Browsing by Author "Mitchell, Susan"
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Associations Between End-of-Life Discussions, Patient Mental Health, Medical Care Near Death, and Caregiver Bereavement Adjustment
Wright, Alexi; Zhang, Baohui; Ray, Alaka; Mack, Jennifer; Trice, Elizabeth; Balboni, Tracy; Mitchell, Susan; Jackson, Vicki; Block, Susan; Maciejewski, Paul; Prigerson, Holly (American Medical Association (AMA), 2008-10-08)Context Talking about death can be difficult. Without evidence that end-of-life (EOL) discussions improve patient outcomes, physicians must balance their desire to honor patient autonomy against a concern that EOL discussions ... -
Hospice Use Following Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation in Older Patients: Results From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry
Kramer, Daniel B.; Reynolds, Matthew R.; Normand, Sharon-Lise; Parzynski, Craig S.; Spertus, John A.; Mor, Vincent; Mitchell, Susan L. (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016)Background— Older recipients of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are at increased risk for short-term mortality in comparison with younger patients. Although hospice use is common among decedents aged >65, ... -
Mortality and Readmission After Cervical Fracture from a Fall in Older Adults: Comparison with Hip Fracture Using National Medicare Data
Cooper, Zara R; Mitchell, Susan Lisa; Lipsitz, Stuart Roger; Harris, Mitchel B; Ayanian, John; Bernacki, Rachelle Emily; Jha, Ashish Kumar (Wiley-Blackwell, 2015)Background Cervical fractures from falls are a potentially lethal injury in older patients. Little is known about their epidemiology and outcomes. Objectives To examine the prevalence of cervical spine fractures ... -
Patient Activity and Survival Following Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation: The ALTITUDE Activity Study
Kramer, Daniel B; Mitchell, Susan L; Monteiro, Joao; Jones, Paul W; Normand, Sharon-Lise; Hayes, David L; Reynolds, Matthew R (John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2015)Background: Physical activity data are collected automatically by implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs). Though these data potentially provide a quantifiable and easily accessible measure of functional status, its ... -
Predictors of Mortality Up to 1 Year After Emergency Major Abdominal Surgery in Older Adults
Cooper, Zara R; Mitchell, Susan Lisa; Gorges, Rebecca J.; Rosenthal, Ronnie A.; Lipsitz, Stuart Roger; Kelley, Amy P (Wiley-Blackwell, 2015)ackground The number of older patients who undergo emergent major abdominal procedures is expected to increase yet little is known about mortality beyond 30 days after surgery. Objective Identify factors associated ... -
Use of Video to Facilitate End-of-Life Discussions With Patients With Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial
El-Jawahri, Areej Raed; Podgurski, Lisa M.; Eichler, April Fitzsimmons; Plotkin, Scott Randall; Temel, Jennifer Sue; Mitchell, Susan Lisa; Chang, Yu Chiao; Barry, Michael John; Volandes, Angelo (American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2010)Purpose To determine whether the use of a goals-of-care video to supplement a verbal description can improve end-of-life decision making for patients with cancer. Methods Fifty participants with malignant glioma ... -
Video Decision Support Tool for Advance Care Planning in Dementia: Randomised Controlled Trial
Abbo, Elmer D; Volandes, Angelo; Paasche-Orlow, Michael K; Barry, Michael John; Gillick, Muriel Ruth; Minaker, Kenneth L.; Chang, Yuchiao; Cook, Earl F.; El-Jawahri, Areej Raed; Mitchell, Susan Lisa (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., 2009)Objective: To evaluate the effect of a video decision support tool on the preferences for future medical care in older people if they develop advanced dementia, and the stability of those preferences after six weeks. Design: ...