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CASI Selected Publications
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Stepped Palliative Care for Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Journal of the American Medical Association 2024

Navigating and Communicating about Serious Illness and End of Life

New England Journal of Medicine 2024 

Toward Gerineuropalliative Care for Patients with Dementia

New England Journal of Medicine 2023

20 Most Recent Publications by CASI Team Members
Last Updated October 2026
Systematic Review of the Literature on Associations Between Symptoms, Stress, Resilience, and Epigenetic Aging in Patients With Cancer
Morse LM, Weiss S, Ritchie CS, Wong ML, Harris C, Thair P, Miaskowski C.
Semin Oncol Nurs
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Resilient Together Dyadic Intervention for Persons With Dementia and Their Partners: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial
Bannon SM, McCage SM, Elizalde Carrillo R, Brandt SA, Allison GO, Aminpour A, Walker K, Cornelius T, Parker RA, Dams-O'Connor K, Dickerson B, Ritchie C, Vranceanu AM.
JMIR Res Protoc
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Profiles of Chronic Pain and Cognitive Concerns: A Cluster Analysis Among Older Adults Enrolled in a Mind-body Activity Intervention
Gnall KE, Boyd SM, Hooker JE, Yucebas D, Ritchie CS, Vranceanu AM.
J Pain
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Closing the hospice gap: the value of home-based medical care
Ornstein K, Leff B, Salinger M, Reckrey JM, Liu B, Osakwe ZT, Abshire Saylor M, Arora A, Aldridge M, Harrison K, Brody AA, Ritchie CS.
Health Aff Sch
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Clinical and Decisional Trajectories Preceding Early Postprocedural Death Among Patients with Preexisting Code-Status Limitations
Allen MB, Streid JL, Lilley EJ, Ritchie CS, Cauley CE, Batten JN, Bernacki RE, Reich AJ, John PR, Hepner DL, Bader AM, Shah SJ.
medRxiv
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Adaptation and Validation of Brief Tablet-Based Cognitive Assessment Tool in Uganda
Valdespino R, Hromas G, Wang CP, Paul R, Nakasujja N, Reynolds Z, Atwiine F, Tindimwebwa E, Greene M, Passell E, Ritchie CS, Hoeppner SS, Tsai AC, Seeley J, Werry A, Varfaj E, Seshadri S, Okello S, Asiimwe S, Saylor D, Possin KL, Tsoy E, Siedner MJ, Tanner JA.
medRxiv
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A Qualitative Study of Team-Based Serious Illness Communication in ALS
Shameklis J, Drutchas A, Keeney T, Rowland M, Dow L, Sawicki D, Ho D, Paladino J, Lindenberger E.
J Pain Symptom Manage
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Coping Strategies Among Early-Phase Cancer Clinical Trial Participants
Lam AB, Pelletier A, Moore C, Durbin S, Lynch K, Petrillo L, Jimenez R, Boulanger M, Thompson L, Bame V, Yalala V, Ollila N, Malowitz B, McIntyre C, Juric D, Nipp RD, Lundquist D.
J Natl Compr Canc Netw
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Expert Guidance on High-Quality Mentoring in Hospice and Palliative Medicine Research
Giannitrapani KF, Brown-Johnson C, Isenberg SR, Petrillo L, Kaye EC; AAHPM Research Committee Writing Group.
J Pain Symptom Manage
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Family engagement on neuroscience units with Post-covid visiting policies: A retrospective chart review
Morgan J, Cahill J, Ritchie C, Zhang L, Gazarian P.
Int J Nurs Knowl
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Prevalence and Predictors of Non-Frailty Among Homebound Older Adults
Sheehan OC, Ornstein KA, Pomeroy ML, Charankevich H, Reckrey JM, Ritchie CS, Leff B.
J Am Geriatr Soc
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Exposure to Ageism Among United States Older Adults With and Without Chronic Pain: Prevalence and Associations With Pain-Related Treatment Factors
Harris EC, LaRowe LR, Pasia G, Srinivasan M, Mayfield A, Dombrowski J, Keefe FJ, Smith AK, Cooper BA, Wei LJ, Miaskowski C, Ritchie CS.
J Am Geriatr Soc
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Advancing Inclusive Care: Embedding Health Equity in Palliative Care Fellowship Training
Natarajan S, Drutchas A, Davila C, Kozelka K, Macip Rodriguez P, Manyak A, Doyle K, deLima Thomas J.
Palliat Med Rep
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Development and initial validation of the cannabis pain expectancies scale
Hooker JE, LaRowe LR, Maisto SA, Gewandter JS, Hill KP, Ditre JW.
J Pain
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Characterizing Pain and Opioid-Related Risks in Individuals With Advanced Cancer: A Cohort Study
Jones KF, White GE, Mudumbi S, Eubank AF, Bennett AV, Bulls HW, Fischer SM, Hamm M, Krishnamurti T, Wong RL, LeBlanc TW, Meghani SH, Smith C, Temel JS, Ritchie CS, Merlin J.
J Pain Symptom Manage
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Exploring the predictive capacity of smartphone-based digital phenotyping to monitor pain and physical quality of life in advanced cancer patients, family caregivers, and dyads
Allen-Watts K, Azuero A, Lee K, Harrell ER, Currie E, Bechthold AC, Engler S, Curry K, Puga F, Bibriescas N, Kamal AH, Ritchie CS, Demiris G, Wright AA, Bakitas MA, Goodin BR, Odom JN.
Front Pain Res (Lausanne)
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Growing the Next Generation of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Researchers
Kaye EC, Cross SH, Thammana R, Giannitrapani K, Petrillo L; AAHPM Research Committee Writing Group.
J Pain Symptom Manage
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The dominant role of geriatrics vulnerabilities and comorbidities in readmissions after colorectal surgery: Shifting from "nonmodifiable" to "actionable" risk
Cizginer S, Yildiz F, Cauley CE, Bartels SJ, Deiner SG, Lee GC, Franco-Garcia E, Ritchie CS, Kochar BD, Vrees MD, Ricciardi R, Marcantonio ER, Jones RN.
Surgery
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Characterizing Alcohol Use and Expectancies for Alcohol Analgesia Among Breast Cancer Survivors With Arthralgia
Powers JM, LaRowe LR, Somers TJ, Paice JA, Keefe FJ, Shelby RA, Yanez B, Kimmick GG, Rini C.
Psychooncology
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Associations of symptom burden with patient-reported outcomes and clinical outcomes among early phase cancer clinical trial participants
Lam AB, Pelletier A, Durbin SM, Lynch K, Petrillo LA, Jimenez R, Boulanger M, Moore C, Thompson L, Bame V, Yalala V, Ollila N, Malowitz B, McIntyre C, Juric D, Lundquist D, Nipp RD.
Support Care Cancer
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