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- Ersek, Mary, 2021
Boyden JY, Feudtner C. Deatrick JA, Widger K, LaRagionne G, Lord B, Ersek M. (2021). Developing a family-reported measure of experiences with home-based pediatric palliative and hospice care: a multi-method, multi-stakeholder approach. BMC Palliative Care, Jan 14;20(1):17. DOI: 10.1186/s12904-020-00703-0
- Ersek, Mary, 2021
Ersek M, Smith D, Griffin H, Carpenter JG, Feder SL, Shreve ST, Nelson FX, Kinder D, Thorpe JM, Kutney-Lee A. (2021). End-of-life care in the time of COVID-19: Communication matters more than ever. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, S0885-3924(20)30975-1. Advance online publication. PMID: 33412269. PMCID: PMC7784540. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.12.024
- Ersek, Mary, 2020
Ersek M, Nash P, Hilgeman MM, Neradilek MB, Herr KA, Block P, Collins A. (2020). Pain patterns, severity and management among nursing home residents with moderate to severe cognitive impairment. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 68, 794-802. DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16293
- Ersek, Mary, 2020
Thorpe CT, Sileanu FE, Mor MK, Zhao X, Aspinall SL, Ersek M Springer SP, Niznik JD, Vu M, Schleiden LJ, Gellad WF, Hunnicutt J, Thorpe JM, Hanlon JT. (2020). Discontinuation of statins in veterans admitted to nursing homes near the end of life. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 68(11), 2609-2619. PMID: 32786004. DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16727
- Ersek, Mary, 2020
Carpenter JG, †Lam K, †Ritter A, Ersek M. (2020). A systematic review of nursing home palliative care interventions: Characteristics and outcomes. Journal of theAmerican Medical Directors Association, 21(5), 583-596. PMID: 31924556. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2019.11.015
- Ersek, Mary, 2020
Levy C, Ersek M, Scott W, Carpenter JG, Kononowech J, Phibbs C, Lowery J, Cohen J, Foglia M. (2020). Life-Sustaining Treatment Decisions Initiative: Early implementation results of a national Veterans Affairs program to honor veterans’ care preferences. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 35(6), 1803-1812. PMID: 32096084. PMCID: PMC7280392 (available on 2021-06-01) DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-05697-2
- Ersek, Mary, 2020
Pawlow PC, Blumenthal NP, Christie JD, Matura LA, Courtright KR, Aryal S, Ersek M. (2020). The palliative care needs of lung transplant candidates. Clinical Transplantation, 34:e14092. Online ahead of print. DOI: 10.1111/ctr.14092.
- Ersek, Mary, 2019
Ersek M, Neradilek MB, Herr K, Hilgeman MM, Nash P, Polissar N, Nelson FX. (2019). Psychometric evaluation of the Pain Intensity Measure for Persons with Dementia (PIMD). Pain Medicine, 20(6),1093-1104. PMID: 30204895. DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny166
- Ersek, Mary, 2018
Kutney-Lee, A., Carpenter, J.G., Smith, D., Thorpe, J.M., Tudose, A., & Ersek, M. (2018) Case-mix adjustment of the Bereaved Family Survey. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, published online 1/1/2018, (PMID: 29325440). doi:10.1177/1049909117752669
- Ersek, Mary, 2018
Ersek M, Hickman SE, Thomas A, Bernard B, Unroe KT. (2018). Stakeholder perspectives on the Optimizing Patient Transfers, Impacting Medical Quality, and Improving Symptoms: Transforming Institutional Care (OPTIMISTIC) Project. The Gerontologist, 58(6), 1177–1187. PMID: 29045609. DOI:10.1093/geront/gnx155
- Ersek, Mary, 2017
Ersek M, Miller SC, Wagner TH, Thorpe JM, Smith D, Levy CR, Gidwani RA, Faricy-Anderson K, Lorenz KA, Kinosian B, Mor V. (2017). Associations between aggressive care and bereaved families’ evaluation of end-of-life care for veterans with non-small cell lung cancer who died in Veterans Affairs facilities. Cancer, 123(16), 3186-3194. PMID: 28419414. DOI: 10.1002/cncr.30700
- Ersek, Mary, 2017
Bowen, M.E., Rowe, M., Ersek, M., Ibrahim, S., & Shea, A. (2017). The physical and cognitive performance test for residents in assisted living facilities. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, published online 5/8/2017, (PMID: 28481408). 10.1111/jgs.14932
- Ersek, Mary, 2017
Carpenter, J.G., McDarby, M., Smith, D., Johnson, M., Thorpe, J., & Ersek, M. (2017). Associations between timing of palliative care consults and family evaluation of care for veterans who die in a hospice/palliative care unit. Journal of Palliative Medicine, published online 5/4/2017, (PMID: 28471732. 10.1089/jpm.2016.0477
- Ersek, Mary, 2017
Carpenter, J.G., Berry, P.H., & Ersek, M. (2017). Nursing home care trajectories for older adults following in-hospital palliative care consultation. Geriatric Nursing, published online 4/27/2017, (PMID: 28457493). 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2017.03.016
- Ersek, Mary, 2017
Kutney-Lee, A., Smith, D., Thorpe, J., Del Rosario, C., Ibrahim, S., & Ersek, M. (2017). Race/ethnicity and end-of-life care among veterans. Medical Care, 55(4), 324-351. (PMID: 27579913). 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000637
- Ersek, Mary, 2016
Gidwani, R., Joyce, N., Kinosian, B., Faricy-Anderson, K., Levy, C., Miller, S.C., Ersek, M., et al. (2016). Gap between recommendations and practice of palliative care and hospice in cancer patients. Journal of Palliative Medicine, published online 5/26/2016, (PMID: 27228478).10.1089/jpm.2015.0514 - Ersek, Mary, 2016
Ersek, M., Neradilek, M.B., Herr, K., Jablonski, A., Polissar, N., & Du Pen, A. (2016). Pain management algorithms for implementing best practices in nursing homes: Results of a randomized controlled trial. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, published online 2/17/2016, (PMID: 26897592).10.1016/j.jamda.2016.01.001
- Ersek, Mary, 2015
Kim, H., Ersek, M., Bradway, C., & Hickman, S.E. (2015). Physician orders for life-sustaining treatment for nursing home residents with dementia. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Published online 4/17/2015, (PMID: 25891157).10.1002/2327-6924.12258 - Ersek, Mary, 2015
Carpenter, J.G., & Ersek, M. (2015). Long-term care: Focus on nursing homes. In B.R. Ferrell, N. Coyle, and J. Paice (Eds.), Oxford textbook of palliatie nursing. (4th Ed.)(717-726). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
- Ersek, Mary, 2015
Wachterman, M.W., McCarthy, E.P., Marcantonio, E.R., & Ersek, M. (2015). Mistrust, misperceptions, and miscommunication: A qualitative study of preferences about kidney transplantation among African Americans. Transplantation Proceedings, 47(2), 240-246. (PMID: 25769556).10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.01.016 - Ersek, Mary, 2015
Ersek., M., Thorpe, J., Kim, H., Tomasson, A., & Smith, D. (2015). Exploring end-of-life care in Veterans Affairs community living centers. Journal of American Geriatrics Society, Published online 3/25/15, (PMID: 25809839).10.1111/jgs.13348 - Ersek, Mary, 2015
Unroe, K.T., Ersek, M., & Cagle, J. (2015). The IOM Report on Dying in America: A Call to Action for Nursing Homes. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 16(2), 90-92. (PMID: 25512213).10.1016/j.jamda.2014.11.010 - Ersek, Mary, 2015
Dy, S.M., Herr, K., Bernacki, R.E., Kamal, A.H., Walling, A.M., Ersek, M., & Norton, S.A. (2015). Methodological research priorities in palliative care and hospice quality measurement. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, Published online 11/17/2015, (PMID: 26596877).10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.10.019 - Ersek, Mary, 2015
Massimo, L., Powers, J.P., Evans, L.K., McMillan, C.T., Rascovsky, K., Eslinger, P., . . . Grossman, M. (2015). Apathy in frontotemporal degeneration: Neuroanatomical evidence of impaired goal-directed behavior. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Published online 11/10/2015, (PMID: 26617508).10.3389/fnhum.2015.00611 - Ersek, Mary, 2014
Ersek, M.; Sefcik, J.; Stevenson, D. (2014). Palliative care in nursing homes. In A.M. Kelley, D.E. Meier (Eds.), Meeting the needs of older adults with serious illness: Clinical, public health and policy perspectives. (73-90). New York, NY: Humana Press.
- Ersek, Mary, 2014
Hurley, S.L.; Strumpf, N.E.; Barg, F.K.; Ersek, M. (2014). Not quite seamless: Transitions between home and inpatient hospice. Journal of Palliative Medicine, .10.1089/jpm.2013.0359 - Ersek, Mary, 2014
Sudore, R.L., Casarett, D., Smith, D., Richardson, D.M., & Ersek, M. (2014). Family involvement at the end-of-life and receipt of quality care. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 48, 1108-1106. (PMID: 24793077).10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2014.04.001 - Ersek, Mary, 2014
Ersek, M.; Jablonski, A. (2014). A mixed-method approach to investigating the adoption of evidence-based pain practices in nursing homes. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 18, 42378.10.3928/00989134-20140311-01 - Ersek, Mary, 2014
Lysaght-Hurley, S., Barg, F.K., Strumpf, N., & Ersek, M. (2014). Same agency, different teams: Perspectives from home and inpatient hospice care. Qualitative Health Research, Published online 10/7/2014, (PMID: 25294344). - Ersek, Mary, 2014
Kutney-lee, A.; Brennan, C.W.; Meterko.; Ersek, M. (2014). Organization of nursing and quality of care for veterans at end of life. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, Published online 8/10/2014, PMID: 25116912.10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2014.07.002