Published in Nurs Outlook on November 12, 2012
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Hospice caregiver depression: the evidence surrounding the greatest pain of all. J Soc Work End Life Palliat Care (2013) 0.92
Why is high-quality research on palliative care so hard to do? Barriers to improved research from a survey of palliative care researchers. J Palliat Med (2014) 0.89
Health Literacy and Health-Related Quality of Life Among a Population-Based Sample of Cancer Patients. J Health Commun (2015) 0.80
Identifying Key Priorities for Future Palliative Care Research Using an Innovative Analytic Approach. Am J Public Health (2015) 0.79
Reaction to Caregiving by Hospice Caregivers Upon Enrollment. Am J Hosp Palliat Care (2014) 0.78
Hospice Family Caregiver Involvement in Care Plan Meetings: A Mixed-Methods Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Hosp Palliat Care (2016) 0.77
The Prevalence and Risks for Depression and Anxiety in Hospice Caregivers. J Palliat Med (2016) 0.75
Practice-Based Research Priorities for Palliative Care: Results From a Research-to-Practice Consensus Workshop. Am J Public Health (2015) 0.75
A Qualitative Inquiry on Palliative and End-of-Life Care Policy Reform. J Palliat Med (2016) 0.75
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Effects of a palliative care intervention on clinical outcomes in patients with advanced cancer: the Project ENABLE II randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2009) 7.99
Health care costs in the last week of life: associations with end-of-life conversations. Arch Intern Med (2009) 6.46
The impact of advance care planning on end of life care in elderly patients: randomised controlled trial. BMJ (2010) 5.88
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Efficacy of communication skills training for giving bad news and discussing transitions to palliative care. Arch Intern Med (2007) 5.23
Efficacy of a Cancer Research UK communication skills training model for oncologists: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet (2002) 5.17
Association between advance directives and quality of end-of-life care: a national study. J Am Geriatr Soc (2007) 4.60
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Evidence for improving palliative care at the end of life: a systematic review. Ann Intern Med (2008) 3.48
Prognosis communication in serious illness: perceptions of older patients, caregivers, and clinicians. J Am Geriatr Soc (2003) 3.13
Toward shared decision making at the end of life in intensive care units: opportunities for improvement. Arch Intern Med (2007) 2.56
Review of the literature on the effects of caring for a patient with cancer. Psychooncology (2010) 2.38
Effectiveness of computer-generated reminders for increasing discussions about advance directives and completion of advance directive forms. A randomized, controlled trial. Ann Intern Med (1998) 2.10
Enhancing communication between oncologists and patients with a computer-based training program: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med (2011) 1.78
Patient knowledge and physician predictions of treatment preferences after discussion of advance directives. J Gen Intern Med (1998) 1.74
NIH State-of-the-Science Conference Statement on improving end-of-life care. NIH Consens State Sci Statements (2007) 1.65
A comparative, retrospective, observational study of the prevalence, availability, and specificity of advance care plans in a county that implemented an advance care planning microsystem. J Am Geriatr Soc (2010) 1.65
Pediatric palliative care patients: a prospective multicenter cohort study. Pediatrics (2011) 1.63
See one, do one, teach one? House staff experience discussing do-not-resuscitate orders. Arch Intern Med (1996) 1.50
How parents of children receiving pediatric palliative care use religion, spirituality, or life philosophy in tough times. J Palliat Med (2011) 1.22
Guiding research in family care: a new approach to oncology caregiving. Psychooncology (2008) 1.16
A randomized trial to improve communication about end-of-life care among patients with COPD. Chest (2011) 1.15
Development of an interactive computer program for advance care planning. Health Expect (2008) 1.12
A review of the literature on multiple symptoms, their predictors, and associated outcomes in patients with advanced cancer. Palliat Support Care (2011) 1.10
An interactive computer program for educating and counseling patients about genetic susceptibility to breast cancer. J Cancer Educ (1997) 1.09
Improving completion of advance directives in the primary care setting: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Med (2004) 1.03
Time course and characteristics of symptom distress and quality of life at the end of life. J Pain Symptom Manage (2007) 1.02
Racial differences in end-of-life planning: why don't Blacks and Latinos prepare for the inevitable?. Omega (Westport) (2011) 1.00
Effects of coaching patients with lung cancer to report cancer pain. West J Nurs Res (2010) 0.97
The model of Palliative Care in the perinatal setting: a review of the literature. BMC Pediatr (2012) 0.97
Predictors of Quality of Life in Elderly Hospice Patients with Cancer. J Hosp Palliat Nurs (2011) 0.93
Clinical decision support technology to increase advance care planning in the primary care setting. Am J Hosp Palliat Care (2010) 0.91
Searching for "the dying point:" providers' experiences with palliative care in pediatric acute care. Pediatr Nurs (2007) 0.90
Interdisciplinary interventions to improve pediatric palliative care and reduce health care professional suffering. J Palliat Med (2006) 0.89
Quality of life for children with life-limiting and life-threatening illnesses: description and evaluation of a regional, collaborative model for pediatric palliative care. Am J Hosp Palliat Care (2010) 0.89
Spirituality of parents of children in palliative care. J Palliat Med (2011) 0.89
Professional partners supporting family caregivers. Am J Nurs (2008) 0.87
Evidence-based approaches to pain in advanced cancer. Cancer J (2010) 0.86
Nurses' use of palliative care practices in the acute care setting. J Prof Nurs (2001) 0.86
Hospice utilization and end-of-life care decision making of African Americans. Am J Hosp Palliat Care (2010) 0.85
Use of Theoretical Frameworks as a Pragmatic Guide for Mixed Methods Studies: A Methodological Necessity? J Mix Methods Res (2011) 0.83
Variation in pain medication use in end-of-life care. J Palliat Med (2010) 0.81
Conducting outcomes research in pediatric palliative care. Am J Hosp Palliat Care (2010) 0.80
Prevalence of life-threatening conditions in children. Am J Hosp Palliat Care (2010) 0.77
A communication strategy and brochure for relatives of patients dying in the ICU. N Engl J Med (2007) 10.13
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Barriers and facilitators to end-of-life care communication for patients with COPD. Chest (2005) 2.23
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
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
Effectiveness of screening examinations to detect unrecognized exercise-induced bronchoconstriction. J Pediatr (2002) 1.96
Using quality of life to predict hospitalization and mortality in patients with obstructive lung diseases. Chest (2002) 1.83
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
Integrating palliative care for liver transplant candidates: "too well for transplant, too sick for life". JAMA (2006) 1.80
Establishing an evidence base for physician-family communication and shared decision making in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Med (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
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
Predictors of symptoms of posttraumatic stress and depression in family members after patient death in the ICU. Chest (2009) 1.74
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
Integrating palliative care in the surgical and trauma intensive care unit: a report from the Improving Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit (IPAL-ICU) Project Advisory Board and the Center to Advance Palliative Care. Crit Care Med (2012) 1.58
Quality of dying and death in two medical ICUs: perceptions of family and clinicians. Chest (2005) 1.53
Integrating Palliative Care Into the Care of Neurocritically Ill Patients: A Report From the Improving Palliative Care in the ICU Project Advisory Board and the Center to Advance Palliative Care. Crit Care Med (2015) 1.50
The association of spiritual care providers' activities with family members' satisfaction with care after a death in the ICU*. Crit Care Med (2014) 1.49
A multifaceted intervention to improve compliance with process measures for ICU clinician communication with ICU patients and families. Crit Care Med (2013) 1.48
Proposed quality measures for palliative care in the critically ill: a consensus from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Critical Care Workgroup. Crit Care Med (2006) 1.48
American College of Chest Physicians consensus statement on the management of dyspnea in patients with advanced lung or heart disease. Chest (2010) 1.46
A multicenter study of key stakeholders' perspectives on communicating with surrogates about prognosis in intensive care units. Ann Am Thorac Soc (2015) 1.46
Nonconsented human immunodeficiency virus testing among critically ill patients: intensivists' practices and the influence of state laws. Arch Intern Med (2007) 1.42
Year in review in Intensive Care Medicine 2011. II. Cardiovascular, infections, pneumonia and sepsis, critical care organization and outcome, education, ultrasonography, metabolism and coagulation. Intensive Care Med (2012) 1.39
Expressions of nonabandonment during the intensive care unit family conference. J Palliat Med (2005) 1.38
The ethical conduct of clinical research involving critically ill patients in the United States and Canada: principles and recommendations. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2004) 1.36
Integrating palliative and critical care: description of an intervention. Crit Care Med (2006) 1.34
Psychometric characteristics of a quality of communication questionnaire assessing communication about end-of-life care. J Palliat Med (2006) 1.33
Lung allocation score for lung transplantation: impact on disease severity and survival. Chest (2007) 1.33
An official American Thoracic Society systematic review: the association between health insurance status and access, care delivery, and outcomes for patients who are critically ill. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2010) 1.32
The Quality of Dying and Death Questionnaire (QODD): empirical domains and theoretical perspectives. J Pain Symptom Manage (2009) 1.31
Differences in health care utilization at the end of life among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and patients with lung cancer. Arch Intern Med (2006) 1.30
The language of prognostication in intensive care units. Med Decis Making (2008) 1.29
Potential for response bias in family surveys about end-of-life care in the ICU. Chest (2009) 1.27
Life support for patients without a surrogate decision maker: who decides? Ann Intern Med (2007) 1.27
Family member satisfaction with end-of-life decision making in the ICU. Chest (2008) 1.26
Association between inhaled beta-agonists and the risk of unstable angina and myocardial infarction. Chest (2002) 1.26
Transitions regarding palliative and end-of-life care in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or advanced cancer: themes identified by patients, families, and clinicians. J Palliat Med (2008) 1.25
Perceptions of cost constraints, resource limitations, and rationing in United States intensive care units: results of a national survey. Crit Care Med (2008) 1.23
International differences in end-of-life attitudes in the intensive care unit: results of a survey. Arch Intern Med (2005) 1.22
Alterations during medical interpretation of ICU family conferences that interfere with or enhance communication. Chest (2008) 1.21
Narcotic and benzodiazepine use after withdrawal of life support: association with time to death? Chest (2004) 1.21
An official American Thoracic Society policy statement: pay-for-performance in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2010) 1.20
Duration of withdrawal of life support in the intensive care unit and association with family satisfaction. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2008) 1.18
Empathy and life support decisions in intensive care units. J Gen Intern Med (2008) 1.18
Quality of dying in the ICU: ratings by family members. Chest (2005) 1.16
Communication about end-of-life care between language-discordant patients and clinicians: insights from medical interpreters. J Palliat Med (2005) 1.16
Integrating Palliative Care in the ICU: The Nurse in a Leading Role. J Hosp Palliat Nurs (2011) 1.15
An official American Thoracic Society/American Association of Critical-Care Nurses/American College of Chest Physicians/Society of Critical Care Medicine policy statement: the Choosing Wisely® Top 5 list in Critical Care Medicine. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2014) 1.15
A randomized trial to improve communication about end-of-life care among patients with COPD. Chest (2011) 1.15
Agreement among family members in their assessment of the Quality of Dying and Death. J Pain Symptom Manage (2004) 1.14
Integrating values and consumer involvement in guidelines with the patient at the center: article 8 in Integrating and coordinating efforts in COPD guideline development. An official ATS/ERS workshop report. Proc Am Thorac Soc (2012) 1.12
Year in review in Intensive Care Medicine 2014: III. Severe infections, septic shock, healthcare-associated infections, highly resistant bacteria, invasive fungal infections, severe viral infections, Ebola virus disease and paediatrics. Intensive Care Med (2015) 1.12
Patient-clinician communication: associations with important health outcomes among veterans with COPD. Chest (2010) 1.11
Physicians' interactions with health care teams and systems in the care of dying patients: perspectives of dying patients, family members, and health care professionals. J Pain Symptom Manage (2003) 1.11
The changing role of palliative care in the ICU. Crit Care Med (2014) 1.10
Ethnic and gender differences in willingness among high school students to donate organs. J Adolesc Health (2006) 1.10
Cost savings vary by length of stay for inpatients receiving palliative care consultation services. J Palliat Med (2013) 1.07
Dying patients' need for emotional support and personalized care from physicians: perspectives of patients with terminal illness, families, and health care providers. J Pain Symptom Manage (2003) 1.07
Resilience and psychosocial outcomes in parents of children with cancer. Pediatr Blood Cancer (2013) 1.06
Beta-blockers as single-agent therapy for hypertension and the risk of mortality among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Med (2004) 1.06
A good death: a qualitative study of patients with advanced AIDS. AIDS Care (2002) 1.05
Correspondence between patients' preferences and surrogates' understandings for dying and death. J Pain Symptom Manage (2005) 1.05