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Neglect of quality-of-life considerations in intensive care unit family meetings for long-stay intensive care unit patientsSara L Douglas
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
Crit Care Med 40:461-7. 2012..To examine the frequency with which quality of life and treatment limitation were discussed in formal family meetings for long-stay intensive care unit patients with high risk for mortality and morbidity...
Chronically critically ill patients: health-related quality of life and resource use after a disease management interventionSara L Douglas
School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
Am J Crit Care 16:447-57. 2007..Chronically critically ill patients often have high costs of care and poor outcomes and thus might benefit from a disease management program...- Depression among white and nonwhite caregivers of the chronically critically illSara L Douglas
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44104, USA
J Crit Care 25:364.e11-9. 2010.... 
Impact of a disease management program upon caregivers of chronically critically ill patientsSara L Douglas
School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106 4904, USA
Chest 128:3925-36. 2005....- Age differences in survival outcomes and resource use for chronically critically ill patientsSara L Douglas
Case Western Reserve University, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Cleveland, OH 44106 4904, USA
J Crit Care 24:302-10. 2009.... - Effectiveness trial of an intensive communication structure for families of long-stay ICU patientsBarbara J Daly
Case Western Reserve University School of Nursing, Cleveland, OH 44106 4904, USA
Chest 138:1340-8. 2010..We examined patient outcomes before and after implementation of an intensive communication system (ICS) to test the effect of regular, structured formal family meetings on patient outcomes among long-stay ICU patients... - The relationship between optimism and quality of life in newly diagnosed cancer patientsSusan R Mazanec
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 4904, USA
Cancer Nurs 33:235-43. 2010..Understanding the relationships between social and psychological determinants of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is a critical step in developing effective screening tools and targeted interventions for psychosocial care... - Composite outcomes of chronically critically ill patients 4 months after hospital dischargeBarbara J Daly
School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 4904, USA
Am J Crit Care 18:456-64; quiz 465. 2009..Survival, being at home, and being cognitively intact are commonly identified as important to quality of life and thus may be combined to describe composite outcome states... - Advance directive use and psychosocial characteristics: an analysis of patients enrolled in a psychosocial cancer registryCarol G Kelley
Case Western Reserve University, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, 10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106 4904, USA
Cancer Nurs 32:335-41. 2009..Our data suggest the need to develop strategies that would facilitate discussion of ADs for patients entering the cancer care continuum... - Work productivity and health of informal caregivers of persons with advanced cancerSusan R Mazanec
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106 4904, USA
Res Nurs Health 34:483-95. 2011..Nurses should assess caregivers and provide health promotion interventions, which may ultimately reduce the economic impact of caregiving... - Impact of chronic critical illness on the psychological outcomes of family membersRonald L Hickman
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
AACN Adv Crit Care 21:80-91. 2010.... - Caregivers of long-term ventilator patients: physical and psychological outcomesSara L Douglas
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
Chest 123:1073-81. 2003..The purpose of this study was to describe the characteristics and examine depression, burden, overload, and physical health in this caregiver population over a 6-month period after hospital discharge... - Use of advance directives in the chronically critically illCarol G Kelley
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 4904, USA
JONAS Healthc Law Ethics Regul 8:42-7; quiz 48-9. 2006.... - Benefits and challenges in developing a program of researchBarbara J Daly
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University
West J Nurs Res 27:364-77. 2005..Recommendations for developing such a program are discussed... - Trial of a disease management program to reduce hospital readmissions of the chronically critically illBarbara J Daly
School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106 4904, USA
Chest 128:507-17. 2005.... - Psychosocial registry for persons with cancer: a method of facilitating quality of life and symptom researchBarbara J Daly
School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44118, USA
Psychooncology 16:358-64. 2007..The long-range goal is to establish a national psychosocial data registry that will enroll patients at diagnosis and follow them through the entire cancer experience, including end of life or survivorship... - Research partners: two teams, one study populationCarol G Kelley
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 4904, USA
Nurs Res 53:273-6. 2004..Each study has its own project manager and maintains a separate database and budget. Operational tasks for both grants are streamlined through the collaboration and cross-training of all team members... - Survival and quality of life: short-term versus long-term ventilator patientsSara L Douglas
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
Crit Care Med 30:2655-62. 2002.... - Racial differences in perceptions held by caregivers of long-term ventilator patients at end of lifeCarol G Kelley
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Int J Palliat Nurs 13:30-8. 2007..The purpose of this pilot study was to describe and compare perceptions of preparation for death and satisfaction with end-of-life care in African American and Caucasian caregivers of long-term ventilator (LTV) patients... - Evaluating the critical care family satisfaction survey for chronic critical illnessRonald L Hickman
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106 4904, USA
West J Nurs Res 34:377-95. 2012..001, Tucker Lewis Index = .88, Comparative Fit Index = .90, root mean square error of approximation = .06). Thus, the modified 14-item version of the CCFSS is reliable and valid in family members of CCI patients... - Informational coping style and depressive symptoms in family decision makersRonald L Hickman
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Am J Crit Care 19:410-20. 2010..Exploration of informational coping styles of family decision makers may yield evidence for tailored communication practices supporting the psychological and informational needs of family decision makers... - Moderating and mediating roles of nurses' beliefs: information systems use among Ohio nursesAmany A Abdrbo
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, USA
West J Nurs Res 31:110-27. 2009..Enhancing nurses' use of IS and their perceptions of IS benefits can ultimately improve patient safety and outcomes... - Caregiving and long-term mechanical ventilationSara L Douglas
Chest 126:1387; author reply 1387-8. 2004 - Quality of life after mechanical ventilationSara L Douglas
Crit Care Med 32:1628. 2004