Papers

Preparing for the End of Life: Preferences of Patients, Families, Physicians, and Other Care Providers

1 | Terminal Care

Citation:

K.E. Steinhauser, N.A. Christakis, E.C. Clipp, M. McNeilly, S. Grambow, J. Parker, and J.A. Tulsky, "Preparing for the End of Life: Preferences of Patients, Families, Physicians, and Other Care Providers" Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 22(3): 727-737 (September 2001)

Extent and Determinants of Discrepancy Between Self-Evaluations of Weight Status and Clinical Standards

2 | Obesity , Social Determinants

Citation:

V.W. Chang and N.A. Christakis, "Extent and Determinants of Discrepancy Between Self-Evaluations of Weight Status and Clinical Standards" Journal of General Internal Medicine, 16(8): 538-543 (August 2001)

Prognostic Disclosure to Patients with Cancer Near the End of Life

4 | Cancer , Hospice Care , NAC Favorite , Prognostication

Citation:

E.B. Lamont and N.A. Christakis, "Prognostic Disclosure to Patients with Cancer Near the End of Life" Annals of Internal Medicine, 133(12): 1096-1105 (June 2001)

Factors Considered Important at the End of Life by Patients, Family, Physicians, and Other Care Providers

1 | Terminal Care

Citation:

K.E. Steinhauser, N.A. Christakis, E.C. Clipp, M. McNeilly, L. McIntyre, and J.A. Tulsky, "Factors Considered Important at the End of Life by Patients, Family, Physicians, and Other Care Providers" JAMA, 284(19): 2476-2482 (November 2000)

Refinements of a Methodology for Detecting Married Couples in the Medicare Data

2 | Methodology , Marriage

Citation:

T.J. Iwashyna, J. Zhang, D. Lauderdale, and N.A. Christakis, "Refinements of a Methodology for Detecting Married Couples in the Medicare Data" Demography, 37(2): 251-252 (May 2000)

The Impact of Individual and Market Factors on the Timing of Initiation of Hospice Terminal Care

5 | Geographic Effects , Health Services Research , Hospice Care , Social Determinants , Terminal Care

Citation:

N.A. Christakis and T.J. Iwashyna, "The Impact of Individual and Market Factors on the Timing of Initiation of Hospice Terminal Care" Medical Care, 38(5): 528-541 (May 2000)

In Search of a Good Death: Observations of Patients, Families, and Providers

2 | Prognostication , Terminal Care

Citation:

K.E. Steinhauser, E.C. Clipp, M. McNeilly, N.A. Christakis, L.M. McIntyre, and J.A. Tulsky, "In Search of a Good Death: Observations of Patients, Families, and Providers" Annals of Internal Medicine, 132(10): 825-832 (May 2000)

Extent and Determinants of Error in Doctors’ Prognoses for Terminally Ill Patients: Prospective Cohort Study

3 | Hospice Care , NAC Favorite , Prognostication

Citation:

N.A. Christakis and E.B. Lamont, "Extent and Determinants of Error in Doctors’ Prognoses for Terminally Ill Patients: Prospective Cohort Study" British Medical Journal, 320(7233): 469-473 (February 2000); reprinted in The Western Journal of Medicine 172(5): 310-313 (May 2000)

Prognostication and Bioethics

2 | Ethics , Prognostication

Citation:

N.A. Christakis, "Prognostication and Bioethics" Daedalus, 128(4): 197-214 (Fall 1999)

The Performance of Different Lookback Periods and Sources of Information for Charlson Comorbidity Adjustment in Medicare Claims

1 | Methodology

Citation:

J. Zhang, T.J. Iwashyna, N.A. Christakis, "The Performance of Different Lookback Periods and Sources of Information for Charlson Comorbidity Adjustment in Medicare Claims" Medical Care, 37(11): 1128-1139 (November 1999)