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  1. Lam K, Cenzer I, Levy CR, Matlock DD, Smith AK, Covinsky KE. The Natural History of Disability and Caregiving Before and After Long-Term Care Entry. JAMA Intern Med. 2023 Nov 06. View in PubMed
  2. Kennedy CJ, Chiu C, Chapman AC, Gologorskaya O, Farhan H, Han M, Hodgson M, Lazzareschi D, Ashana D, Lee S, Smith AK, Espejo E, Boscardin J, Pirracchio R, Cobert J. Negativity and Positivity in the ICU: Exploratory Development of Automated Sentiment Capture in the Electronic Health Record. Crit Care Explor. 2023 Oct; 5(10):e0960. View in PubMed
  3. Nguyen NV, Riggan KA, Ennis JS, Tilburt JC, Smith AK, Kramer DB, Sulmasy DP, DeMartino ES. Estimating population impact of state triage policies restricting healthcare access for older adults with chronic conditions. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 Sep 11. View in PubMed
  4. Growdon ME, Smith AK. The Maelstrom of Medications-Optimization of Prescribing During the Course of Dementia. JAMA Intern Med. 2023 10 01; 183(10):1108-1110. View in PubMed
  5. Newmark RL, Allison TA, Smith AK, Perissinotto CM, Tha SH, Kotwal AA. The Role of Digital Technologies in Facilitating Psychosocial Resilience to Sudden Social Isolation Among Older Adults: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Appl Gerontol. 2023 Aug 03; 7334648231190228. View in PubMed
  6. LaRowe LR, Miaskowski C, Miller A, Mayfield A, Keefe FJ, Smith AK, Cooper BA, Wei LJ, Ritchie CS. Chronic Pain and Pain Management in Older Adults: Protocol and Pilot Results. Nurs Res. 2023 Jul 31. View in PubMed
  7. Mindo-Panusis D, Sudore RL, Cenzer I, Smith AK, Kotwal AA. Disparities in advance care planning among older US immigrants. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 Oct; 71(10):3244-3253. View in PubMed
  8. Oh A, Gan S, Boscardin WJ, Neilands TB, Stewart AL, Nguyen TT, Smith AK. Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on meaningful activity engagement in racially and ethnically diverse older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 09; 71(9):2924-2934. View in PubMed
  9. Hunt LJ, Gan S, Smith AK, Aldridge MD, Boscardin WJ, Harrison KL, James JE, Lee AK, Yaffe K. Hospice Quality, Race, and Disenrollment in Hospice Enrollees With Dementia. J Palliat Med. 2023 08; 26(8):1100-1108. View in PubMed
  10. Deardorff WJ, Smith AK, Lee SJ. Improving Clinical Applicability of Mortality Prediction Models Among Persons With Dementia-Reply. JAMA Intern Med. 2023 05 01; 183(5):499. View in PubMed
  11. Li L, Dohan D, Smith AK, Whitlock EL. 'It was a great brain, and I miss it': lay perspectives on postoperative cognitive dysfunction. Br J Anaesth. 2023 05; 130(5):567-572. View in PubMed
  12. Sokol LL, Nance M, Kluger BM, Yeh C, Paulsen JS, Smith AK, Bega D. Factors Associated With the Place of Death in Huntington Disease: Analysis of Enroll-HD. J Palliat Med. 2023 07; 26(7):915-921. View in PubMed
  13. Tang AB, Diaz-Ramirez LG, Smith AK, Lee SJ, Whitlock EL. Preoperative Factors Predict Memory Decline After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting or Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in an Epidemiological Cohort of Older Adults. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 01 03; 12(1):e027849. View in PubMed
  14. Harrison KL, Cenzer I, Smith AK, Hunt LJ, Kelley AS, Aldridge MD, Covinsky KE. Functional and clinical needs of older hospice enrollees with coexisting dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 03; 71(3):785-798. View in PubMed
  15. Kotwal AA, Cenzer IS, Yaffe K, Perissinotto C, Smith AK. End-of-life health care use among socially isolated and cognitively impaired older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 03; 71(3):880-887. View in PubMed
  16. Deardorff WJ, Barnes DE, Jeon SY, Boscardin WJ, Langa KM, Covinsky KE, Mitchell SL, Whitlock EL, Smith AK, Lee SJ. Development and External Validation of a Mortality Prediction Model for Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Dementia. JAMA Intern Med. 2022 11 01; 182(11):1161-1170. View in PubMed
  17. Tsang M, Gan S, Boscardin WJ, Wong ML, Walter LC, Smith AK. The epidemiology of preexisting geriatric and palliative conditions in older adults with poor prognosis cancers. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 Oct 19. View in PubMed
  18. Rhodes RL, Saliba D, Brangman SA, Lundebjerg NE, Ouslander JG, Smith AK. Change is coming: Efforts to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion within the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 10; 70(10):2751-2753. View in PubMed
  19. Singhal S, Walter LC, Smith AK, Loh KP, Cohen HJ, Zeng S, Shi Y, Boscardin WJ, Presley CJ, Williams GR, Magnuson A, Mohile SG, Wong ML. Change in four measures of physical function among older adults during lung cancer treatment: A mixed methods cohort study. J Geriatr Oncol. 2023 Mar; 14(2):101366. View in PubMed
  20. Lee AK, Diaz-Ramirez LG, Boscardin WJ, Smith AK, Lee SJ. A comprehensive prognostic tool for older adults: Predicting death, ADL disability, and walking disability simultaneously. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 10; 70(10):2884-2894. View in PubMed
  21. Neuman MD, Feng R, Ellenberg SS, Sieber F, Sessler DI, Magaziner J, Elkassabany N, Schwenk ES, Dillane D, Marcantonio ER, Menio D, Ayad S, Hassan M, Stone T, Papp S, Donegan D, Marshall M, Jaffe JD, Luke C, Sharma B, Azim S, Hymes R, Chin KJ, Sheppard R, Perlman B, Sappenfield J, Hauck E, Hoeft MA, Tierney A, Gaskins LJ, Horan AD, Brown T, Dattilo J, Carson JL, REGAIN (Regional versus General Anesthesia for Promoting Independence after Hip Fracture) Investigat, Looke T, Bent S, Franco-Mora A, Hedrick P, Newbern M, Tadros R, Pealer K, Vlassakov K, Buckley C, Gavin L, Gorbatov S, Gosnell J, Steen T, Vafai A, Zeballos J, Hruslinski J, Cardenas L, Berry A, Getchell J, Quercetti N, Bajracharya G, Billow D, Bloomfield M, Cuko E, Elyaderani MK, Hampton R, Honar H, Khoshknabi D, Kim D, Krahe D, Lew MM, Maheshwer CB, Niazi A, Saha P, Salih A, de Swart RJ, Volio A, Bolkus K, DeAngelis M, Dodson G, Gerritsen J, McEniry B, Mitrev L, Kwofie MK, Belliveau A, Bonazza F, Lloyd V, Panek I, Dabiri J, Chavez C, Craig J, Davidson T, Dietrichs C, Fleetwood C, Foley M, Getto C, Hailes S, Hermes S, Hooper A, Koener G, Kohls K, Law L, Lipp A, Losey A, Nelson W, Nieto M, Rogers P, Rutman S, Scales G, Sebastian B, Stanciu T, Lobel G, Giampiccolo M, Herman D, Kaufman M, Murphy B, Pau C, Puzio T, Veselsky M, Apostle K, Boyer D, Fan BC, Lee S, Lemke M, Merchant R, Moola F, Payne K, Perey B, Viskontas D, Poler M, D'Antonio P, O'Neill G, Abdullah A, Fish-Fuhrmann J, Giska M, Fidkowski C, Guthrie ST, Hakeos W, Hayes L, Hoegler J, Nowak K, Beck J, Cuff J, Gaski G, Haaser S, Holzman M, Malekzadeh AS, Ramsey L, Schulman J, Schwartzbach C, Azefor T, Davani A, Jaberi M, Masear C, Haider SB, Chungu C, Ebrahimi A, Fikry K, Marcantonio A, Shelvan A, Sanders D, Clarke C, Lawendy A, Schwartz G, Garg M, Kim J, Caruci J, Commeh E, Cuevas R, Cuff G, Franco L, Furgiuele D, Giuca M, Allman M, Barzideh O, Cossaro J, D'Arduini A, Farhi A, Gould J, Kafel J, Patel A, Peller A, Reshef H, Safur M, Toscano F, Tedore T, Akerman M, Brumberger E, Clark S, Friedlander R, Jegarl A, Lane J, Lyden JP, Mehta N, Murrell MT, Painter N, Ricci W, Sbrollini K, Sharma R, Steel PAD, Steinkamp M, Weinberg R, Wellman DS, Nader A, Fitzgerald P, Ritz M, Bryson G, Craig A, Farhat C, Gammon B, Gofton W, Harris N, Lalonde K, Liew A, Meulenkamp B, Sonnenburg K, Wai E, Wilkin G, Troxell K, Alderfer ME, Brannen J, Cupitt C, Gerhart S, McLin R, Sheidy J, Yurick K, Chen F, Dragert K, Kiss G, Malveaux H, McCloskey D, Mellender S, Mungekar SS, Noveck H, Sagebien C, Biby L, McKelvy G, Richards A, Abola R, Ayala B, Halper D, Mavarez A, Rizwan S, Choi S, Awad I, Flynn B, Henry P, Jenkinson R, Kaustov L, Lappin E, McHardy P, Singh A, Donnelly J, Gonzalez M, Haydel C, Livelsberger J, Pazionis T, Slattery B, Vazquez-Trejo M, Baratta J, Cirullo M, Deiling B, Deschamps L, Glick M, Katz D, Krieg J, Lessin J, Mojica J, Torjman M, Jin R, Salpeter MJ, Powell M, Simmons J, Lawson P, Kukreja P, Graves S, Sturdivant A, Bryant A, Crump SJ, Verrier M, Green J, Menon M, Applegate R, Arias A, Pineiro N, Uppington J, Wolinsky P, Gunnett A, Hagen J, Harris S, Hollen K, Holloway B, Horodyski MB, Pogue T, Ramani R, Smith C, Woods A, Warrick M, Flynn K, Mongan P, Ranganath Y, Fernholz S, Ingersoll-Weng E, Marian A, Seering M, Sibenaller Z, Stout L, Wagner A, Walter A, Wong C, Orwig D, Goud M, Helker C, Mezenghie L, Montgomery B, Preston P, Schwartz JS, Weber R, Fleisher LA, Mehta S, Stephens-Shields AJ, Dinh C, Chelly JE, Goel S, Goncz W, Kawabe T, Khetarpal S, Monroe A, Shick V, Breidenstein M, Dominick T, Friend A, Mathews D, Lennertz R, Sanders R, Akere H, Balweg T, Bo A, Doro C, Goodspeed D, Lang G, Parker M, Rettammel A, Roth M, White M, Whiting P, Allen BFS, Baker T, Craven D, McEvoy M, Turnbo T, Kates S, Morgan M, Willoughby T, Weigel W, Auyong D, Fox E, Welsh T, Cusson B, Dobson S, Edwards C, Harris L, Henshaw D, Johnson K, McKinney G, Miller S, Reynolds J, Segal BS, Turner J, VanEenenaam D, Weller R, Lei J, et al. Pain, Analgesic Use, and Patient Satisfaction With Spinal Versus General Anesthesia for Hip Fracture Surgery : A Randomized Clinical Trial. Ann Intern Med. 2022 07; 175(7):952-960. View in PubMed
  22. Hunt LJ, Gan S, Boscardin WJ, Yaffe K, Ritchie CS, Aldridge MD, Smith AK. A national study of disenrollment from hospice among people with dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 10; 70(10):2858-2870. View in PubMed
  23. Clarfield AM, Smith AK, Ouslander JG. Older refugees are struggling. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 Jul; 71(7):2348-2349. View in PubMed
  24. Harrison KL, Ritchie CS, Hunt LJ, Patel K, Boscardin WJ, Yaffe K, Smith AK. Life expectancy for community-dwelling persons with dementia and severe disability. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 06; 70(6):1807-1815. View in PubMed
  25. Smith AK. Should we still believe in advance care planning? J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 05; 70(5):1358-1360. View in PubMed
  26. Jindal SK, Karamourtopoulos M, Jacobson AR, Pinheiro A, Smith AK, Hamel MB, Schonberg MA. Strategies for discussing long-term prognosis when deciding on cancer screening for adults over age 75. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 06; 70(6):1734-1744. View in PubMed
  27. Parks AL, Jeon SY, Boscardin WJ, Steinman MA, Smith AK, Covinsky KE, Fang MC, Shah SJ. Long-term functional outcomes and mortality after hospitalization for extracranial hemorrhage. J Hosp Med. 2022 04; 17(4):235-242. View in PubMed
  28. Kotwal AA, Cenzer IS, Waite LJ, Smith AK, Perissinotto CM, Hawkley LC. A single question assessment of loneliness in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: A nationally-representative study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 05; 70(5):1342-1345. View in PubMed
  29. Hunt LJ, Morrison RS, Gan S, Espejo E, Ornstein KA, Boscardin WJ, Smith AK. Incidence of potentially disruptive medical and social events in older adults with and without dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 05; 70(5):1461-1470. View in PubMed
  30. Wong ML, Nicosia FM, Smith AK, Walter LC, Lam V, Cohen HJ, Loh KP, Mohile SG, Ursem CJ, Schwarze ML. "You have to be sure that the patient has the full picture": Adaptation of the Best Case/Worst Case communication tool for geriatric oncology. J Geriatr Oncol. 2022 06; 13(5):606-613. View in PubMed
  31. Cobert J, Jeon SY, Boscardin J, Chapman AC, Ferrante LE, Lee S, Smith AK. Trends in Geriatric Conditions Among Older Adults Admitted to US ICUs Between 1998 and 2015. Chest. 2022 06; 161(6):1555-1565. View in PubMed
  32. Harrison KL, Garrett SB, Halim M, Bernstein Sideman A, Allison TA, Dohan D, Naasan G, Miller BL, Smith AK, Ritchie CS. "I Didn't Sign Up for This": Perspectives from Persons Living with Dementia and Care Partners on Challenges, Supports, and Opportunities to Add Geriatric Neuropalliative Care to Dementia Specialty Care. J Alzheimers Dis. 2022; 90(3):1301-1320. View in PubMed
  33. Wong ML, Shi Y, Smith AK, Miaskowski C, Boscardin WJ, Cohen HJ, Lam V, Mazor M, Metzger L, Presley CJ, Williams GR, Loh KP, Ursem CJ, Friedlander TW, Blakely CM, Gubens MA, Allen G, Shumay D, Walter LC. Changes in older adults' life space during lung cancer treatment: A mixed methods cohort study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 01; 70(1):136-149. View in PubMed
  34. Allison TA, Gubner JM, Oh A, Harrison KL, Pham K, Barnes DE, Johnson JK, Covinsky KE, Smith AK. Meaningful Activities and Sources of Meaning for Community-Dwelling People Living with Dementia. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2022 07; 23(7):1191-1196.e1. View in PubMed
  35. Kotwal AA, Fuller SM, Myers JJ, Hill D, Tha SH, Smith AK, M Perissinotto C. A peer intervention reduces loneliness and improves social well-being in low-income older adults: A mixed-methods study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 12; 69(12):3365-3376. View in PubMed
  36. Kotwal AA, Steinman MA, Cenzer I, Smith AK. Use of High-risk Medications Among Lonely Older Adults: Results From a Nationally Representative Sample. JAMA Intern Med. 2021 11 01; 181(11):1528-1530. View in PubMed
  37. Kotwal AA, Cenzer IS, Waite LJ, Covinsky KE, Perissinotto CM, Boscardin WJ, Hawkley LC, Dale W, Smith AK. The epidemiology of social isolation and loneliness among older adults during the last years of life. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 11; 69(11):3081-3091. View in PubMed
  38. Asprec L, Blinderman CD, Berlin A, Callahan ME, Widera E, Periyakoil VS, Smith AK, Nakagawa S. Virtual Interinstitutional Palliative Care Consultation during the COVID-19 Pandemic in New York City. J Palliat Med. 2021 Sep; 24(9):1387-1390. View in PubMed
  39. Whitlock EL, Diaz-Ramirez LG, Smith AK, Boscardin WJ, Covinsky KE, Avidan MS, Glymour MM. Association of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting vs Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Memory Decline in Older Adults Undergoing Coronary Revascularization. JAMA. 2021 05 18; 325(19):1955-1964. View in PubMed
  40. Aliberti MJR, Kotwal AA, Smith AK, Lee SJ, Banda S, Boscardin WJ. Pre-estimating subsets: A new approach for unavailable predictors in prognostic modeling. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 09; 69(9):2675-2678. View in PubMed
  41. Sumarsono N, Sudore RL, Smith AK, Pantilat SZ, Anderson WG, Makam AN. Availability of Palliative Care in Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2021 10; 22(10):2207-2211. View in PubMed
  42. Lee SJ, Smith AK, Diaz-Ramirez LG, Covinsky KE, Gan S, Chen CL, Boscardin WJ. A Novel Metric for Developing Easy-to-Use and Accurate Clinical Prediction Models: The Time-cost Information Criterion. Med Care. 2021 05 01; 59(5):418-424. View in PubMed
  43. Oh A, Gan S, Boscardin WJ, Allison TA, Barnes DE, Covinsky KE, Smith AK. Engagement in Meaningful Activities Among Older Adults With Disability, Dementia, and Depression. JAMA Intern Med. 2021 04 01; 181(4):560-562. View in PubMed
  44. Block BL, Martin TM, Boscardin WJ, Covinsky KE, Mourad M, Hu LL, Smith AK. Variation in COVID-19 Mortality Across 117 US Hospitals in High- and Low-Burden Settings. J Hosp Med. 2021 04; 16(4):215-218. View in PubMed
  45. Freedman RA, Minami CA, Winer EP, Morrow M, Smith AK, Walter LC, Sedrak MS, Gagnon H, Perilla-Glen A, Wildiers H, Wildes TM, Lichtman SM, Loh KP, Brain EGC, Ganschow PS, Hunt KK, Mayer DK, Ruddy KJ, Jagsi R, Lin NU, Canin B, LeStage BK, Revette AC, Schonberg MA, Keating NL. Individualizing Surveillance Mammography for Older Patients After Treatment for Early-Stage Breast Cancer: Multidisciplinary Expert Panel and International Society of Geriatric Oncology Consensus Statement. JAMA Oncol. 2021 Apr 01; 7(4):609-615. View in PubMed
  46. Diaz-Ramirez LG, Lee SJ, Smith AK, Gan S, Boscardin WJ. A Novel Method for Identifying a Parsimonious and Accurate Predictive Model for Multiple Clinical Outcomes. Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2021 Jun; 204:106073. View in PubMed
  47. Parks AL, Jeon SY, Boscardin WJ, Steinman MA, Smith AK, Fang MC, Shah SJ. Long-term individual and population functional outcomes in older adults with atrial fibrillation. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 06; 69(6):1570-1578. View in PubMed
  48. Yourman LC, Cenzer IS, Boscardin WJ, Nguyen BT, Smith AK, Schonberg MA, Schoenborn NL, Widera EW, Orkaby A, Rodriguez A, Lee SJ. Evaluation of Time to Benefit of Statins for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Adults Aged 50 to 75 Years: A Meta-analysis. JAMA Intern Med. 2021 02 01; 181(2):179-185. View in PubMed
  49. Aliberti MJR, Covinsky KE, Garcez FB, Smith AK, Curiati PK, Lee SJ, Dias MB, Melo VJD, Rego-Júnior OFD, Richinho VP, Jacob-Filho W, Avelino-Silva TJ. A fuller picture of COVID-19 prognosis: the added value of vulnerability measures to predict mortality in hospitalised older adults. Age Ageing. 2021 01 08; 50(1):32-39. View in PubMed
  50. Seib CD, Suh I, Meng T, Trickey A, Smith AK, Finlayson E, Covinsky KE, Kurella Tamura M, Kebebew E. Patient Factors Associated With Parathyroidectomy in Older Adults With Primary Hyperparathyroidism. JAMA Surg. 2021 04 01; 156(4):334-342. View in PubMed
  51. Ouslander JG, Smith AK. The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society: New Leadership and New Features. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 01; 69(1):49-50. View in PubMed
  52. Parks AL, Jeon SY, Boscardin WJ, Steinman MA, Smith AK, Fang MC, Shah SJ. Long-term individual and population functional outcomes in older adults with atrial fibrillation. medRxiv. 2020 Nov 06. View in PubMed
  53. Parks AL, Jeon SY, Boscardin WJ, Steinman MA, Smith AK, Fang MC, Shah SJ. Long-term individual and population functional outcomes in older adults with atrial fibrillation. medRxiv. 2020 Nov 03. View in PubMed
  54. Harrison KL, Kotwal AA, Smith AK. Palliative Care for Patients With Noncancer Illnesses. JAMA. 2020 10 13; 324(14):1404-1405. View in PubMed
  55. Kotwal AA, Holt-Lunstad J, Newmark RL, Cenzer I, Smith AK, Covinsky KE, Escueta DP, Lee JM, Perissinotto CM. Social Isolation and Loneliness Among San Francisco Bay Area Older Adults During the COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Orders. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 01; 69(1):20-29. View in PubMed
  56. Widera E, Anderson WG, Santhosh L, McKee KY, Smith AK, Frank J. Family Meetings on Behalf of Patients with Serious Illness. N Engl J Med. 2020 Sep 10; 383(11):e71. View in PubMed
  57. Schonberg MA, Karamourtopoulos M, Jacobson AR, Aliberti GM, Pinheiro A, Smith AK, Davis RB, Schuttner LC, Hamel MB. A Strategy to Prepare Primary Care Clinicians for Discussing Stopping Cancer Screening With Adults Older Than 75 Years. Innov Aging. 2020; 4(4):igaa027. View in PubMed
  58. Nakagawa S, Berlin A, Widera E, Periyakoil VS, Smith AK, Blinderman CD. Pandemic Palliative Care Consultations Spanning State and Institutional Borders. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 Aug; 68(8):1683-1685. View in PubMed
  59. Block BL, Smith AK, Sudore RL. During COVID-19, Outpatient Advance Care Planning Is Imperative: We Need All Hands on Deck. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 07; 68(7):1395-1397. View in PubMed
  60. Gubner J, Smith AK, Allison TA. Transforming Undergraduate Student Perceptions of Dementia through Music and Filmmaking. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 05; 68(5):1083-1089. View in PubMed
  61. Kotwal AA, Lee SJ, Dale W, Boscardin WJ, Waite LJ, Smith AK. Integration of an Objective Cognitive Assessment Into a Prognostic Index for 5-Year Mortality Prediction. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 08; 68(8):1796-1802. View in PubMed
  62. Block BL, Jeon SY, Sudore RL, Matthay MA, Boscardin WJ, Smith AK. Patterns and Trends in Advance Care Planning Among Older Adults Who Received Intensive Care at the End of Life. JAMA Intern Med. 2020 05 01; 180(5):786-789. View in PubMed
  63. Schonberg MA, Jacobson AR, Karamourtopoulos M, Aliberti GM, Pinheiro A, Smith AK, Schuttner LC, Park ER, Hamel MB. Scripts and Strategies for Discussing Stopping Cancer Screening with Adults > 75 Years: a Qualitative Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 07; 35(7):2076-2083. View in PubMed
  64. Hunt LJ, Stephens CE, Smith AK. Palliative Care in the Nursing Home-Shifting Paradigms. JAMA Intern Med. 2020 02 01; 180(2):243-244. View in PubMed
  65. Allison TA, Smith AK. "Now I Write Songs": Growth and Reciprocity After Long-Term Nursing Home Placement. Gerontologist. 2020 01 24; 60(1):135-144. View in PubMed
  66. Oh A, Smith AK, Allison TA. Key Ingredients of an Ideal System for High-Quality Community Care for Persons With Dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 02; 68(2):238-240. View in PubMed
  67. Smith GM, Cenzer IS, Covinsky K, Reuben DB, Smith AK. Who Becomes a High Utilizer? A Case-Control Study of Older Adults in the USA. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 02; 35(2):596-598. View in PubMed
  68. Oh A, Patel K, Boscardin WJ, Max W, Stephens C, Ritchie CS, Smith AK. Social Support and Patterns of Institutionalization Among Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019 12; 67(12):2622-2627. View in PubMed
  69. Aliberti MJR, Covinsky KE, Apolinario D, Smith AK, Lee SJ, Fortes-Filho SQ, Melo JA, Souza NPS, Avelino-Silva TJ, Jacob-Filho W. 10-Minute Targeted Geriatric Assessment Predicts Disability and Hospitalization in Fast-Paced Acute Care Settings. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2019 09 15; 74(10):1637-1642. View in PubMed
  70. Flint LA, David D, Lynn J, Smith AK. Rehabbed to Death: Breaking the Cycle. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019 11; 67(11):2398-2401. View in PubMed
  71. Harrison KL, Ritchie CS, Patel K, Hunt LJ, Covinsky KE, Yaffe K, Smith AK. Care Settings and Clinical Characteristics of Older Adults with Moderately Severe Dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019 09; 67(9):1907-1912. View in PubMed
  72. Verma A, Smith AK, Harrison KL, Chodos AH. Ethical Challenges in Caring for Unrepresented Adults: A Qualitative Study of Key Stakeholders. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019 08; 67(8):1724-1729. View in PubMed
  73. Huang LW, Smith AK, Wong ML. Who Will Care for the Caregivers? Increased Needs When Caring for Frail Older Adults With Cancer. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019 05; 67(5):873-876. View in PubMed
  74. Widera E, Trucil DE, Smith AK. Making and Measuring an Impact in a Digital World: The Role of Social Media and the Medical Journal. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019 06; 67(6):1110-1112. View in PubMed
  75. Smith AK. A Case for n-of-1 Trials. JAMA Intern Med. 2019 03 01; 179(3):452-453. View in PubMed
  76. Ladin K, Smith AK. Active Medical Management for Patients With Advanced Kidney Disease. JAMA Intern Med. 2019 03 01; 179(3):313-315. View in PubMed
  77. Flint LA, David DJ, Smith AK. Rehabbed to Death. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jan 31; 380(5):408-409. View in PubMed
  78. Hurria A, Carpenter CR, McFarland F, Lundebjerg NE, de Cabo R, Ferrucci L, Studenski SA, Barzilai N, Briggs JP, Ix JH, Kitzman DW, Kuchel GA, Musi N, Newman JC, Rando TA, Smith AK, Walston JD, Kirkland JL, Yung R. Models and Studies of Aging: Executive Summary of a Report from the U13 Conference Series. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019 03; 67(3):428-433. View in PubMed
  79. Wallhagen MI, Ritchie CS, Smith AK. Hearing Loss: Effect on Hospice and Palliative Care Through the Eyes of Practitioners. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 04; 57(4):724-730. View in PubMed
  80. Whitlock EL, Diaz-Ramirez LG, Smith AK, Boscardin WJ, Avidan MS, Glymour MM. Cognitive Change After Cardiac Surgery Versus Cardiac Catheterization: A Population-Based Study. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 04; 107(4):1119-1125. View in PubMed
  81. Hunt LJ, Smith AK. High Symptom Burden in Older Adults: A Clarion Call for Geriatrics and Palliative Care Research and Training. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019 02; 67(2):208-210. View in PubMed
  82. Aliberti MJR, Cenzer IS, Smith AK, Lee SJ, Yaffe K, Covinsky KE. Assessing Risk for Adverse Outcomes in Older Adults: The Need to Include Both Physical Frailty and Cognition. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019 03; 67(3):477-483. View in PubMed
  83. Moré JM, Lang-Brown S, Romo RD, Lee SJ, Sudore R, Smith AK. "Planting the Seed": Perceived Benefits of and Strategies for Discussing Long-Term Prognosis with Older Adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2018 12; 66(12):2367-2371. View in PubMed
  84. Kotwal AA, Abdoler E, Diaz-Ramirez LG, Kelley AS, Ornstein KA, Boscardin WJ, Smith AK. 'Til Death Do Us Part: End-of-Life Experiences of Married Couples in a Nationally Representative Survey. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2018 12; 66(12):2360-2366. View in PubMed
  85. Hunt LJ, Ritchie CS, Cataldo JK, Patel K, Stephens CE, Smith AK. Pain and Emergency Department Use in the Last Month of Life Among Older Adults With Dementia. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2018 12; 56(6):871-877.e7. View in PubMed
  86. Romo RD, Cenzer IS, Williams BA, Smith AK. Relationship Between Expectation of Death and Location of Death Varies by Race/Ethnicity. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2018 Oct; 35(10):1323-1329. View in PubMed
  87. Smith AK, Periyakoil VS. Should We Bury "The Good Death"? J Am Geriatr Soc. 2018 05; 66(5):856-858. View in PubMed
  88. Hunt LJ, Lee SJ, Harrison KL, Smith AK. Secondary Analysis of Existing Datasets for Dementia and Palliative Care Research: High-Value Applications and Key Considerations. J Palliat Med. 2018 02; 21(2):130-142. View in PubMed
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  92. Meisel K, Arnold RM, Stijacic Cenzer I, Boscardin J, Smith AK. Survival, Functional Status, and Eating Ability After Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Placement for Acute Stroke. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017 Aug; 65(8):1848-1852. View in PubMed
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  98. Ritchie CS, Kelley AS, Stijacic Cenzer I, Smith AK, Wallhagen ML, Covinsky KE. High Levels of Geriatric Palliative Care Needs in Hip Fracture Patients Before the Hip Fracture. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2016 10; 52(4):533-538. View in PubMed
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  101. Cagle JG, McClymont KM, Thai JN, Smith AK. "If You Don't Know, All of a Sudden, They're Gone": Caregiver Perspectives About Prognostic Communication for Disabled Elderly Adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 06; 64(6):1299-306. View in PubMed
  102. Matlock DD, Yamashita TE, Min SJ, Smith AK, Kelley AS, M Fischer S. How U.S. Doctors Die: A Cohort Study of Healthcare Use at the End of Life. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 05; 64(5):1061-7. View in PubMed
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  106. Paul-Emile K, Smith AK, Lo B, Fernández A. Dealing with Racist Patients. N Engl J Med. 2016 Feb 25; 374(8):708-11. View in PubMed
  107. Barnhart C, McClymont K, Smith AK, Au-Yeung A, Lee SJ. "Everyone else gets ice cream here more often than I do--It burns me up"--Perspectives on Diabetes Care from Nursing Home Residents and their Doctors. BMC Geriatr. 2016 Jan 26; 16:28. View in PubMed
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  110. Hunt LJ, Covinsky KE, Yaffe K, Stephens CE, Miao Y, Boscardin WJ, Smith AK. Pain in Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Dementia: Results from the National Health and Aging Trends Study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2015 Aug; 63(8):1503-11. View in PubMed
  111. Austin CA, Mohottige D, Sudore RL, Smith AK, Hanson LC. Tools to Promote Shared Decision Making in Serious Illness: A Systematic Review. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Jul; 175(7):1213-21. View in PubMed
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  114. Rogers SE, Thrasher AD, Miao Y, Boscardin WJ, Smith AK. Discrimination in Healthcare Settings is Associated with Disability in Older Adults: Health and Retirement Study, 2008-2012. J Gen Intern Med. 2015 Oct; 30(10):1413-20. View in PubMed
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  116. Williams BA, Ahalt C, Stijacic-Cenzer I, Smith AK, Goldenson J, Ritchie CS. Pain behind bars: the epidemiology of pain in older jail inmates in a county jail. J Palliat Med. 2014 Dec; 17(12):1336-43. View in PubMed
  117. McClymont KM, Lee SJ, Schonberg MA, Widera E, Miao Y, Smith AK. Usefulness and effect of online prognostic calculators. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Dec; 62(12):2444-5. View in PubMed
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  121. Lakin JR, Smith AK. Opening it up for more questions: racial disparities in hospice use. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2013 Nov; 46(5):617. View in PubMed
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  125. Smith AK. Palliative care: an approach for all internists: comment on "Early palliative care in advanced lung cancer: a qualitative study". JAMA Intern Med. 2013 Feb 25; 173(4):291-2. View in PubMed
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  127. Thai JN, Walter LC, Eng C, Smith AK. Every patient is an individual: clinicians balance individual factors when discussing prognosis with diverse frail elderly adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013 Feb; 61(2):264-9. View in PubMed
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  130. Smith AK, Lo B. The problem with actually tattooing DNR across your chest. J Gen Intern Med. 2012 Oct; 27(10):1238-9. View in PubMed
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  133. Yourman LC, Lee SJ, Schonberg MA, Widera EW, Smith AK. Prognostic indices for older adults: a systematic review. JAMA. 2012 Jan 11; 307(2):182-92. View in PubMed
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  135. Ahalt C, Walter LC, Yourman L, Eng C, Pérez-Stable EJ, Smith AK. "Knowing is better": preferences of diverse older adults for discussing prognosis. J Gen Intern Med. 2012 May; 27(5):568-75. View in PubMed
  136. Schenker Y, Smith AK, Arnold RM, Fernandez A. "Her husband doesn't speak much English": conducting a family meeting with an interpreter. J Palliat Med. 2012 Apr; 15(4):494-8. View in PubMed
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  138. Smith AK, Cenzer IS, Knight SJ, Puntillo KA, Widera E, Williams BA, Boscardin WJ, Covinsky KE. The epidemiology of pain during the last 2 years of life. Ann Intern Med. 2010 Nov 02; 153(9):563-9. View in PubMed
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  144. Micco G, Villars P, Smith AK. The death of Ivan Ilyich and pain relief at the end of life. Lancet. 2009 Sep 12; 374(9693):872-3. View in PubMed
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  147. Smith AK, Earle CC, McCarthy EP. Racial and ethnic differences in end-of-life care in fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries with advanced cancer. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 Jan; 57(1):153-8. View in PubMed
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  150. Smith AK, Ladner D, McCarthy EP. Racial/ethnic disparities in liver transplant surgery and hospice use: parallels, differences, and unanswered questions. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2008 Aug-Sep; 25(4):285-91. View in PubMed
  151. Smith AK, Davis RB, Krakauer EL. Differences in the quality of the patient-physician relationship among terminally ill African-American and white patients: impact on advance care planning and treatment preferences. J Gen Intern Med. 2007 Nov; 22(11):1579-82. View in PubMed
  152. Smith AK, Buss MK, Giansiracusa DF, Block SD. On being fired: experiences of patient-initiated termination of the patient-physician relationship in palliative medicine. J Palliat Med. 2007 Aug; 10(4):938-47. View in PubMed
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