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List of works by Mary Ersek

"Why Couldn't I Go in To See Him?" Bereaved Families' Perceptions of End-of-Life Communication During COVID-19

scientific article published on 15 December 2020

A National Study of End-of-Life Care among Older Veterans with Hearing and Vision Loss

scientific article published on 30 December 2019

A mixed-methods approach to investigating the adoption of evidence-based pain practices in nursing homes

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Adaptation and Initial Validation of Minimum Data Set (MDS) Mortality Risk Index to MDS Version 3.0

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An Interim Analysis of an Advance Care Planning Intervention in the Nursing Home Setting.

scientific article published on 27 September 2016

Apathy in Frontotemporal Degeneration: Neuroanatomical Evidence of Impaired Goal-directed Behavior.

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Assessing the educational needs and concerns of nursing home staff regarding end-of-life care

scientific article published on 01 October 2000

Assisted suicide: unraveling a complex issue.

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Association 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.

scientific article published on 17 April 2017

Associations between Timing of Palliative Care Consults and Family Evaluation of Care for Veterans Who Die in a Hospice/Palliative Care Unit

scientific article published on 4 May 2017

Care in Nursing Facilities after Palliative Consult

scientific article published on 01 April 2018

Case-Mix Adjustment of the Bereaved Family Survey.

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Challenges in making a business case for effective pain management in nursing homes.

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Commentary on End-of-Life Caregiving Trajectories

scientific article published on 01 February 2011

Comparative cognitive and subjective side effects of immediate-release oxycodone in healthy middle-aged and older adults.

scientific article published on 02 September 2009

Correction to: Implementing goals of care conversations with veterans in VA long-term care setting: a mixed methods protocol

scientific article published on 9 February 2018

Deintensification of Diabetes Medications among Veterans at the End of Life in VA Nursing Homes

scientific article published on 17 February 2020

Developing a Pain Intensity Measure for Persons with Dementia: Initial Construction and Testing

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

Development and evaluation of a Nursing Assistant Computerized Education Programme

scientific article published on 01 October 2008

Development and evaluation of an international, interdisciplinary palliative care workshop in Botswana.

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Development of a Composite Pain Measure for Persons with Advanced Dementia: Exploratory Analyses in Self-Reporting Nursing Home Residents

scientific article published on November 20, 2010

Discontinuation of Statins in Veterans Admitted to Nursing Homes near the End of Life

scientific article published on 12 August 2020

Does Mode of Survey Administration Matter? Using Measurement Invariance to Validate the Mail and Telephone Versions of the Bereaved Family Survey.

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Does Quality of End-of-Life Care Differ by Urban-Rural Location? A Comparison of Processes and Family Evaluations of Care in the VA

scientific article published on 11 February 2019

Does the Millon Behavioral Health Inventory (MBHI) Predict Lumbar Laminectomy Outcome? A Comparison with the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)

scientific article published on June 1, 1992

Efficacy of a self-management group intervention for elderly persons with chronic pain.

scientific article published on May 2003

End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium. Geriatric Training Program: improving palliative care in community geriatric care settings.

scientific article published in May 2008

Enhancing end-of-life care in nursing homes: Palliative Care Educational Resource Team (PERT) program

scientific article published on 01 June 2005

Evaluating the Cornell scale for depression in dementia as a proxy measure in nursing home residents with and without dementia

scientific article published on April 10, 2012

Exploring End-of-Life Care in Veterans Affairs Community Living Centers.

scientific article published on 25 March 2015

Exploring Nonresponse Bias in the Department of Veterans Affairs' Bereaved Family Survey

scientific article published on 14 July 2015

Exploring provider-surrogate communication during POLST discussions for individuals with advanced dementia.

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External Validation of the Skilled Nursing Facility Prognosis Score for Predicting Mortality, Hospital Readmission, and Community Discharge in Veterans

scientific article published on 01 July 2020

Factors Associated with Use of U.S. Community-Based Palliative Care for Children with Life-Limiting or Life-Threatening Illnesses and Their Families: An Integrative Review

scientific article published on 11 August 2017

Family involvement at the end-of-life and receipt of quality care.

scientific article published on 2 May 2014

Gap between Recommendations and Practice of Palliative Care and Hospice in Cancer Patients

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Geriatric palliative care in long-term care settings with a focus on nursing homes

scientific article published on 28 August 2013

HPNA educational resources for nursing assistants

scientific article published on 01 July 2003

Implementing goals of care conversations with veterans in VA long-term care setting: a mixed methods protocol

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Improving decision-making for feeding options in advanced dementia: a randomized, controlled trial.

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Improving the process of pain care in nursing homes: a literature synthesis.

scientific article published on June 2009

Incidence and Predictors of Aspirin Discontinuation in Older Adult Veteran Nursing Home Residents at End of Life

scientific article published on 13 February 2020

Integrative review: Persistent vocalizations among nursing home residents with dementia

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Investigating the educational needs of licensed nursing staff and certified nursing assistants in nursing homes regarding end-of-life care

scientific article published on 01 July 1999

Meeting palliative care needs in post-acute care settings: "to help them live until they die"

scientific article published on 01 February 2006

Methodological Research Priorities in Palliative Care and Hospice Quality Measurement.

scientific article published on 17 November 2015

Mistrust, misperceptions, and miscommunication: a qualitative study of preferences about kidney transplantation among African Americans

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Nursing home care trajectories for older adults following in-hospital palliative care consultation.

scientific article published on 27 April 2017

Nursing home residents with advanced dementia and persistent vocalisations: Observations of surrounding context

scientific article published on 08 May 2020

Nursing home staff adherence to evidence-based pain management practices

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Oral Feeding Options for People with Dementia: A Systematic Review

scientific article published on March 1, 2011

Organization of nursing and quality of care for veterans at the end of life

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Outcomes of feeding problems in advanced dementia in a nursing home population

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Pain Management Algorithms for Implementing Best Practices in Nursing Homes: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 17 February 2016

Pain Patterns and Treatment Among Nursing Home Residents With Moderate-Severe Cognitive Impairment

scientific article published on 23 December 2019

Palliative care nursing education: opportunities for gerontological nurses.

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Partnership to Enhance Resident Outcomes for Community Living Center Residents With Dementia: Description of the Protocol and Preliminary Findings

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

Patient outcomes after lumbar spinal fusions

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Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment for nursing home residents with dementia

scientific article published on 17 April 2015

Provider Staffing Effect on a Decision Aid Intervention

scientific article published on January 3, 2013

Psychometric Evaluation of a Pain Intensity Measure for Persons with Dementia

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

Quality of End-of-Life Care Provided to Patients With Different Serious Illnesses.

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Quality of life in women with ovarian cancer.

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Race/Ethnicity and End-of-Life Care Among Veterans.

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Rationale and Design of the Randomized Evaluation of Default Access to Palliative Services (REDAPS) Trial

scientific article published on 27 June 2016

Relationship between persistent pain and 5-year mortality: a population-based prospective cohort study

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Same agency, different teams: perspectives from home and inpatient hospice care.

scientific article published on 7 October 2014

Self-efficacy for managing pain is associated with disability, depression, and pain coping among retirement community residents with chronic pain

scientific article published on 01 July 2005

Settings of Care within Hospice: New Options and Questions about Dying "At Home"

scientific article published on May 2013

Stakeholder Perspectives on the Optimizing Patient Transfers, Impacting Medical Quality, and Improving Symptoms: Transforming Institutional Care (OPTIMISTIC) Project.

scientific article published on 17 October 2017

Surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis. Attempted meta-analysis of the literature

scientific article published on January 1, 1992

Surrogates' experiences of engaging in Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment discussions for persons with advanced dementia

scientific article published on 01 February 2018

The Hospice and Palliative Care Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Workforce: Results of a National Survey

scientific article published on 01 August 2018

The IOM report on dying in America: a call to action for nursing homes.

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The association between noncancer pain, cognitive impairment, and functional disability: an analysis of the Canadian study of health and aging

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The challenges and opportunities in providing end-of-life care in nursing homes.

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The cognitive effects of opioids.

scientific article published in June 2004

The experience of providing hospice care concurrent with cancer treatment in the VA.

scientific article published on 22 November 2018

The multidimensional experience of noncancer pain: does cognitive status matter?

scientific article published in November 2010

The relationship of pain and cognitive impairment with social vulnerability--an analysis of the Canadian Study of Health and Aging.

scientific article published on 13 January 2012

The rise of concurrent care for veterans with advanced cancer at the end of life.

scientific article published on 15 December 2015

The use of algorithms in assessing and managing persistent pain in older adults.

scientific article published in March 2011

Use of the chronic pain coping inventory to assess older adults' pain coping strategies

scientific article published on 01 November 2006