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Can Metaphors and Analogies Improve Communication with Seriously Ill Patients?

Casarett D, Pickard A, Fishman JM, Alexander SC, Arnold RM, Pollak KI, Tulsky JA.

J Palliat Med. 2009 Nov 18. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19922170 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Making difficult discussions easier: using prognosis to facilitate transitions to hospice.

Finlay E, Casarett D.

CA Cancer J Clin. 2009 Jul-Aug;59(4):250-63. Epub 2009 Jun 17.PMID: 19535791 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The terrible choice: re-evaluating hospice eligibility criteria for cancer.

Casarett DJ, Fishman JM, Lu HL, O'Dwyer PJ, Barg FK, Naylor MD, Asch DA.

J Clin Oncol. 2009 Feb 20;27(6):953-9. Epub 2008 Dec 29.PMID: 19114698 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Do phase 1 patients have greater needs for palliative care compared with other cancer patients?

Finlay E, Lu HL, Henderson H, O'Dwyer PJ, Casarett DJ.

Cancer. 2009 Jan 15;115(2):446-53.PMID: 19107769 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Race, treatment preferences, and hospice enrollment: eligibility criteria may exclude patients with the greatest needs for care.

Fishman J, O'Dwyer P, Lu HL, Henderson H, Asch DA, Casarett DJ.

Cancer. 2009 Feb 1;115(3):689-97.PMID: 19107761 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Older adults' attitudes toward enrollment of non-competent subjects participating in Alzheimer's research.

Karlawish J, Rubright J, Casarett D, Cary M, Ten Have T, Sankar P.

Am J Psychiatry. 2009 Feb;166(2):182-8. Epub 2008 Oct 15.PMID: 18923066 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Nationwide veterans affairs quality measure for cancer: the family assessment of treatment at end of life.

Finlay E, Shreve S, Casarett D.

J Clin Oncol. 2008 Aug 10;26(23):3838-44. Review.PMID: 18688050 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A nationwide VA palliative care quality measure: the family assessment of treatment at the end of life.

Casarett D, Pickard A, Bailey FA, Ritchie CS, Furman CD, Rosenfeld K, Shreve S, Shea J.

J Palliat Med. 2008 Jan-Feb;11(1):68-75.PMID: 18370895 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

How should we design supportive cancer care? The patient's perspective.

Casarett D, Fishman J, O'Dwyer PJ, Barg FK, Naylor M, Asch DA.

J Clin Oncol. 2008 Mar 10;26(8):1296-301.PMID: 18323553 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Meta-analysis of survival prediction with Palliative Performance Scale.

Downing M, Lau F, Lesperance M, Karlson N, Shaw J, Kuziemsky C, Bernard S, Hanson L, Olajide L, Head B, Ritchie C, Harrold J, Casarett D.

J Palliat Care. 2007 Winter;23(4):245-52; discussion 252-4.PMID: 18251442 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Do palliative consultations improve patient outcomes?

Casarett D, Pickard A, Bailey FA, Ritchie C, Furman C, Rosenfeld K, Shreve S, Chen Z, Shea JA.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 Apr;56(4):593-9. Epub 2008 Jan 16.PMID: 18205757 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Important aspects of end-of-life care among veterans: implications for measurement and quality improvement.

Casarett D, Pickard A, Amos Bailey F, Ritchie C, Furman C, Rosenfeld K, Shreve S, Shea JA.

J Pain Symptom Manage. 2008 Feb;35(2):115-25. Epub 2007 Nov 28.PMID: 18053680 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Increasing access and quality in Department of Veterans Affairs care at the end of life: a lesson in change.

Edes T, Shreve S, Casarett D.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007 Oct;55(10):1645-9.PMID: 17908063 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

How well are we supporting hospice staff? Initial results of the Survey of Team Attitudes and Relationships (STAR) validation study.

Qaseem B, Shea J, Connor SR, Casarett D.

J Pain Symptom Manage. 2007 Oct;34(4):350-8. Epub 2007 Aug 23.PMID: 17716854 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Timing of referral to hospice and quality of care: length of stay and bereaved family members' perceptions of the timing of hospice referral.

Teno JM, Shu JE, Casarett D, Spence C, Rhodes R, Connor S.

J Pain Symptom Manage. 2007 Aug;34(2):120-5. Epub 2007 Jun 21.PMID: 17583469 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Ethical issues in research to improve the management of malignant bowel obstruction: challenges and recommendations.

Laneader A, Angelos P, Ferrell BR, Kolker A, Miner T, Padilla G, Swaney J, Krouse RS, Casarett D.

J Pain Symptom Manage. 2007 Jul;34(1 Suppl):S20-7. Epub 2007 May 25.PMID: 17532176 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The ethics of using quality improvement methods in health care.

Lynn J, Baily MA, Bottrell M, Jennings B, Levine RJ, Davidoff F, Casarett D, Corrigan J, Fox E, Wynia MK, Agich GJ, O'Kane M, Speroff T, Schyve P, Batalden P, Tunis S, Berlinger N, Cronenwett L, Fitzmaurice JM, Dubler NN, James B.

Ann Intern Med. 2007 May 1;146(9):666-73. Epub 2007 Apr 16.PMID: 17438310 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

"I'm not ready for hospice": strategies for timely and effective hospice discussions.

Casarett DJ, Quill TE.

Ann Intern Med. 2007 Mar 20;146(6):443-9.PMID: 17371889 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The median is not the (only) message.

Casarett D.

Ann Intern Med. 2006 Nov 7;145(9):700-1. No abstract available. PMID: 17088585 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

How should nations measure the quality of end-of-life care for older adults? Recommendations for an international minimum data set.

Casarett DJ, Teno J, Higginson I.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006 Nov;54(11):1765-71.PMID: 17087706 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

You won't know if you're improving unless you measure: recommendations for evaluating Hospice-Veteran Partnerships.

Jones D, Edes T, Shreve S, Casarett DJ.

J Pain Symptom Manage. 2006 Nov;32(5):488-96.PMID: 17085275 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Innovation in human research protection: the AbioCor artificial heart trial.

Morreim EH, Webb GE, Gordon HL, Brody B, Casarett D, Rosenfeld K, Sabin J, Lantos JD, Morenz B, Krouse R, Goodman S.

Am J Bioeth. 2006 Sep-Oct;6(5):W6-16. No abstract available. PMID: 16997807 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Understanding and improving hospice enrollment.

Casarett D.

LDI Issue Brief. 2005 Dec-2006 Jan;11(3):1-4.PMID: 16708429 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Are patient preferences for life-sustaining treatment really a barrier to hospice enrollment for older adults with serious illness?

Casarett D, Van Ness PH, O'Leary JR, Fried TR.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006 Mar;54(3):472-8.PMID: 16551315 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Mass media and medicine: when the most trusted media mislead.

Fishman JM, Casarett D.

Mayo Clin Proc. 2006 Mar;81(3):291-3. No abstract available. PMID: 16529129 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Ethical considerations in end-of-life care and research.

Casarett D.

J Palliat Med. 2005;8 Suppl 1:S148-60. Review.PMID: 16499463 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Epidemiology and prognosis of coma in daytime television dramas.

Casarett D, Fishman JM, MacMoran HJ, Pickard A, Asch DA.

BMJ. 2005 Dec 24;331(7531):1537-9.PMID: 16373744 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Appropriate use of artificial nutrition and hydration--fundamental principles and recommendations.

Casarett D, Kapo J, Caplan A.

N Engl J Med. 2005 Dec 15;353(24):2607-12. No abstract available. PMID: 16354899 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Ethics forum. 75-year-old man has end-stage prostate cancer with metastases to bone.

Rich BA, Casarett D, Battin MP.

Pain Med. 2005 Nov-Dec;6(6):459-63. No abstract available. PMID: 16336483 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Would caregivers of Alzheimer disease patients involve their relative in a decision to use an AD-slowing medication?

Hirschman KB, Joyce CM, James BD, Xie SX, Casarett DJ, Karlawish JH.

Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2005 Nov;13(11):1014-21.PMID: 16286446 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

How well are we caring for caregivers? Prevalence of grief-related symptoms and need for bereavement support among long-term care staff.

Rickerson EM, Somers C, Allen CM, Lewis B, Strumpf N, Casarett DJ.

J Pain Symptom Manage. 2005 Sep;30(3):227-33.PMID: 16183006 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Improving the use of hospice services in nursing homes: a randomized controlled trial.

Casarett D, Karlawish J, Morales K, Crowley R, Mirsch T, Asch DA.

JAMA. 2005 Jul 13;294(2):211-7.PMID: 16014595 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

"Lost to follow-up": ethnic disparities in continuity of hospice care at the end of life.

Kapo J, MacMoran H, Casarett D.

J Palliat Med. 2005 Jun;8(3):603-8.PMID: 15992202 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Are we referring patients to hospice too late? Patients' and families' opinions.

Kapo J, Harrold J, Carroll JT, Rickerson E, Casarett D.

J Palliat Med. 2005 Jun;8(3):521-7.PMID: 15992193 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Is the palliative performance scale a useful predictor of mortality in a heterogeneous hospice population?

Harrold J, Rickerson E, Carroll JT, McGrath J, Morales K, Kapo J, Casarett D.

J Palliat Med. 2005 Jun;8(3):503-9.PMID: 15992191 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The ability of persons with Alzheimer disease (AD) to make a decision about taking an AD treatment.

Karlawish JH, Casarett DJ, James BD, Xie SX, Kim SY.

Neurology. 2005 May 10;64(9):1514-9.PMID: 15883310 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Timing of hospice referral and families' perceptions of services: are earlier hospice referrals better?

Rickerson E, Harrold J, Kapo J, Carroll JT, Casarett D.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005 May;53(5):819-23.PMID: 15877557 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The future of the palliative medicine fellowship.

Casarett DJ.

J Palliat Med. 2000 Summer;3(2):151-5.PMID: 15859741 [PubMed]Related articles

Recruiting for research in hospice: feasibility of a research screening protocol.

Casarett D, Kassner CT, Kutner JS.

J Palliat Med. 2004 Dec;7(6):854-60.PMID: 15684853 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Making difficult decisions about hospice enrollment: what do patients and families want to know?

Casarett D, Crowley R, Stevenson C, Xie S, Teno J.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005 Feb;53(2):249-54.PMID: 15673348 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

What is the risk of distress in palliative care survey research?

Takesaka J, Crowley R, Casarett D.

J Pain Symptom Manage. 2004 Dec;28(6):593-8.PMID: 15589084 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Breaking the news: a survey of ALS patients and their caregivers.

McCluskey L, Casarett D, Siderowf A.

Amyotroph Lateral Scler Other Motor Neuron Disord. 2004 Sep;5(3):131-5.PMID: 15512900 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

How should clinicians describe hospice to patients and families?

Casarett DJ, Crowley RL, Hirschman KB.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004 Nov;52(11):1923-8.PMID: 15507073 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Are depressed patients more likely to share health care decisions with others?

Collins M, Crowley R, Karlawish JH, Casarett DJ.

J Palliat Med. 2004 Aug;7(4):527-32.PMID: 15353096 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Working to improve palliative care trials.

Kapo J, Casarett D.

J Palliat Med. 2004 Jun;7(3):395-7. No abstract available. PMID: 15265345 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Beyond informed consent: the ethical design of pain research.

Casarett DJ, Karlawish J.

Pain Med. 2001 Jun;2(2):138-46.PMID: 15102303 [PubMed]Related articles

Designing pain research from the patient's perspective: what trial end points are important to patients with chronic pain?

Casarett D, Karlawish J, Sankar P, Hirschman K, Asch DA.

Pain Med. 2001 Dec;2(4):309-16.PMID: 15102235 [PubMed]Related articles

Empirical assessment of whether moderate payments are undue or unjust inducements for participation in clinical trials.

Halpern SD, Karlawish JH, Casarett D, Berlin JA, Asch DA.

Arch Intern Med. 2004 Apr 12;164(7):801-3.PMID: 15078651 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Physical functioning, depression, and preferences for treatment at the end of life: the Johns Hopkins Precursors Study.

Straton JB, Wang NY, Meoni LA, Ford DE, Klag MJ, Casarett D, Gallo JJ.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004 Apr;52(4):577-82.PMID: 15066074 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Palliative care research: issues and opportunities.

Krouse RS, Rosenfeld KE, Grant M, Aziz N, Byock I, Sloan J, Casarett D.

Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2004 Mar;13(3):337-9. No abstract available. PMID: 15006905 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article