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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

Oncologist patient-centered communication with patients with advanced cancer: Exploring whether race or socioeconomic status matter.

Pollak K, Alexander SC, Grambow SC, Tulsky JA.

Palliat Med. 2009 Nov 12. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID: 19910397 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Surviving critical illness: acute respiratory distress syndrome as experienced by patients and their caregivers.

Cox CE, Docherty SL, Brandon DH, Whaley C, Attix DK, Clay AS, Dore DV, Hough CL, White DB, Tulsky JA.

Crit Care Med. 2009 Oct;37(10):2702-8.PMID: 19865004 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Do patient attributes predict oncologist empathic responses and patient perceptions of empathy?

Pollak KI, Arnold R, Alexander SC, Jeffreys AS, Olsen MK, Abernethy AP, Rodriguez KL, Tulsky JA.

Support Care Cancer. 2009 Oct 18. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19838742 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Racial differences in self-reported exposure to information about hospice care.

Johnson KS, Kuchibhatla M, Tulsky JA.

J Palliat Med. 2009 Oct;12(10):921-7.PMID: 19807237 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Expectations and outcomes of prolonged mechanical ventilation.

Cox CE, Martinu T, Sathy SJ, Clay AS, Chia J, Gray AL, Olsen MK, Govert JA, Carson SS, Tulsky JA.

Crit Care Med. 2009 Nov;37(11):2888-94; quiz 2904.PMID: 19770733 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Primary care physicians' discussions of weight-related topics with overweight and obese adolescents: results from the Teen CHAT Pilot study.

Pollak KI, Alexander SC, Østbye T, Lyna P, Tulsky JA, Dolor RJ, Coffman C, Namenek Brouwer RJ, Esoimeme I, Manusov JR, Bravender T.

J Adolesc Health. 2009 Aug;45(2):205-7. Epub 2009 Apr 22.PMID: 19628149 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Is a home-care network necessary to access the Medicare hospice benefit?

Van Houtven CH, Taylor DH Jr, Steinhauser K, Tulsky JA.

J Palliat Med. 2009 Aug;12(8):687-94.PMID: 19591625 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

How oncologists and their patients with advanced cancer communicate about health-related quality of life.

Rodriguez KL, Bayliss N, Alexander SC, Jeffreys AS, Olsen MK, Pollak KI, Kennifer SL, Tulsky JA, Arnold RM.

Psychooncology. 2009 May 15. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19449348 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Humanism in oncology. What makes education in communication transformative?

Back AL, Arnold RM, Baile WF, Tulsky JA, Fryer-Edwards K.

J Cancer Educ. 2009;24(2):160-2. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 19431035 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Use of and reactions to a tailored CD-ROM designed to enhance oncologist-patient communication: the SCOPE trial intervention.

Skinner CS, Pollak KI, Farrell D, Olsen MK, Jeffreys AS, Tulsky JA.

Patient Educ Couns. 2009 Oct;77(1):90-6. Epub 2009 Mar 24.PMID: 19321287 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Faculty development to change the paradigm of communication skills teaching in oncology.

Back AL, Arnold RM, Baile WF, Tulsky JA, Barley GE, Pea RD, Fryer-Edwards KA.

J Clin Oncol. 2009 Mar 1;27(7):1137-41. Epub 2009 Jan 26. No abstract available. PMID: 19171703 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Fertility patients' views about frozen embryo disposition: results of a multi-institutional U.S. survey.

Lyerly AD, Steinhauser K, Voils C, Namey E, Alexander C, Bankowski B, Cook-Deegan R, Dodson WC, Gates E, Jungheim ES, McGovern PG, Myers ER, Osborn B, Schlaff W, Sugarman J, Tulsky JA, Walmer D, Faden RR, Wallach E.

Fertil Steril. 2008 Dec 2. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19061998 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Negative emotions in cancer care: do oncologists' responses depend on severity and type of emotion?

Kennifer SL, Alexander SC, Pollak KI, Jeffreys AS, Olsen MK, Rodriguez KL, Arnold RM, Tulsky JA.

Patient Educ Couns. 2009 Jul;76(1):51-6. Epub 2008 Nov 28.PMID: 19041211 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Do preparation and life completion discussions improve functioning and quality of life in seriously ill patients? Pilot randomized control trial.

Steinhauser KE, Alexander SC, Byock IR, George LK, Olsen MK, Tulsky JA.

J Palliat Med. 2008 Nov;11(9):1234-40.PMID: 19021487 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

What explains racial differences in the use of advance directives and attitudes toward hospice care?

Johnson KS, Kuchibhatla M, Tulsky JA.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 Oct;56(10):1953-8. Epub 2008 Sep 2.PMID: 18771455 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Discordance between patient-predicted and model-predicted life expectancy among ambulatory patients with heart failure.

Allen LA, Yager JE, Funk MJ, Levy WC, Tulsky JA, Bowers MT, Dodson GC, O'Connor CM, Felker GM.

JAMA. 2008 Jun 4;299(21):2533-42.PMID: 18523222 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Racial differences in hospice revocation to pursue aggressive care.

Johnson KS, Kuchibhatla M, Tanis D, Tulsky JA.

Arch Intern Med. 2008 Jan 28;168(2):218-24.PMID: 18227371 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Characterizing hospice discharge patterns in a nationally representative sample of the elderly, 1993-2000.

Taylor DH Jr, Steinhauser K, Tulsky JA, Rattliff J, Van Houtven CH.

Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2008 Feb-Mar;25(1):9-15. Epub 2008 Jan 15.PMID: 18198361 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Patient-oncologist communication in advanced cancer: predictors of patient perception of prognosis.

Robinson TM, Alexander SC, Hays M, Jeffreys AS, Olsen MK, Rodriguez KL, Pollak KI, Abernethy AP, Arnold R, Tulsky JA.

Support Care Cancer. 2008 Sep;16(9):1049-57. Epub 2008 Jan 15.PMID: 18196288 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Oncologist communication about emotion during visits with patients with advanced cancer.

Pollak KI, Arnold RM, Jeffreys AS, Alexander SC, Olsen MK, Abernethy AP, Sugg Skinner C, Rodriguez KL, Tulsky JA.

J Clin Oncol. 2007 Dec 20;25(36):5748-52.PMID: 18089870 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

"What concerns me is..." Expression of emotion by advanced cancer patients during outpatient visits.

Anderson WG, Alexander SC, Rodriguez KL, Jeffreys AS, Olsen MK, Pollak KI, Tulsky JA, Arnold RM.

Support Care Cancer. 2008 Jul;16(7):803-11. Epub 2007 Oct 25.PMID: 17960430 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Measuring the quality of dying in long-term care.

Munn JC, Zimmerman S, Hanson LC, Williams CS, Sloane PD, Clipp EC, Tulsky JA, Steinhauser KE.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007 Sep;55(9):1371-9.PMID: 17915342 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Communication strategies and cultural issues in the delivery of bad news.

Barclay JS, Blackhall LJ, Tulsky JA.

J Palliat Med. 2007 Aug;10(4):958-77. Review.PMID: 17803420 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Provider-patient communication about antidepressants among veterans with mental health conditions.

Sleath B, Tulsky JA, Peck BM, Thorpe J.

Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2007 Mar;5(1):9-17.PMID: 17608243 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

What length of hospice use maximizes reduction in medical expenditures near death in the US Medicare program?

Taylor DH Jr, Ostermann J, Van Houtven CH, Tulsky JA, Steinhauser K.

Soc Sci Med. 2007 Oct;65(7):1466-78. Epub 2007 Jun 27.PMID: 17600605 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Racial differences in the growth of noncancer diagnoses among hospice enrollees.

Johnson KS, Kuchibhatla M, Tanis D, Tulsky JA.

J Pain Symptom Manage. 2007 Sep;34(3):286-93. Epub 2007 Jun 7.PMID: 17555922 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Efficacy of communication skills training for giving bad news and discussing transitions to palliative care.

Back AL, Arnold RM, Baile WF, Fryer-Edwards KA, Alexander SC, Barley GE, Gooley TA, Tulsky JA.

Arch Intern Med. 2007 Mar 12;167(5):453-60.PMID: 17353492 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Behind closed doors: management of patient expectations in primary care practices.

Keitz SA, Stechuchak KM, Grambow SC, Koropchak CM, Tulsky JA.

Arch Intern Med. 2007 Mar 12;167(5):445-52.PMID: 17353491 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Studying communication in oncologist-patient encounters: the SCOPE Trial.

Koropchak CM, Pollak KI, Arnold RM, Alexander SC, Skinner CS, Olsen MK, Jeffreys AS, Rodriguez KL, Abernethy AP, Tulsky JA.

Palliat Med. 2006 Dec;20(8):813-9.PMID: 17148536 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Identifying, recruiting, and retaining seriously-ill patients and their caregivers in longitudinal research.

Steinhauser KE, Clipp EC, Hays JC, Olsen M, Arnold R, Christakis NA, Lindquist JH, Tulsky JA.

Palliat Med. 2006 Dec;20(8):745-54. Review.PMID: 17148529 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A controlled trial of a short course to improve residents' communication with patients at the end of life.

Alexander SC, Keitz SA, Sloane R, Tulsky JA.

Acad Med. 2006 Nov;81(11):1008-12.PMID: 17065871 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Racial differences in next-of-kin participation in an ongoing survey of satisfaction with end-of-life care: a study of a study.

Johnson KS, Elbert-Avila K, Kuchibhatla M, Tulsky JA.

J Palliat Med. 2006 Oct;9(5):1076-85.PMID: 17040145 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Communication at times of transitions: how to help patients cope with loss and re-define hope.

Evans WG, Tulsky JA, Back AL, Arnold RM.

Cancer J. 2006 Sep-Oct;12(5):417-24. Review.PMID: 17034677 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Resident approaches to advance care planning on the day of hospital admission.

Smith AK, Ries AP, Zhang B, Tulsky JA, Prigerson HG, Block SD.

Arch Intern Med. 2006 Aug 14-28;166(15):1597-602.PMID: 16908792 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Reflective teaching practices: an approach to teaching communication skills in a small-group setting.

Fryer-Edwards K, Arnold RM, Baile W, Tulsky JA, Petracca F, Back A.

Acad Med. 2006 Jul;81(7):638-44.PMID: 16799286 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Factors that affect infertility patients' decisions about disposition of frozen embryos.

Lyerly AD, Steinhauser K, Namey E, Tulsky JA, Cook-Deegan R, Sugarman J, Walmer D, Faden R, Wallach E.

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Manualized communication interventions to enhance palliative care research and training: rigorous, testable approaches.

Weiner JS, Arnold RM, Curtis JR, Back AL, Rounsaville B, Tulsky JA.

J Palliat Med. 2006 Apr;9(2):371-81.PMID: 16629567 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Measuring quality of life at the end of life: validation of the QUAL-E.

Steinhauser KE, Clipp EC, Bosworth HB, McNeilly M, Christakis NA, Voils CI, Tulsky JA.

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Interventions to enhance communication among patients, providers, and families.

Tulsky JA.

J Palliat Med. 2005;8 Suppl 1:S95-102. Review.PMID: 16499474 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Is there no place like home? Caregivers recall reasons for and experience upon transfer from home hospice to inpatient facilities.

Evans WG, Cutson TM, Steinhauser KE, Tulsky JA.

J Palliat Med. 2006 Feb;9(1):100-10.PMID: 16430350 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

"Are you at peace?": one item to probe spiritual concerns at the end of life.

Steinhauser KE, Voils CI, Clipp EC, Bosworth HB, Christakis NA, Tulsky JA.

Arch Intern Med. 2006 Jan 9;166(1):101-5.PMID: 16401817 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Ethnic differences in the place of death of elderly hospice enrollees.

Johnson KS, Kuchibhatala M, Sloane RJ, Tanis D, Galanos AN, Tulsky JA.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005 Dec;53(12):2209-15.PMID: 16398911 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Beyond advance directives: importance of communication skills at the end of life.

Tulsky JA.

JAMA. 2005 Jul 20;294(3):359-65.PMID: 16030281 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Beyond autonomy: diversifying end-of-life decision-making approaches to serve patients and families.

Winzelberg GS, Hanson LC, Tulsky JA.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005 Jun;53(6):1046-50. Review.PMID: 15935032 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Recommendations for the ethical conduct of quality improvement.

Fox E, Tulsky JA.

J Clin Ethics. 2005 Spring;16(1):61-71. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 15915847 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Approaching difficult communication tasks in oncology.

Back AL, Arnold RM, Baile WF, Tulsky JA, Fryer-Edwards K.

CA Cancer J Clin. 2005 May-Jun;55(3):164-77. Review.PMID: 15890639 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Teaching physicians to deliver bad news: some practical advice.

Tulsky JA.

J Palliat Med. 1998 Winter;1(4):423-6. No abstract available. PMID: 15859863 [PubMed]Related articles

On saying goodbye: acknowledging the end of the patient-physician relationship with patients who are near death.

Back AL, Arnold RM, Tulsky JA, Baile WF, Fryer-Edwards KA.

Ann Intern Med. 2005 Apr 19;142(8):682-5. No abstract available. PMID: 15838086 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The influence of spiritual beliefs and practices on the treatment preferences of African Americans: a review of the literature.

Johnson KS, Elbert-Avila KI, Tulsky JA.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005 Apr;53(4):711-9. Review.PMID: 15817022 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles