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The care planning umbrella: The evolution of advance care planning by Hickman, Susan E, Lum, Hillary D, Walling, Anne M, Savoy, April, Sudore, Rebecca L

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Care Consistency with Documented Care Preferences: Methodologic Considerations for Implementing the Measuring What Matters Quality Indicator by Unroe, Kathleen T., MD, MHA, Hickman, Susan E., PhD, Torke, Alexia M., MD, MS

“…Abstract A basic tenet of palliative care is discerning patient treatment preferences and then honoring these preferences, reflected by the inclusion of “Care…”
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Pain trajectories of nursing home residents by Cole, Connie S., Carpenter, Janet S., Blackburn, Justin, Chen, Chen X., Jones, Bobby L., Hickman, Susan E.

“…Background Understanding changes in nursing home (NH) resident pain over time would provide a more informed perspective, allowing opportunities to alter the…”
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Facility and resident characteristics associated with variation in nursing home transfers: evidence from the OPTIMISTIC demonstration project by Blackburn, Justin, Balio, Casey P, Carnahan, Jennifer L, Fowler, Nicole R, Hickman, Susan E, Sachs, Greg A, Tu, Wanzhu, Unroe, Kathleen T

“…Abstract Background Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) funded demonstration project to evaluate financial incentives for nursing facilities…”
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Mindfulness to enhance quality of life and support advance care planning: a pilot randomized controlled trial for adults with advanced cancer and their family caregivers by Mosher, Catherine E, Beck-Coon, Kathleen A, Wu, Wei, Lewson, Ashley B, Stutz, Patrick V, Brown, Linda F, Tang, Qing, Helft, Paul R, Levoy, Kristin, Hickman, Susan E, Johns, Shelley A

“…Patients with advanced cancer and family caregivers often use avoidant coping strategies, such as delaying advance care planning discussions, which contribute…”
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High-Intensity Environmental Light in Dementia: Effect on Sleep and Activity by Sloane, Philip D., Williams, Christianna S., Mitchell, C. Madeline, Preisser, John S., Wood, Wendy, Barrick, Ann Louise, Hickman, Susan E., Gill, Karminder S., Connell, Bettye Rose, Edinger, Jack, Zimmerman, Sheryl

“…OBJECTIVES: To determine whether high‐intensity ambient light in public areas of long‐term care facilities will improve sleeping patterns and circadian rhythms…”
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Use of the Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Program in the Clinical Setting: A Systematic Review of the Literature by Hickman, Susan E., Keevern, Elisabeth, Hammes, Bernard J.

“…The Physician Orders for Life‐Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form is a palliative care tool that contains standardized, actionable medical orders. It is designed…”
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Controversies About Advance Care Planning by Sudore, Rebecca L, Hickman, Susan E, Walling, Anne M

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What Clinicians and Researchers Should Know About the Evolving Field of Advance Care Planning: a Narrative Review by McMahan, Ryan D., Hickman, Susan E., Sudore, Rebecca L.

“…Advance care planning (ACP) has been recognized as crucial by patients, families, and clinicians; however, different definitions and measurements have led to…”
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Evaluation of medical therapies in the nursing home population: Gaps, challenges, and next steps by Unroe, Kathleen T, Saliba, Debra, Hickman, Susan E, Zimmerman, Sheryl, Levy, Cari, Gurwitz, Jerry

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Hospice Use Among Nursing Home Patients by Unroe, Kathleen Tschantz, MD, MHA, Sachs, Greg A., MD, Hickman, Susan E., PhD, Stump, Timothy E., MA, Tu, Wanzhu, PhD, Callahan, Christopher M., MD

“…Abstract Objectives Among hospice patients who lived in nursing homes, we sought to: (1) report trends in hospice use over time, (2) describe factors…”
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A Research Agenda for Communication Between Health Care Professionals and Patients Living With Serious Illness by Tulsky, James A, Beach, Mary Catherine, Butow, Phyllis N, Hickman, Susan E, Mack, Jennifer W, Morrison, R Sean, Street, Jr, Richard L, Sudore, Rebecca L, White, Douglas B, Pollak, Kathryn I

“…Poor communication by health care professionals contributes to physical and psychological suffering in patients living with serious illness. Patients may not…”
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Factors influencing clinician decision‐making about POLST use with nursing facility residents: A qualitative study by Cole, Connie S., Lum, Hillary D., Hickman, Susan E.

“…Background National POLST guidance indicates POLST is intended for individuals at risk of life‐threatening clinical events due to serious illness. Even though…”
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Preparation Matters: What We Can Learn From an Olympic Swimmer About the Value of Advance Care Planning Interventions by Hickman, Susan E., Lum, Hillary D.

“…In 2008, Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps broke a world record under unthinkably challenging circumstances-his goggles filled with water early in the race, and…”
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Realizing the Promise of Advance Care Planning Will Require Health System Accountability to Quality Standards by Hickman, Susan E, Fromme, Erik K

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Don't Throw the Baby Out With the Bathwater: Meta-Analysis of Advance Care Planning and End-of-life Cancer Care by Levoy, Kristin, Sullivan, Suzanne S., Chittams, Jesse, Myers, Ruth L., Hickman, Susan E., Meghani, Salimah H.

“…There is ongoing discourse about the impact of advance care planning (ACP) on end-of-life (EOL) care. No meta-analysis exists to clarify ACP's impact on…”
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Perspectives of Nursing Home Staff in Advance Care Planning Conversations: Experiences from the APPROACHES Project by Unroe, Kathleen T., Lum, Hillary D., Hickman, Susan E.

“…Advance care planning (ACP) is considered a best practice in the nursing home setting; however, there is a lack of consistency in the training of nursing home…”
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The Patient–Doctor Relationship and Online Social Networks: Results of a National Survey by Bosslet, Gabriel T., Torke, Alexia M., Hickman, Susan E., Terry, Colin L., Helft, Paul R.

“…ABSTRACT BACKGROUND The use of online social networks (OSNs) among physicians and physicians-in-training, the extent of patient–doctor interactions within…”
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The Complexity of Determining Whether a Nursing Home Transfer Is Avoidable at Time of Transfer by Unroe, Kathleen T., Carnahan, Jennifer L., Hickman, Susan E., Sachs, Greg A., Hass, Zachary, Arling, Greg

“…Objectives To describe the relationship between nursing facility resident risk conditions and signs and symptoms at time of acute transfer and diagnosis of…”
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JPSM Controversies in Palliative Care: "What is the Most Important, Measurable Goal of Serious Illness Conversations in the Ambulatory Setting?" by Arnold, Robert M, Levoy, Kristin, Hickman, Susan E, Jawahri, Areej El, Jackson, Vicki, Tulsky, James A

“…There is widespread agreement that clinicians should talk to seriously ill patients and their families about their illnesses. However, advance directives as a…”
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