Joseph W Shega
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Malec M, Shega J
Med Clin North Am
. 2015 Feb;
99(2):337-50.
PMID: 25700587
Persistent pain in older adults is common, and associated with substantial morbidity. Optimal management starts with assessment, including pain presence, intensity, characteristics, and interference; painful conditions; pain behaviors; pain-related morbidity;...
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Kotwal A, Schumm P, Kern D, McClintock M, Waite L, Shega J, et al.
Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord
. 2014 Nov;
29(4):317-24.
PMID: 25390883
Most measures of cognitive function used in large-scale surveys of older adults have limited ability to detect subtle differences across cognitive domains, and standard clinical instruments are impractical to administer...
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Shega J, Tiedt A, Grant K, Dale W
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci
. 2014 Nov;
69 Suppl 2:S191-7.
PMID: 25360020
Objectives: To describe the rationale for the pain presence, location, and intensity measures in the National Social Life, Health and Aging Project (NSHAP). Method: Responses to the pain presence, location...
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Shega J, Sunkara P, Kotwal A, Kern D, Henning S, McClintock M, et al.
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci
. 2014 Nov;
69 Suppl 2:S166-76.
PMID: 25360018
Objectives: To describe the development of a multidimensional test of cognition for the National Social life, Health and Aging Project (NSHAP), the Chicago Cognitive Function Measure (CCFM). Method: CCFM development...
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Mearis M, Shega J, Knoebel R
J Pain Symptom Manage
. 2014 Jan;
48(3):451-8.
PMID: 24439844
Context: Evidence-based guidelines are in place for the management of cancer-related pain, yet adherence remains problematic throughout health systems because of efficacy and safety concerns. Objectives: To evaluate adherence to...
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Shega J, Andrew M, Kotwal A, Lau D, Herr K, Ersek M, et al.
J Am Geriatr Soc
. 2013 Dec;
61(12):2135-2141.
PMID: 24320761
Objectives: To assess the association between self-reported noncancer pain and 5-year mortality. Design: Cohort. Setting: Community-dwelling older adults. Participants: Canadian Study of Health and Aging 1996 wave. Measurements: Registrar of...
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Ramchandran K, Shega J, Von Roenn J, Schumacher M, Szmuilowicz E, Rademaker A, et al.
Cancer
. 2013 Mar;
119(11):2074-80.
PMID: 23504709
Background: This study sought to develop a predictive model for 30-day mortality in hospitalized cancer patients, by using admission information available through the electronic medical record. Methods: Observational cohort study...
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Lau D, Joyce B, Clayman M, Dy S, Ehrlich-Jones L, Emanuel L, et al.
J Pain Symptom Manage
. 2012 Jun;
43(6):1060-71.
PMID: 22651949
Context: Managing and administering medications to relieve pain and symptoms are common, important responsibilities for informal caregivers of patients receiving end-of-life care at home. However, little is known about how...
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Patel B, Gorawara-Bhat R, Levine S, Shega J
J Palliat Med
. 2012 Apr;
15(4):432-7.
PMID: 22500480
Background: Nurses play an integral role in providing care for patients with end of life (EOL) symptoms refractory to conventional treatments and that may necessitate palliative sedation (PS). A paucity...