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Legakis L, Woo W, Cassel J, Del Fabbro E
Ann Palliat Med . 2021 Jun; 10(6):6336-6343. PMID: 34118844
Background: Opioid rotation (OR) is used to decrease patients' cancer-related pain and mitigate opioid-induced adverse effects. There is limited evidence regarding its effect on symptoms and morphine equivalent daily dose...
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Lastrapes K, Dang M, Cassel J, Orr T, Proffitt T, Del Fabbro E
Palliat Support Care . 2021 Mar; 19(3):283-286. PMID: 33641695
Objective: Screening tools for delirium are being used more consistently in pediatric critical care. However, screening is not universal, and delirium may be underdiagnosed, misdiagnosed, or undocumented in hospitalized patients....
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May P, Normand C, Del Fabbro E, Fine R, Morrison R, Ottewill I, et al.
MDM Policy Pract . 2019 Sep; 4(2):2381468319866451. PMID: 31535032
Single-disease-focused treatment and hospital-centric care are poorly suited to meet complex needs in an era of multimorbidity. Understanding variation in palliative care's association with treatment choices is essential to optimizing...
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Cartwright L, Dumenci L, Cassel J, Thomson M, Matsuyama R
Health Lit Res Pract . 2019 Jul; 1(4):e153-e162. PMID: 31294261
Background: Lower levels of health literacy predict higher hospitalization rates. Hospitalization is expensive and many admissions are potentially avoidable. Research examining the relationship between health literacy and health outcomes for...
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May P, Garrido M, Del Fabbro E, Noreika D, Normand C, Skoro N, et al.
Med Care Res Rev . 2019 Jan; 77(6):574-583. PMID: 30658539
Hospital readmission rate is a ubiquitous measure of efficiency and quality. Individuals with life-limiting illnesses account heavily for admissions but evaluation is complicated by high-mortality rates. We report a retrospective...
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Stephens S, Cassel J, Noreika D, Del Fabbro E
Am J Hosp Palliat Care . 2018 Nov; 36(4):321-325. PMID: 30428682
The US population of inmates continues to increase along with a rapid escalation in the number of elderly prisoners. Previous studies have demonstrated multiple barriers to providing palliative care for...
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May P, Cassel J
Ann Palliat Med . 2018 Sep; 7(Suppl 3):S244-S248. PMID: 30180732
The status of economic research in palliative care is evaluated. Significant limitations are observed in research to date. Recommendations are made for broadening the scope of economic enquiry in palliative...
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Cassel J, Albrecht T
Semin Oncol Nurs . 2018 Aug; 34(3):202-214. PMID: 30100367
Objective: To describe palliative care integration into oncology, including several models that facilitate this integration, important considerations when initiating a program, special oncologic populations that would benefit from palliative care,...
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May P, Normand C, Cassel J, Del Fabbro E, Fine R, Menz R, et al.
JAMA Intern Med . 2018 May; 178(6):820-829. PMID: 29710177
Importance: Economics of care for adults with serious illness is a policy priority worldwide. Palliative care may lower costs for hospitalized adults, but the evidence has important limitations. Objective: To...
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Cassel J, Bowman B, Rogers M, Spragens L, Meier D
Health Aff (Millwood) . 2018 Feb; 37(2):231-239. PMID: 29401015
Between 2000 and 2015 the proportion of US hospitals with more than fifty beds that had palliative care programs tripled, from 25 percent to 75 percent. The rapid adoption of...