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Hospice And Pain Management In Nursing Home Residents With Cancer, Jacob N. Hunnicutt, Jennifer Tjia, Kate L. Lapane
Hospice And Pain Management In Nursing Home Residents With Cancer, Jacob N. Hunnicutt, Jennifer Tjia, Kate L. Lapane
Jennifer Tjia
Background: The prevalence of untreated pain in nursing home residents with cancer is unacceptably high. Hospice may increase the likelihood of receiving pain management at the end of life.
Objectives: To estimate whether receipt of hospice in nursing homes increases the receipt of pain management for nursing home residents with cancer at the end of life.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study on a national sample of Medicare decedents who had cancer and were nursing home residents during the last 90 days of life in 2011–2012. We used the last Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 assessment before death and the …
Angina Characteristics As Predictors Of Trajectories Of Quality Of Life Following Acute Coronary Syndrome In The Transitions, Risks And Actions In Coronary Events-Center For Outcomes Research And Education Cohort (Trace-Core), Lisa Nobel, Jennifer Tjia, Jane S. Saczynski, Molly E. Waring, Milena D. Anatchkova, Arlene Ash, Catarina I. Kiefe, Jeroan Allison
Angina Characteristics As Predictors Of Trajectories Of Quality Of Life Following Acute Coronary Syndrome In The Transitions, Risks And Actions In Coronary Events-Center For Outcomes Research And Education Cohort (Trace-Core), Lisa Nobel, Jennifer Tjia, Jane S. Saczynski, Molly E. Waring, Milena D. Anatchkova, Arlene Ash, Catarina I. Kiefe, Jeroan Allison
Jennifer Tjia
BACKGROUND: To describe longitudinal trajectories of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) after hospitalization with an acute coronary syndrome (ACS), their associations with baseline angina characteristics, and associations with anxiety, depression, and cognitive impairment.
METHODS: TRACE-CORE participants (N=1,613) completed the SF-36 during hospitalization for ACS and 1, 3, & 6 months post-discharge. Latent growth curves identified trajectories of physical and mental components of HRQOL (MCS and PCS) and sequential multiple logistic regression estimated associations between trajectories and angina characteristics.
RESULTS: Participants (N=1613) had mean age 63.3 (SD 11.4) years, 33.0% female, and 78.2% non-Hispanic white. We identified 2 MCS trajectories: AVERAGE …