perception of prognosis. Support Care Cancer (2008) 1.27
Prognostic significance of functional capacity and exercise behavior in patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer (2011) 1.26
A practical tool to identify patients who may benefit from a palliative approach: the CARING criteria. J Pain Symptom Manage (2006) 1.25
Consensus-based standards for best supportive care in clinical trials in advanced cancer. Lancet Oncol (2012) 1.23
Decision making and quality of life in the treatment of cancer: a review. Support Care Cancer (2008) 1.19
Specialized palliative care services are associated with improved short- and long-term caregiver outcomes. Support Care Cancer (2007) 1.19
Patient experiences with communication about sex during and after treatment for cancer. Psychooncology (2011) 1.17
Exploring the generalist-subspecialist interface in internal medicine. Am J Med (2006) 1.17
A framework for generalizability in palliative care. J Pain Symptom Manage (2008) 1.17
Longitudinal patient-reported performance status assessment in the cancer clinic is feasible and prognostic. J Oncol Pract (2011) 1.17
Minimization of heatwave morbidity and mortality. Am J Prev Med (2013) 1.16
Patient and cardiologist perceptions on decision making for implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: a qualitative study. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol (2011) 1.16
Hospices' preparation and practices for quality measurement. J Pain Symptom Manage (2010) 1.14
"Not the 'grim reaper service'": an assessment of provider knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions regarding palliative care referral barriers in heart failure. J Am Heart Assoc (2014) 1.14
A community population survey of prevalence and severity of dyspnea in adults. J Pain Symptom Manage (2009) 1.14
The Medicare Modernization Act and reimbursement for outpatient chemotherapy: do patients perceive changes in access to care? Cancer (2007) 1.13
Self-reported financial burden and satisfaction with care among patients with cancer. Oncologist (2014) 1.13
CareSearch: finding and evaluating Australia's missing palliative care literature. BMC Palliat Care (2005) 1.12
Patient navigation: a culturally competent strategy to address disparities in palliative care. J Palliat Med (2007) 1.12
Specialist palliative care needs of whole populations: a feasibility study using a novel approach. Palliat Med (2004) 1.11
Longitudinal patterns of chemotherapy use in metastatic colorectal cancer. J Oncol Pract (2009) 1.10
Hospital can be the actively chosen place for death. J Clin Oncol (2013) 1.09
Uncovering an invisible network of direct caregivers at the end of life: a population study. Palliat Med (2013) 1.09
Unmet spiritual care needs impact emotional and spiritual well-being in advanced cancer patients. Support Care Cancer (2011) 1.08
Management of gastrointestinal symptoms in advanced cancer patients: the rapid learning cancer clinic model. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care (2010) 1.08
Indwelling catheters for the management of refractory malignant ascites: a systematic literature overview and retrospective chart review. J Pain Symptom Manage (2009) 1.08
Stakeholder perspectives on implementing the National Cancer Institute's patient-reported outcomes version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE). Transl Behav Med (2011) 1.07
Timing of end-of-life care discussion with performance on end-of-life quality indicators in ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol (2013) 1.07
Populations who die without specialist palliative care: does lower uptake equate with unmet need? Palliat Med (2008) 1.06
Electronic toxicity monitoring and patient-reported outcomes. Cancer J (2011) 1.06
Establishing a regional, multisite database for quality improvement and service planning in community-based palliative care and hospice. J Palliat Med (2010) 1.06
Developing quality indicators for cancer end-of-life care: proceedings from a national symposium. Cancer (2009) 1.05
Post-traumatic stress symptoms in long-term non-Hodgkin's lymphoma survivors: does time heal? J Clin Oncol (2011) 1.03