2024
Prognostic Understanding, Goals of Care, and Quality of Life in Hospitalized Patients with Leukemia or Multiple Myeloma
Shimer S, Allen O, Yang C, Canavan M, Westvold S, Kim N, Morillo J, Parker T, Wallace N, Smith C, Adelson K. Prognostic Understanding, Goals of Care, and Quality of Life in Hospitalized Patients with Leukemia or Multiple Myeloma. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2024, 27: 879-887. PMID: 38990245, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2023.0530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGoals of carePrognostic awarenessQuality of lifeIllness understandingPrognostic understandingMultiple myelomaHematologic malignanciesAcute leukemiaFaith-based responseInformed treatment choicesChi-square testCohort of patientsLikelihood ratio chi-square testMount Sinai HospitalTreatment goalsMM cohortSinai HospitalCarePatient populationTreatment choiceHospitalized patientsHematologistsAssess discordanceLeukemiaPatients
2015
Has Hospice Use Changed? 2000–2010 Utilization Patterns
Aldridge MD, Canavan M, Cherlin E, Bradley EH. Has Hospice Use Changed? 2000–2010 Utilization Patterns. Medical Care 2015, 53: 95-101. PMID: 25373406, PMCID: PMC4262565, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospice enrollmentHospice useHospice usersShort hospice enrollmentLong enrollment periodsUtilization patternsDiverse patient populationsCross-sectional analysisHospice disenrollmentHospice referralNoncancer diagnosesMultivariable analysisPatient populationMedicare decedentsEnrollment periodMedicare hospiceHospicePatientsSubstantial proportionHospice characteristicsEnrollmentDeathLonger enrollmentPast decadeReferral