Jane L Givens

..The objective of this work was to describe ethnic differences in attitudes toward depression, depression treatment, stigma and preferences for depression treatment (counseling vs. medication)...

..Stigma is associated with depression treatment, however, whether stigma differs between depression treatment modalities is not known, nor have racial differences in depression treatment stigma been fully explored...

..To measure the prevalence of depressive symptoms, cognitive impairment, and delirium in patients with hip fracture and to estimate their effect on functional recovery, institutionalization, and death after surgical repair...

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..The objective of this study was to examine the effect of antimicrobial treatment for suspected pneumonia on survival and comfort in patients with advanced dementia...

..To describe preloss and postloss grief symptoms among family members of nursing home (NH) residents with advanced dementia, and to identify predictors of greater postloss grief symptoms...

..To describe diagnoses and factors associated with hospital transfer in nursing home (NH) residents with advanced dementia...

..The effect of suffering among patients with advanced dementia on their family members' mental health has not been investigated...

..To measure the prevalence, predictors, and posthospitalization outcomes associated with the overlap syndrome of coexisting depression and incident delirium in older hospitalized patients...

..Dementia is a leading cause of death in the United States but is underrecognized as a terminal illness. The clinical course of nursing home residents with advanced dementia has not been well described...

..Our results support the provision of emotional support to families upon resident admission, education regarding prognosis to guide decision making, improved resident care, and greater communication with health care professionals...

..Racial and ethnic differences in hospice patients are well documented for patients with cancer but poorly described for those with heart failure...

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..Future work can evaluate whether alleviating these concerns may reduce the perceived desire for euthanasia by patients near the end of life...

..Depression is common among older patients yet is often inadequately treated. Patient beliefs about antidepressants are known to affect treatment initiation and adherence, but are often not expressed in clinical settings...

..The authors' findings support the need for targeted messages to help medical students recognize their depression and refer themselves for appropriate treatment...

..Early treatment of impaired future caregivers may have far-reaching implications for the individual students, their colleagues, and their future patients...