Search Results - "Gelfman, Laura"

Prognostic performance of the Karnofsky Performance Status for predicting in-hospital mortality among unselected patients who receive palliative care consultations by Blum, Moritz, Zeng, Li, Gelfman, Laura P

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Visualizing Multimorbidity in Chronically Ill Populations Using UpSet Plots by Blum, Moritz, Gelfman, Laura P.

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Telemedicine Uptake Among Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Frydman, Julia L, Li, Weixin, Gelfman, Laura P, Liu, Bian

“…Emerging evidence suggests sociodemographic disparities in telemedicine access and use during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for older adults. Older adults…”
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Symptom prevalence in patients with advanced heart failure and its association with quality of life and activities of daily living by Blum, Moritz, McKendrick, Karen, Gelfman, Laura P., Goldstein, Nathan E.

“…Quality of life (QOL) and functional status are two key outcomes for patients with advanced heart failure (HF). We examined the association of eleven symptoms…”
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Palliative Care and End-of-Life Considerations for the Frail Patient by Crooms, Rita C., Gelfman, Laura P.

“…Patients with frailty experience substantial physical and emotional distress related to their condition and face increased morbidity and mortality compared…”
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Palliative Care in Heart Failure: Rationale, Evidence, and Future Priorities by Kavalieratos, Dio, Gelfman, Laura P, Tycon, Laura E, Riegel, Barbara, Bekelman, David B, Ikejiani, Dara Z, Goldstein, Nathan, Kimmel, Stephen E, Bakitas, Marie A, Arnold, Robert M

“…Patients with heart failure (HF) and their families experience stress and suffering from a variety of sources over the course of the HF experience. Palliative…”
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Association of Functional Status and Symptom Severity Among Patients Who Received Palliative Care Consultations by Blum, Moritz, Zeng, Li, Chai, Emily, Gelfman, Laura P

“…The relationship between functional status and the severity of different symptoms in patients with serious illnesses has not been explored in detail. We…”
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Functional Status Changes in Patients Receiving Palliative Care Consult During COVID-19 Pandemic by Xu, Luyi, Zeng, Li, Chai, Emily, Morrison, Rolfe Sean, Gelfman, Laura P.

“…Hospitalized patients with functional impairment have higher symptom burden and mortality. Little is known about how increased patient volume and acuity during…”
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Lessons Learned from an Embedded Palliative Care Model in the Medical Intensive Care Unit by Mehta, Ankita, Krishnasamy, Priya, Chai, Emily, Acquah, Samuel, Lasseigne, Joshua, Newman, Amy, Zeng, Li, Gelfman, Laura P.

“…To describe a physician (MD) and registered nurse (RN) led palliative care consultation team embedded in the medical intensive care unit (MICU). To compare…”
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Palliative Care in Heart Failure Guidelines - A Comparison of the 2021 ESC and the 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guidelines on Heart Failure by Blum, Moritz, Goldstein, Nathan E, Jaarsma, Tiny, Allen, Larry A, Gelfman, Laura P

“…The role of palliative care for patients with heart failure (HF) is discussed in both most recent HF guidelines, the 2021 ESC guideline and the 2022…”
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Palliative Care as Essential to a Hospital System's Pandemic Preparedness Planning: How to Get Ready for the Next Wave by Gelfman, Laura P, Morrison, R Sean, Moreno, Jaison, Chai, Emily

“…The sudden and unprecedented increase in seriously ill patients with COVID-19, coupled with both the lack of core palliative care training and expertise among…”
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The Digital Divide: Do Older Adults with Serious Illness Access Telemedicine? by Frydman, Julia L., Gelfman, Laura P., Goldstein, Nathan E., Kelley, Amy S., Ankuda, Claire K.

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Using Latent Class Analysis to Identify Different Clinical Profiles Among Patients With Advanced Heart Failure by Blum, Moritz, McKendrick, Karen, Gelfman, Laura P., Pinney, Sean P., Goldstein, Nathan E.

“…Although palliative care is guideline-indicated for patients with advanced heart failure (HF), the scarcity of a specialty-trained palliative care workforce…”
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Using Functional Status at the Time of Palliative Care Consult to Identify Opportunities for Earlier Referral by Blum, Moritz, Zeng, Li, Chai, Emily, Morrison, R Sean, Gelfman, Laura P

“…In order to improve early access to palliative care, strategies for monitoring referral practices in real-time are needed. To evaluate how Australia-Modified…”
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Referral Versus Embedded Palliative Care Consultation Among People Hospitalized With Heart Failure: A Report From a Single Center Pilot Program by Bharani, Anup, Mehta, Ankita, Hiensch, Karen, Zeng, Li, Lala, Anuradha, Pinney, Sean, Goldstein, Nathan, Chai, Emily, Gelfman, Laura P.

“…Despite calls for integration into routine heart failure (HF) care, optimal palliative care delivery for people living with HF remains unclear. Describe an…”
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Building a Cardiac Palliative Care Program: A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Ten Program Leaders From Across the United States by Blum, Moritz, Beasley, Amy, Ikejiani, Dara, Goldstein, Nathan E., Bakitas, Marie A., Kavalieratos, Dio, Gelfman, Laura P.

“…Palliative care is guideline-recommended for patients with advanced heart failure (HF). However, studies on how cardiac palliative care is provided in the…”
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Virtual Geritalk: Improving Serious Illness Communication of Clinicians Who Care for Older Adults by Frydman, Julia L., Gelfman, Laura P., Lindenberger, Elizabeth C., Smith, Cardinale B., Berns, Stephen, Kelley, Amy S., Dow, Lindsay A.

“…High quality communication is essential to older adults’ medical decision-making, quality of life, and adjustment to serious illness. Studies have demonstrated…”
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Disparities in the Geographic Distribution of Palliative Care Specialists in 2022 by Frydman, Julia L., McKendrick, Karen, Chen, Yingtong, Wun, Jonathan, Goldstein, Nathan E., Sean Morrison, R., Gelfman, Laura P.

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Improving the Care of Patients With Serious Illness: What Are the Palliative Care Education Needs of Internal Medicine Residents? by Frydman, Julia L., Hauck, Kevin, Lowy, Joseph, Gelfman, Laura P.

“…Background: Hospitalized patients with serious illness have significant symptom burden and face complex medical decisions that often require goals of care…”
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Gender Differences Regarding Palliative Care Consultation Among Persons Hospitalized With Heart Failure by Blum, Moritz, Frydman, Julia L., Zeng, Li, Hiensch, Karen, Abshire Saylor, Martha, Chai, Emily, Lala, Anuradha, Goldstein, Nathan E., Gelfman, Laura P.

“…Palliative care is increasingly recognized as an important aspect of heart failure (HF) management, but data on gender differences regarding palliative care…”
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