Alfred F. Connors

Cost Effectiveness of Aggressive Care for Patients with Nontraumatic Coma

2002
Age Differences in Care Practices and Outcomes for Hospitalized Patients with Cancer

2000
Dying with Lung Cancer or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Insights from SUPPORT

2000
The Effect of Nutritional Supplementation on Survival in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults: An Evaluation of the SUPPORT Data

2000
Family Satisfaction with End-of-Life Care in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults

2000
Living and Dying with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

2000
Patient Characteristics Associated with Care by a Cardiologist Among Adults Hospitalized with Severe Congestive Heart Failure

2000
Predicting Functional Status Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients Aged 80 Years and Older

2000
Prediction of Survival for Older Hospitalized Patients: The HELP Survival Model

2000
Patient Age and Decisions to Withhold Life-Sustaining Treatments from Seriously Ill, Hospitalized Adults

1999
Depressed Mood and Survival in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults

1998
Outcomes, Preferences for Resuscitation, and Physician-Patient Communication Among Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

1998
Patient Empowerment and Feedback Did Not Decrease Pain in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults

1998
Physician Experience Caring for Dying Patients and Its Relationship to Patient Outcomes

1998
Relationship Between Cancer Patients' Predictions of Prognosis and Their Treatment Preferences

1998
Resuscitation Preferences Among Patients with Severe Congestive Heart Failure: Results from the SUPPORT Project

1998
Do Advance Directives Provide Instructions That Direct Care?

1997
Functional Status Among Survivors of In-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

1997
Outcomes and Cost-Effectiveness of Initiating Dialysis and Continuing Aggressive Care in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults

1997
Pain During Hospitalization Is Associated with Continued Pain Six Months Later in Survivors of Serious Illness

1997
Pain in the Oldest-Old During Hospitalization and Up to One Year Later

1997
Patient Preferences for Communication with Physicians About End-of-Life Decisions

1997
Patients with DNR Orders in the Operating Room: Surgery, Resuscitation, and Outcomes

1997
Perceptions by Family Members of the Dying Experience of Older and Seriously Ill Patients

1997
Preferences for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

1997
Prognoses of Seriously Ill Hospitalized Patients on the Days Before Death: Implications for Patient Care and Public Policy

1997
Relationship of Body Mass Index to Subsequent Mortality Among Seriously Ill Hospitalized Patients

1997
The Relationship of Nausea and Dyspnea to Pain in Seriously Ill Patients

1997
Surrogate and Physician Understanding of Patients* Preferences for Living Permanently in a Nursing Home

1997
Choices of Seriously Ill Patients About Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Correlates and Outcomes

1996
Factors Associated with Change in Resuscitation Preference of Seriously Ill Patients

1996
Factors Associated with Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders: Patients' Preferences, Prognoses, and Physicians' Judgments

1996
Is Economic Hardship on the Families of the Seriously Ill Associated with Patient and Surrogate Care Preferences?

1996
Pain and Satisfaction with Pain Control in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults: Findings from the SUPPORT Research Investigations

1996
Race, Resource Use, and Survival in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults

1996
Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults: Do We Spend Less on Older Patients?

1996
The Stability of DNR Orders on Hospital Readmission

1996
Identification of Comatose Patients at High Risk for Death or Severe Disability

1995
Preferences for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Physician-Patient Agreement and Hospital Resource Use

1995
The SUPPORT Prognostic Model: Objective Estimates of Survival for Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults

1995
Do Formal Advance Directives Affect Resuscitation Decisions and the Use of Resources for Seriously Ill Patients?

1994
The Impact of Serious Illness on Patients' Families

1994
Prognosis-based Futility Guidelines: Does Anyone Win?

1994

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Alfred F. Connors

Cost Effectiveness of Aggressive Care for Patients with Nontraumatic Coma

Age Differences in Care Practices and Outcomes for Hospitalized Patients with Cancer

Dying with Lung Cancer or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Insights from SUPPORT

The Effect of Nutritional Supplementation on Survival in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults: An Evaluation of the SUPPORT Data

Family Satisfaction with End-of-Life Care in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults

Living and Dying with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Patient Characteristics Associated with Care by a Cardiologist Among Adults Hospitalized with Severe Congestive Heart Failure

Predicting Functional Status Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients Aged 80 Years and Older

Prediction of Survival for Older Hospitalized Patients: The HELP Survival Model

Patient Age and Decisions to Withhold Life-Sustaining Treatments from Seriously Ill, Hospitalized Adults

Depressed Mood and Survival in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults

Outcomes, Preferences for Resuscitation, and Physician-Patient Communication Among Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Patient Empowerment and Feedback Did Not Decrease Pain in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults

Physician Experience Caring for Dying Patients and Its Relationship to Patient Outcomes

Relationship Between Cancer Patients' Predictions of Prognosis and Their Treatment Preferences

Resuscitation Preferences Among Patients with Severe Congestive Heart Failure: Results from the SUPPORT Project

Do Advance Directives Provide Instructions That Direct Care?

Functional Status Among Survivors of In-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Outcomes and Cost-Effectiveness of Initiating Dialysis and Continuing Aggressive Care in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults

Pain During Hospitalization Is Associated with Continued Pain Six Months Later in Survivors of Serious Illness

Pain in the Oldest-Old During Hospitalization and Up to One Year Later

Patient Preferences for Communication with Physicians About End-of-Life Decisions

Patients with DNR Orders in the Operating Room: Surgery, Resuscitation, and Outcomes

Perceptions by Family Members of the Dying Experience of Older and Seriously Ill Patients

Preferences for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Prognoses of Seriously Ill Hospitalized Patients on the Days Before Death: Implications for Patient Care and Public Policy

Relationship of Body Mass Index to Subsequent Mortality Among Seriously Ill Hospitalized Patients

The Relationship of Nausea and Dyspnea to Pain in Seriously Ill Patients

Surrogate and Physician Understanding of Patients* Preferences for Living Permanently in a Nursing Home

Choices of Seriously Ill Patients About Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Correlates and Outcomes

Factors Associated with Change in Resuscitation Preference of Seriously Ill Patients

Factors Associated with Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders: Patients' Preferences, Prognoses, and Physicians' Judgments

Is Economic Hardship on the Families of the Seriously Ill Associated with Patient and Surrogate Care Preferences?

Pain and Satisfaction with Pain Control in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults: Findings from the SUPPORT Research Investigations

Race, Resource Use, and Survival in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults

Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults: Do We Spend Less on Older Patients?

The Stability of DNR Orders on Hospital Readmission

Identification of Comatose Patients at High Risk for Death or Severe Disability

Preferences for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Physician-Patient Agreement and Hospital Resource Use

The SUPPORT Prognostic Model: Objective Estimates of Survival for Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults

Do Formal Advance Directives Affect Resuscitation Decisions and the Use of Resources for Seriously Ill Patients?

The Impact of Serious Illness on Patients' Families

Prognosis-based Futility Guidelines: Does Anyone Win?

Surrogate and Physician Understanding of Patients* Preferences for Living Permanently in a Nursing Home