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Jean S Kutner

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1 Effect of Spanish interpretation method on patient satisfaction in an urban walk-in clinic. J Gen Intern Med 2002 2.55
2 Brief communication: Management of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in hospice: A nationwide survey. Ann Intern Med 2010 1.98
3 Caring for cancer survivors: a survey of primary care physicians. Cancer 2009 1.92
4 Symptoms, depression, and quality of life in patients with heart failure. J Card Fail 2007 1.77
5 Health care for older Americans with multiple chronic conditions: a research agenda. J Am Geriatr Soc 2007 1.65
6 A strategy to advance the evidence base in palliative medicine: formation of a palliative care research cooperative group. J Palliat Med 2010 1.64
7 Symptom burden, depression, and spiritual well-being: a comparison of heart failure and advanced cancer patients. J Gen Intern Med 2009 1.62
8 Patient preference in the decision to place implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. Arch Intern Med 2012 1.53
9 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
10 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
11 Estimation of confusion prevalence in hospice patients. J Palliat Med 2002 1.40
12 Hospice pharmaceutical cost trends. Am J Hosp Palliat Care 2004 1.40
13 Palliative care education: an intervention to improve medical residents' knowledge and attitudes. J Palliat Med 2003 1.35
14 Focus group findings about the influence of culture on communication preferences in end-of-life care. J Gen Intern Med 2005 1.32
15 A practical tool to identify patients who may benefit from a palliative approach: the CARING criteria. J Pain Symptom Manage 2006 1.25
16 Exploring the generalist-subspecialist interface in internal medicine. Am J Med 2006 1.17
17 Patient and cardiologist perceptions on decision making for implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: a qualitative study. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2011 1.16
18 Developing the evidence base for palliative care: formation of the palliative care research cooperative and its first trial. Hosp Pract (1995) 2010 1.14
19 Hospices' preparation and practices for quality measurement. J Pain Symptom Manage 2010 1.14
20 Patient navigation: a culturally competent strategy to address disparities in palliative care. J Palliat Med 2007 1.12
21 Developing quality indicators for cancer end-of-life care: proceedings from a national symposium. Cancer 2009 1.05
22 Giving voice to patients' and family caregivers' needs in chronic heart failure: implications for palliative care programs. J Palliat Med 2011 1.03
23 Regional variation in the use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators for primary prevention: results from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2010 1.01
24 Discontinuation of statins in routine care settings. Ann Intern Med 2013 1.00
25 The spectrum of community-based hospitalist practice: a call to tailor internal medicine residency training. Arch Intern Med 2007 1.00
26 Nonurgent use of the emergency department. J Ambul Care Manage 2008 0.99
27 Defining the role of palliative care in older adults with heart failure. Int J Cardiol 2007 0.99
28 Palliative care clinical research networks, a requirement for evidence-based palliative care: time for coordinated action. J Palliat Med 2007 0.96
29 A significant milestone for palliative care: imperative for dissemination and implementation research. J Palliat Med 2011 0.95
30 Outpatient palliative care for chronic heart failure: a case series. J Palliat Med 2011 0.95
31 Tell Us™: a Web-based tool for improving communication among patients, families, and providers in hospice and palliative care through systematic data specification, collection, and use. J Pain Symptom Manage 2011 0.95
32 Feasibility and acceptability of a decision aid designed for people facing advanced or terminal illness: a pilot randomized trial. Health Expect 2011 0.92
33 Hospice care for heart failure patients. J Pain Symptom Manage 2005 0.90
34 Quality of care for in-hospital stroke: analysis of a statewide registry. Stroke 2010 0.90
35 Regional variations in physicians' attitudes and recommendations surrounding implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. J Card Fail 2011 0.89
36 A framework for assessing quality indicators for cancer care at the end of life. J Pain Symptom Manage 2009 0.89
37 Palliative Care and Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Circulation 2016 0.87
38 Recruiting for research in hospice: feasibility of a research screening protocol. J Palliat Med 2004 0.86
39 Linking nursing home working conditions to organizational performance. Health Care Manage Rev 2005 0.86
40 Making general internal medicine research relevant to the older patient with multiple chronic comorbidities. J Gen Intern Med 2014 0.86
41 General internist communication about sexual function with cancer survivors. J Gen Intern Med 2009 0.85
42 Palliative Care Version 1.2016. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2016 0.85
43 Barriers to quality care for dying patients in rural communities. J Rural Health 2006 0.84
44 Would you be surprised if this patient died?: Preliminary exploration of first and second year residents' approach to care decisions in critically ill patients. BMC Palliat Care 2003 0.84
45 The case for interdepartmental research in primary care. Acad Med 2004 0.84
46 Feasibility of a telephone-based counseling program for informal caregivers of hospice patients. J Palliat Med 2011 0.83
47 Patient and physician perceptions of timely access to care. J Gen Intern Med 2005 0.83
48 Improving patient care through health-promotion outreach. J Ambul Care Manage 2007 0.83
49 Providing massage therapy for people with advanced cancer: what to expect. J Altern Complement Med 2009 0.83
50 Lack of ethnic differences in end-of-life care in the Veterans Health Administration. Am J Hosp Palliat Care 2007 0.83
51 Current use of guidelines, protocols, and care pathways for symptom management in hospice. Am J Hosp Palliat Care 2004 0.82
52 Suffering at the end of life in the setting of low physical symptom distress. J Palliat Med 2006 0.82
53 Barriers to effective symptom management in hospice. J Pain Symptom Manage 2005 0.81
54 Distress among caregivers of phase I trial participants: a cross-sectional study. Support Care Cancer 2014 0.80
55 The use of complementary and alternative medicine therapies by patients with advanced cancer and pain in a hospice setting: a multicentered, descriptive study. J Palliat Med 2009 0.80
56 Money talks: non-monetary incentive and Internet administration fail to increase response rates to a physician survey. J Clin Epidemiol 2009 0.80
57 Healthcare professional education: a unique role for hospices. Am J Hosp Palliat Care 2005 0.80
58 Inconsistencies in opioid equianalgesic ratios: clinical and research implications. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother 2008 0.80
59 Achieving palliative care research efficiency through defining and benchmarking performance metrics. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care 2012 0.78
60 Integrating an end-of-life curriculum into the internal medicine clerkship. J Palliat Med 2002 0.77
61 "They're going to unplug grandma": advance directive discussions and documentation do not decrease survival in patients at baseline lower risk of death. J Hosp Med 2011 0.77
62 Research priorities in geriatric palliative care: nonpain symptoms. J Palliat Med 2013 0.76
63 Considerations in reporting palliative care clinical trials: standardizing information reported and authorship practices. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care 2012 0.76
64 Survey of consumer informatics for palliation and hospice care. Am J Prev Med 2011 0.76
65 Leveraging external resources to grow and sustain your palliative care program: a call to action. J Palliat Med 2011 0.75
66 Assuring quality end-of-life care: imperative to expand the evidence base in concert with growth of the field. J Am Geriatr Soc 2007 0.75
67 Do health insurance plans perpetuate ambiguity about palliative care? J Palliat Med 2008 0.75
68 Multisite studies offer a solution to recruitment challenges in palliative care studies. J Palliat Med 2013 0.75
69 Characteristics associated with higher cost per day or longer length of stay in hospitalized patients who died during the hospitalization or were discharged to hospice. J Hosp Med 2011 0.75
70 Are hospices establishing pre-hospice/palliative care programs? J Palliat Med 2008 0.75
71 Ensuring safe, quality care for hospitalized people with advanced illness, a core obligation for hospitalists. J Hosp Med 2007 0.75