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| Kimberly S JohnsonSummaryAffiliation: Duke University Medical Center Country: USA Publications
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The influence of spiritual beliefs and practices on the treatment preferences of African Americans: a review of the literatureKimberly S Johnson
Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Duke University Medical Center, DUMC Box 3003, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 53:711-9. 2005..Given the growing ethnic diversity of the United States, some understanding of the complexities of culture and spirituality is essential for healthcare providers...
Characteristics and outcomes of hospice enrollees with dementia discharged aliveKimberly S Johnson
Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 60:1638-44. 2012..To examine the characteristics of hospice enrollees with dementia who were discharged alive because their condition stabilized or improved and predictors of death in the year after discharge...- The Junior Faculty Laboratory: an innovative model of peer mentoringKimberly S Johnson
Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Acad Med 86:1577-82. 2011..The authors present the JFL as an innovative, mentoring model that can be reproduced by other junior faculty seeking to foster collegial relationships with peers while simultaneously enhancing their career development... - Racial differences in location before hospice enrollment and association with hospice length of stayKimberly S Johnson
Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 59:732-7. 2011..Future research should examine whether racial differences in hospice preadmission location reflect differences in preferences for care or disparities in timely access to hospice referrals in non-acute care settings... 
Which domains of spirituality are associated with anxiety and depression in patients with advanced illness?Kimberly S Johnson
Division of Geriatrics, Duke University School of Medicine, DUMC Box 3003, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Gen Intern Med 26:751-8. 2011..Anxiety and depression are common in seriously ill patients and may be associated with spiritual concerns. Little research has examined how concerns in different domains of spirituality are related to anxiety and depression...- Racial differences in self-reported exposure to information about hospice careKimberly S Johnson
Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Palliat Med 12:921-7. 2009..Previous research suggests that lack of knowledge of hospice is a barrier to the use of hospice care by African Americans. However, there is little data examining racial differences in exposure to hospice information... - What explains racial differences in the use of advance directives and attitudes toward hospice care?Kimberly S Johnson
Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 56:1953-8. 2008..This study has implications for the design of healthcare delivery models and programs that provide culturally sensitive end-of-life care to a growing population of ethnically diverse older adults... - Racial differences in hospice revocation to pursue aggressive careKimberly S Johnson
Department of Medicine, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Arch Intern Med 168:218-24. 2008..Because of a greater preference for life-sustaining therapies at the end of life, African American patients may be more likely than white patients to withdraw from hospice to seek life-prolonging therapies... - Racial differences in the growth of noncancer diagnoses among hospice enrolleesKimberly S Johnson
Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
J Pain Symptom Manage 34:286-93. 2007..Targeted efforts to increase hospice use among African Americans with noncancer diagnoses may be important in reducing racial disparities in overall hospice use and improving the quality of care for dying African Americans... - "You just do your part. God will do the rest.": spirituality and culture in the medical encounterKimberly S Johnson
Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, and Center for Palliative Care, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
South Med J 99:1163. 2006 - Racial differences in next-of-kin participation in an ongoing survey of satisfaction with end-of-life care: a study of a studyKimberly S Johnson
Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
J Palliat Med 9:1076-85. 2006..Given the growing diversity of the U.S. population, researchers in end-of-life care must use strategies aimed at recruiting racially and ethnically diverse samples... - Ethnic differences in the place of death of elderly hospice enrolleesKimberly S Johnson
Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 53:2209-15. 2005..37-1.53). Admission to hospice reduces but does not eliminate ethnic differences in place of death. Further research should examine the effect of individual and cultural preferences for place of death on decisions to enroll in hospice... - Frailty predicts some but not all adverse outcomes in older adults discharged from the emergency departmentS Nicole Hastings
Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 56:1651-7. 2008..To determine whether frail older adults, based on a deficit accumulation index (DAI), are at greater risk of adverse outcomes after discharge from the emergency department (ED)... - Black-white disparity in disability: the role of medical conditionsHeather E Whitson
Duke Aging Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 59:844-50. 2011..To describe the independent contributions of selected medical conditions to the disparity between black and white people in disability rates, controlling for demographic and socioeconomic factors... - Emergency department discharge diagnosis and adverse health outcomes in older adultsS Nicole Hastings
Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 57:1856-61. 2009..To determine the relationship between the reason for an emergency department (ED) visit and subsequent risk of adverse health outcomes in older adults discharged from the ED... - Racial differences in hospice use and patterns of care after enrollment in hospice among Medicare beneficiaries with heart failureKathleen T Unroe
Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27715, USA
Am Heart J 163:987-993.e3. 2012..We examined racial differences in patterns of care and resource use among Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure after enrollment in hospice... - What is Your Understanding of Your Illness? A Communication Tool to Explore Patients' Perspectives of Living with Advanced IllnessDeborah A Morris
Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
J Gen Intern Med 27:1460-6. 2012..These questions are most often used by clinicians as they deliver bad news to cancer patients or address code status at the end of life, but have not been well studied in other diseases or earlier in the disease course...
Research Grants
- Organizational Variability and Racial Disparities in Hospice UseKimberly Johnson; Fiscal Year: 2007..This research will determine which hospice programs and practices may increase the use of hospice by African Americans. ..