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1995 Cumulative Subject Index
(Volume 12, Numbers 1-6, January-December 1995)
Advance directives
A r t therapy
D iscussing advanced directives: A
practical guide (By M ichael
Mulvhill). Stage, Corey. Jan/Feb 95;
12(1), 2 Overview, Video review.
The use of creative art forms to enhance counselling skills of hospice
professionals in dealing with the bereaved. Zamierowski, M a rgaret J,
MPS & Gordon, Abby, RN. Jan/Feb
95; 12(1), 5-8 Techniques, Alternative.
Beyond DNR. Reiter, Gary S, M D ,
FAC P. Nov/Dec 95; 12(6), 34-37
D N R , Case review.
Dennis Akins & Dan Hunt). Stage,
Corey. Jan/Feb 95; 12(1), 2 Education, Video review.
The grit and grace of being a
caregiver: Maintaining your balance
as you care for others. M iller, James,
D M in. May/Jun 95; 12(3), 17-22
Techniques.
D iscussing DNR Issues. Bergevin,
Patrick, MD & B ergevin, Rita Morrell, RN , MA. May/Jun 95; 12(3),
10-11 Techniques.
Assisted suicide
C h ildren
Physician assisted suicide. Olsen,
Pat, RN, BSN, MPA. Jan/Feb 95;
12(1), 9-12 Issues.
Patient Refusal of Nutrition and Hydration: Walking The Ever Finer
L i n e . B y o c k , I r a , M D , FA A F P,
FAC E P. Mar/Apr 95; 12(2), 8-13
Nutrition, Literature review.
Physician assisted suicide & voluntary active euthanasia: Social ethics
and the role of the hospice. Drane,
James F, PhD. Nov/Dec 95; 12(6),
3-10 Euthanasia, Opinion.
Childrens’ descriptions of their feelings and what they found helpful
during bereavement. Lenha, Carlee,
RN, MS. Sep/Oct 95; 12(5), 24-30
Bereavement, Intervention.
AIDS
The art of dying in America. Byock,
Ira, M D , FAAFP, FACEP. Mar/Apr
95; 12(2), 6-7 Dignity, Opinion.
Hospice education about people
w ith AIDS as terminally ill patients:
Coping with a new epidemic of
death. Dukes, Carol S, M D , Turpin,
Beverly A, BA, & Atwood, Jan R,
PhD, RN. Jan/Feb 95; 12(1), 25-31
Education.
Palliative care for patients w ith acq u i r e d i m m u n o d e ficiency virus.
Kemp, Charles, RN, CRNH &
Stepp, Lisa, RN, OCN, CRNH.
Nov/Dec 95; 12(6), 14-27 Palliation, Overview.
Bereavem e n t
Tips for helping bereaved elders.
May/Jun 95; 12(3), 12-13 Seniors,
Techniques.
Cancer
P r o s p e c t i v e t r i a l s f o r t h e r adiotherapeutic treatment of bone
metastases. Berk, Lawrence, M D .
Jul/Aug 95; 12(4), 24-28 Bone metastases, Palliation.
A n tiem e tic therapy
Caregiver
Antiemetic therapy in adults with
term inal disease. Rousseau, Paul,
M D . Jan/Feb 95; 12(1), 13-18 Techniques, Review.
Burnout among “healers.” Funk,
Jeffrey. May/Jun 95; 12(3), 27-30
Stress, Coping.
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Names...from home (Producers:
Dealing with the death of a child.
M iles, A l, M D iv. May/Jun 95; 12(3),
36-40 Coping, Techniques.
Depression
Recognizing depression. Bergevin,
Patrick, MD & Bergevin, Rita Morrell, RN, M A . Sep/Oct 95; 12(5),
22-23 Assessment.
Fam ily
A t hom e w ith term inal illness.
Stage, Corey. Sep/Oct 95; 12(5), 5
Coping, Book review.
Developing family care plans: A
systems perspective for helping hospice families. Knapp, Elizabeth R &
DelCampo, Robert L, PhD.
Nov/Dec 95; 12(6), 39-47 Treatment
planning.
Grief m a n a g e m e n t
Creating the story of your life. Bergevin, Patrick, M D . Nov/Dec 95;
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January/February 1996
12(6), 11-27 Writing, Technique.
Engendering hope in the chronically
and term inally ill: Nursing Interventions. Herth, Kaye, RN, PhD,
FAAN. Sep/Oct 95; 12(5), 31-39
Nursing, Intervention.
Grief ’s courageous journey: A
workbook. (by Sandi Caplan & Gordon Lang) Stage, Corey. Nov/Dec
95; 12(6), 2 Grief management,
Book review.
bell, Helen, Cert. Mssg Pract., &
H ill, Jennifer, RN, MS. Sep/Oct 95;
12(5), 19-21 Family, A lternative.
Pain m a n a g e m e n t
H igh-tech pain management utilizing m u ltiple analgesics— A case
study. Pickett, Rhonda R, RN, M S N ,
OCN & Secor, Susan J, RN. Jan/Feb
95; 12(1), 22-24 Multidisiplinary.
The courage to grieve, the courage
to grow (By Judy Tatelbaum ). Stage,
Corey. Jan/Feb 95; 12(1), 2 Survivors, Video review.
Resolution of tumor pain with
EMLA cream : A case report. Stegman, Mary B, MD & Stoukides,
Cheryl A, PharmD. Jan/Feb 95;
12(1), 19-21 EMLA cream , Case
study.
Health care delivery
Personnel
Radical surgery: What’s next for America’s health care (By Joseph Califano,
Jr). Welk, Thomas, DMin. May/Jun 95;
12(3), 4-5 Cost, Book review.
The New York State Hospice Quality Improvement Personnel Survey.
Macdonald, Douglas, CSW.
Mar/Apr 95; 12(2), 18-29 Quality,
New York.
Kubler-R o s s
A Changing of the guard. Gates, R
Patrick. May/Jun 95; 12(3), 3 Retirement.
L o n g -term care
The expanded team—Hospice in the
LTC facility. Leibowitz, Cheryl, RNC
& Browing, Sue. Mar/Apr 95; 12(2),
16-17 Expanded role.
Managed care
Hospice and managed care: The new
frontier. DeVito, Richard. Jul/Aug
95; 12(4), 2 Trends, Editorial.
Marketing
Marketing hospice. Genovese,
Kathy, ACSW, BCD. Nov/Dec 95;
12(6), 30-33 Administration.
Massage
Strengthening the fam ily unit
through the healing power of massage. Ellis, Vickii, RN , MS, Camp-
Perspective
A friend called Lyle: A young
woman’s passage into death. Stage,
Corey. Jan/Feb 95; 12(1), 2 Education, Video review.
Pharm a c e u tical
A multcenter, multiple dose, open
label study of the initiation of sustained release morphine sulfate
(SRMS) in chronic pain. Ritch, Paul,
M D , Plezia, Patricia, PharmD,
Rushing, Dan, M D , Heilman, Richard, PhD, Finn, John, M D , A ndersen, Steve, M D , Schobelock,
M icheal, Pharm D , Mosdell, Kristen, Pharm D , & Shepard, Kirk, M D .
Jul/Aug 95; 12(4), 18-23 Morphine,
Sustained release.
Antidepressants in hospice care.
S t e p h a n y, T h e r e s a , R N , M S .
Jul/Aug 95; 12(4), 4-5 Depression,
Opinion.
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H o s p i c e R N ’ s g u i d e t o c h e m otherapeutic agents. Stephany, Theresa, RN, MS, CRNH, & Baltic,
Tammy, RN, MS, OCN. Nov/Dec 95;
12(6), 13 Chemotherapy, Nursing.
Nebulized morphine for dyspnea.
S t e p h a n y, T h e r e s a , R N , M S &
Howe, Janice, RN, BSN, BA.
Sep/Oct 95; 12(5), 6-7 Morphine,
Opinion.
Pain management and parenteral
opioids: An update. Enck, Robert,
M D . Sep/Oct 95; 12(5), 8-13
Opioids, Pain management.
Pilocarpine in radiation-induced
xerostom ia. Rousseau, Paul, M D .
Mar/Apr 95; 12(2), 38-39 Pilocarpine, Xerostom ia.
Physician attitude
Hospice and palliative care: A ttitudes and practices of the physician
faculty of an academic hospital. von
Gunten, Charles F, M D , PhD, von
Roenn, Jamie H, M D , Neely, Kathy
Johnson, M D , Martinez, Jeanne, RN
M P H , & Weitzman, Sigmund, M D .
Jul/Aug 95; 12(4), 38-42 Utilization.
Poetry
Dear and sweet hospice friends. M ajor, Lorraine. Sep/Oct 95; 12(5), 3.
P rofile
A tiny golden center. Bergevin, Rita
M o rrell, M A , R N . M a y / J u n 9 5 ;
12(3), 15-16 Reflection.
Going blind. Seyfrit, Michael.
May/Jun 95; 12(3), 31-35 Personal.
Resuscitation ... at a death scene.
Wilsterman, David. Mar/Apr 95;
12(2), 14-15.
Why Jack needed pain. Wilsterman,
David. May/Jun 95; 12(3), 14 Re-
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Program characteristics
M S , RN, CRHN, CS. Jan/Feb 95;
12(1), 32-36 Nursing, AIDS.
C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f h o s p i c e p r ograms, directors, and selected staff
in one western state. Sontag, MaryAnn, PhD, ACSW. Jul/Aug 95;
12(4), 29-37 Personnel, Western US.
Term inal illness
Q u a lity of life
Quandry at the crossroads: Paternalism vs. advocacy surrounding endo f - t r e a t m e n t d e c i s i o n s . Taylor,
Susan, RN, M S N . Jul/Aug 95;
12(4), 43-46 Moral issues.
Hospice care: Quality of life for term inal patients. Sharp, Eileen F, RN.
Jan/Feb 95; 12(1), 3-4 Opinion.
R u s s ia
C itizen Ambassador Program of
People to People’s International’s
Hospice Delegation to Russia and
Poland. Nelson, Fran, RN. Jul/Aug
95; 12(4), 6-8 Poland, International.
The Russian way of hospice. Cooke,
Mary, R N , MA. Jul/Aug 95; 12(4),
9-14 Methods, International.
S p irituality
My life (D irected by Bruce Joel Rubin). Stage, Corey. Jul/A u g 9 5 ;
12(4), 3 Coping, Video review.
Treatm e n t term ination
Tre n d s
Suffering, meaning, and the standards
of hospice care. Wallace, Bill. May/Jun
95; 12(3), 6-9 History, Opinion.
Volunteering
The benefits of beneficence: Rewards of hospice volunteering.
Korda, Lois J, RN, M A . Sep/Oct 95;
12(5), 14-18 Administration.
Spirituality and medical ethics.
J a m i e s o n , J o h n , M D iv, P h D .
May/Jun 95; 12(3), 41-45 Ethics.
The tao of dying: A guide to caring by
Doug Smith. Abraham, John L. Mar/Apr
95; 12(2), 4 Coping, Book review.
Unfinished business: Assessing the
spiritual needs of hospice clients.
Dudley, James, PhD, Smith, Cheryl,
Mdiv, & M illison, Martin B. Mar/Apr
95; 12(2), 30-37 Assessment.
Stress
Freeze frame: Fast action stress relief: A scientifically proven technique by Doc Lew children. Stage,
Corey. Mar/Apr 95; 12(2), 5 Coping,
Video review.
Stressors of hospice home care
nurses caring for AIDS patients: A
pilot study. Sloan, Marieann, M S N ,
R N , CNA, & Stephany, Theresa,
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Alphanumeric paging system
The effect of an alphanumeric paging system on
patient compliance with medicinal regimens.
Robert A. Milch, MD; Liora Ziv, RN, EdD;
Vincent Evans, MSW; Michele Hillebrand, RN,
May/June 1996;13(3):46-48.
Book reviews
Lonely waters: Proceedings of the International
Conference: Music therapy in palliative care,
edited by Colin A. Lee. Reviewed by Corey
Stage, January/February 1996;13(1):6.
Program and release form. R. Patrick Gates,
Managing Editor, November/December
1996;13(6):8-9.
Hospice issues
Editorial
The Hospice Nurse: The backbone of hospice
care. R. Patrick Gates, Managing Editor,
May/June 1996;13(3):4.
When will the AMA recognize hospice? R. Patrick Gates, Managing Editor, July/August
1996;13(4):3-4.
Armfuls of time: The psychological experience
of the child with a life-threatening illness, by
Barbara Sourkes, PhD Reviewed by Corey
Stage, March/April 1996;13(2):5.
AMAteurs tinker with Hospice. R. Patrick
Gates, Managing Editor, September/October
1996;13(5):8-10.
Overextended and undernourished: A self-care
guide for people in helping roles, by Dennis
Portnoy. Reviewed by Corey Stage, July/August
1996;13(4):5.
Dr. Death, meet Dr. Dignity. R. Patrick Gates,
Managing Editor, November/December
1996;13(6):6-7.
The helper’s journey: Working with people facing grief, loss, and life-threatening illness, by
Dale G. Larson, PhD Reviewed by Corey Stage,
September/October 1996;13(5):19.
The hospice choice: Ethical decision making.
Mary Elizabeth Greipp, RN, EdD, FAAN, September/October 1996;13(5):28-34.
Share the care: How to organize a group to care
for someone who is terminally ill, by Cappy
Caposella and Sheila Warnock. Reviewed by
David E. Pasinski, November/December
1996;13(6):10.
Euthanasia: America’s medical failure. Norita L.
Wilson, RN, November/December 1996;
13(6):16-18.
Ethics
Euthanasia
Grief—children
Complementary therapies in
terminal care
Storytelling for grieving children. Janice Olive,
BSSW, MHDL, March/April 1996;13(2):19-20.
Pain, music creativity and music therapy in
palliative care. Clare C. O’Callaghan, MMus,
BSW, RMT, March/April 1996;13(2):43-49.
Training volunteers and professionals to work
with grieving children and their families. Helene
McGlaufflin, MEd, LPC, March/April
1996;13(2):22-26.
Massage therapy: An added dimension in terminal care. Emil Zuberbueler, March/April
1996;13(2):50.
The Sacred Circle: A conceptual framework for
spiritual care in hospice. Lee Paton, RN, MSN,
March/April 1996;13(2):52-56.
Delirium
Recognizing delirium in terminal patients. Patrick Bergevin, MD; Rita Morrell Bergevin, MA,
RN, March/April 1996;13(2):28-29.
Documentary review
Low-tech hospice home care for end-stage heart
disease. Theresa Stephany, RN, MSN, CS,
CRNH, May/June 1996;13(3):35-36.
Guest editorial
Pain management: Highlighting special populations. Richard B. Patt, MD, January/February
1996;13(1):18-19.
What is wrong with this picture? Rick Williams,
March/April 1996;13(2):6-7.
Put life into their days, not just days into their
life. Richard B. Patt, MD, September/October
1996;13(5):13-18.
Hospice care giving
Oregon’s assisted suicide law. Simon Paquette,
MSW, CSWA, January/February 1996;13(1):11-16.
Oregon’s assisted suicide law: A different perspective. Pamela J. Miller; Susan C. Hedlund,
May/June 1996;13(3):26-33.
Decisions to utilize hospice—Pilot study results.
Mary Elizabeth Greipp, RN, EdD, FAAN, November/December 1996;13(6):27-30.
Hospice marketing
Census growth in hospices: Marketing techniques that work. Walter J. Orzechowski,
MSPH, MBA, July/August 1996;13(4):10-15.
Hospice medicine
Hospice medicine: A different perspective. Michael Appleton, MD, January/February
1996;13(1):7-9.
Splenic irradiation in the palliation of patients with
lymphoproliferative and myeloproliferative disorders. Arnold C. Paulino, MD; Sarada P. Reddy,
MD, November/December 1996;13(6):32-35.
Debility, unspecified: A terminal diagnosis.
Barry M. Kinzbrunner, MD; Neal J. Weinreb,
MD; Melanie Pratt Merriman, PhD, November/December 1996; 13(6):38-44.
Cough in the terminally ill: A brief synopsis.
Paul Rousseau, MD, November/December
1996;13(6):45-46.
Hospice and the elderly: A changing perspective. Kevin Watt, DO, November/December
1996;13(6):47-48.
Hospice nursing
Competency test for basic, low-tech pain control. Theresa Stephany, RN, MS, CS, CRNH,
January/February 1996; 13(1):10.
A tribute to Hospice Nurses. Richard Brett,
May/June 1996;13(3):7-8.
Hospice research
Project on death in American Faculty Scholars
Program. Jerry Garcia, November/December
1996;13(6):19-24.
Hospice survey
Letting go: A hospice journey. Reviewed by Corey
Stage, May/June 1996;13(3):5-6.
The psychospiritual care matrix: A new paradigm for hospice care giving. Richard Grey,
DMin, July/August 1996;13(4):19-25.
Dr. Dignity program
Hospice Administrator Volunteer Survey.
July/August 1996;13(4):55, September/October
1996;13(5):38.
Hospice home care
Hospice techniques
Dr. Death meet Dr. Dignity. R. Patrick Gates,
Managing Editor, November/December
1996;13(6):6-7.
Utilization review of hospice home care. Paul
Berman, MD; Carla Braverman, RN, MEd,
March/April 1996;13(2):14-16.
An interdisciplinary team approach toward
death education. Abby Gordon, RN, MS, MA,
May/June 1996;13(3):21.
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Enhancing volunteer effectiveness. Scott E.
Hall, PhD, LPCC; Karen Marshall, BS,
CAVNC, May/June 1996;13(3):22-25.
Duragesic® (trandermal fentanyl) in hospice
care. Steven J. Baumrucker, MD, November/December 1996;13(6):13-15.
Hospice, humor, heartache, and healing. Sherry
E. Showalter, MSW; Steven Skobel, CRNH, C,
BS, July/August 1996;13(4):8-9.
Pain management
Palliative nursing care during end-stage COPD.
Theresa Stephany, RN, MSN, CS, CRNH, September/October 1996;13(5):20-21.
International hospice
JAPAN—The growth of the hospice movement
in Japan. Lee Paton, RN, MSN; Mark Wicks,
MSW, ACSW, July/August 1996;13(4):26-31.
GERMANY—A personal exploration of the
German hospice system. Christa Farnon, MD,
MPH, July/August 1996;13(4):32-37.
AUSTRALIA—A qualitative evaluation of a bereavement service: An analysis of the experiences
of consumers and providers of services in Australia. Ruth Marquis, July/August 1996;13(4):38-43.
AUSTRALIA—Carers of the terminally ill: An
Australian study. Jan Pincombe, PhD, RN, RM;
Barbara Tooth, PhD, BA (Hons.), RN, July/August
1996;13(4):44-55.
Medicare
A comparison of hospice programs based on
Medicare certification status. Mary-Ann Sontag,
PhD, ACSW, March/April 1996;13(2):32-41.
Pain control
Proceedings of the 7th Annual Hugh Cumming
Memorial Teaching Day on Cancer Pain, January/February 1996;13(1):17.
Guest editorial: Pain management: Highlighting
special populations. Richard B. Patt, MD, January/February 1996;13(1):18-19.
Pain management and psychosocial issues in
HIV and AIDS. William Breitbart, MD, January/February 1996;13(1):20-29.
Advanced pain and symptom management (a
case study-workshop discussion). Porter Storey,
MD; Fred Perkins, MD; John Loughlin,
PharmD, January/February 1996;13(1):30-39.
Keynote address: The vision of hospice and total
pain relief. Porter Storey, MD, January/February
1996;13(1):40-49.
Palliative care
Ethical aspects in palliative care. Cornelius J. van
der Poel, CSSp, May/June 1996;13(3):49-55.
Profiles in caring
Elsa’s door. Mary Ellen Killeen, ACSW,
March/April 1996;13(2):10-13.
An interrupted death. Janice Wittenberg, RN,
May/June 1996;13(3):15-19.
Skilled nursing facilities
Hospice and skilled nursing facilities. Michael
Appleton, MD, May/June 1996;13(3):11-12.
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Spirituality and hospice
The therapeutic baptism: A case of missed cultural clues in a terminal setting. Steven J. Baumrucker, MD, September/October 1996;13(5):3637.
Painting pictures we cannot see. Reverend Samuel Lee Oliver, MDiv, BCC, September/October 1996;13(5):39-40.
Who is the chaplain anyway? Philosophy and
integration of hospice chaplaincy. Ted Harvey,
MA, September/October 1996;13(5):41-43.
Muncy comprehensive spiritual assessment.
Reverend Jerry F. Muncy, MS, MDiv, September/October 1996;13(5):44-45.
Coping with losses. Sherry E. Showalter,
MSW, September/October 1996;13(5):46-48.
Support project
SUPPORT study results—Implications for hospice care. Mary Elizabeth Greipp, RN, EdD,
FAAN, May/June 1996;13(3):38-45.
Video review
The SUPPORT project to improve care at the
end of life, produced by the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation. Reviewed by Corey Stage,
November/December 1996;13(6):10.
Volunteers
Enhancing volunteer effectiveness: A didactic
and experiential workshop. Scott E. Hall, PhD,
LPCC; Karen Marshall, BS, CAVNC, September/October 1996;13(5):24-27.
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AIDS
Walking with grief: The trail of tears in a world
of AIDS. Sherry E. Showalter, MSW,
March/April 1997; 14(2): 68-74.
The family with AIDS: Multiple challenges for
caregivers. Ellen Williams, APRN, MA;
Virginia Berrien, RN, MSN; Paul Trubey,
MSW, November/December 1997; 14(6): 293299.
ASTHENIA
Asthenia in terminally ill cancer patients: A
brief review. Paul Rousseau, MD, September/
October 1997; 14(5): 258-261.
BEREAVEMENT
Theoretical perspectives and adaptation:
Canberra, Australia. Anne McGown, BS, Dip
Psych, MA; Barbara Miller, BSc, Dip Psych.,
July/August 1997; 14(4): 156-161, 169-177.
BOOK REVIEWS
Dying Well: The Prospect for Growth at the
End of Life, by Ira Byock, MD. Reviewed by
Corey Stage, January/ February 1997; 14(1): 4.
Life’s Living toward Dying, by Vigen Guroian.
Reviewed by Corey Stage, March/April 1997;
14(2): 97-98.
Drug Use in Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia,
by Margaret P. Battin, PhD, and Arthur G.
Lipman, PharmD, Editors. Reviewed by Corey
Stage, May/June 1997; 14(3): 149.
All Kinds of Love: Experiencing Hospice, by
Carolyn Jaffe and Carol H. Ehrlich. Reviewed
by Corey Stage, July/August 1997; 14 (4):
185.
Give Sorrow Words: Working with a dying
child, by Dorothy Judd. Children and Grief:
When a Parent Dies, by J. William Worden,
PhD. Helping Children Cope With Loss, by
Buz Overbeck and Joanie Overbeck. Reviewed
by Corey Stage, September/October 1997;
14(5): 254-255.
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Hospice & Palliative Care: Questions and
Answers, by Virginia F. Sendor, with Patrice M.
O’Connor. Reviewed by Corey Stage,
November/December 1997; 14(6): 316.
Hospice care or assisted suicide: A false
dichotomy. John L. Miller, MA, May/June
1997; 14(3): 132-134.
COMPASSION
Physician-assisted suicide and the image of
God in man. John E. Jamieson, PhD, May/June
1997; 14(3): 135-138.
Compassion 101. Jordan D. Wood, January/
February 1997; 14(1): 10-11.
Compassionate endings. James Moore, PhD,
March/April 1997; 14(2): 75-80.
COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES
Reiki: A complementary therapy for life.
Marlene Bullock, RN, BSN, January/February
1997;14 (1): 31-33.
Complementary therapy in Russian hospice
care. Derek Kerr, MD, CNA, January/February
1997; 14(1): 35-40.
Therapeutic touch and the terminally ill:
Healing power through the hands. Janet Rae
Snyder, March/April 1997; 14(2): 83-87.
CUMULATIVE 1996
SUBJECT/AUTHOR INDEX
Letter to the Editor: Dr. Dignity. Joy Ufema,
RN, MS, January/February 1997; 14(1): 3.
Letter to the Editor: Untitled. David Stevens,
MD, May/June 1997; 14(3): 150.
Letter to the Editor: Dr. Dignity. David E.
Pasinski, September/October 1997; 14(5): 262.
EDITORIALS
An uphill battle. R. Patrick Gates, Managing
Editor, January/February 1997; 14(1): 5.
Where do we go from here? R. Patrick Gates,
Managing Editor, March/April 1997; 14(2): 95.
None of us is very good at this hospice stuff.
Reverend Dave Wilsterman, May/June 1997;
14(3): 145-146.
Hospice volunteers: A push back to the future.
M. Catherine Ray; Cathe Kobacker, November/December 1997; 14(6): 267-270.
January/February 1996: 14(1): 46-48.
DEATH WITH DIGNITY
HOLISTIC CARE
An expressed concern. Barbara Karnes, RN,
March/April 1997; 14(2): 90-91.
DR. DIGNITY PROGRAM
Update. R. Patrick Gates, Managing Editor,
January/February 1997; 14(1): 6.
Confronting the issues: Dr. Dignity Program
vs. Physician-assisted suicide: Introduction. R.
Patrick Gates, Managing Editor, May/June
1997; 14(3): 129.
Dr. Dignity—Hospice is not for everyone. Joy
Ufema, RN, MS, May/June 1997; 14(3): 130.
It’s time. Gary A. Johanson, MD, May/June
1997; 14(3): 131-132.
Teaching holism in palliative care and hospice.
Dr. R. E. MacLeod, MB, MRCGP, MMed Ed,
January/February 1997; 14(1): 12-16.
Touch with oils: A pertinent part of holistic
hospice care. Candace Welsh, MAT, LMT,
January/February 1997; 14(1): 42-44.
HOSPICES
Hospices within nursing homes: Should a long term
care facility wear both hats? A commentary. C.
Kevin Watt, DO, March/April 1997; 14(2): 63-65.
HCFA crackdown on hospice is misdirected.
Richard A. DeVito, Sr., March/April 1997;
14(2): 96.
The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care
January/February 1998
Factors contributing to late hospice admission
and proposals for change. Christa Farnon, MD,
MPH, FACOEM; Mary Hofmann, MD, FACP,
September/October 1997;14(5): 212-218.
Hospice Northeast and Nemours Children’s
Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida. Jacqueline Y.
Aquino, RN; Sarah Persyzk, RN, BSN,
September/October 1997; 14(5): 248-250.
The Hospital For Sick Children, Toronto,
Ontario, Canada. Maria Martin, RN, BSCN,
September/October 1997; 14(5): 253.
HOSPICE NEWS
Hospice news briefs. November/ December
1997; 14(6): 317-318.
HOSPICE NURSING
The hospice nurse: A sign of living hope.
Janice Brown, RN, MS, MDiv, May/June 1997;
14(3): 104-105.
Commentary: Non-abandonment—Physicians
and nurses as allies. James E. Cimino, MD,
May/June 1997; 14(3): 106-107.
Low-tech hospice home care nursing guidelines. Theresa Stephany, RN, MSN, CS, CRNH,
May/June 1997; 14(3): 108.
The hardiness of hospice nurses. Deanna
Hutchings, RN, May/June 1997; 14(3): 110113.
Hospice and a university integrate systems
through a nurse liaison position. Susan M.
Snider, BA; Karen Stefaniak, MSN, PhD
Candidate, May/June 1997; 14(3): 114-118.
Hospice nursing in the neighborhood. Theresa
Stephany, RN, MSN, CS, CRNH, May/June
1997; 14(3): 119-120.
Cross-cultural training for nurses: A researchbased education project. Charlotte Flavin, RN,
BSE, May/June 1997; 14(3): 121-126.
HOSPICE TECHNIQUES
MEDIA TRAINING
Empowering the eyes and ears of hospice: The
Aide Specialist Program. Karen Trivelpiece,
RN, MS, CRNH; Douglas MacDonald, CSW,
January/February 1997; 14(1): 17-23.
Advanced media training for hospice CEOs
and communication directors. Cindy DiBiasi,
November/December 1997; 14(6): 285-289.
Marlys J. Craun, LCSW, ACSW; Margaret
Watkins, LCW, BSW; Amy Hefty, MSW,
July/August 1997; 14(4): 205-208.
Low-tech nursing guidelines for hospice
patients with degenerative neurological disease. Theresa Stephany, RN, MSN, CS, CRNH,
November/December 1997; 14(6): 305-306.
INTERNATIONAL HOSPICE
Hospice in Australia: Bereavement: Theoretical perspectives and adaptation: Canberra,
Australia. Barbara Miller, BSc, Dip Psych;
Anne McGown, BA, Dip Psych, MA,
July/August 1997; 14(4): 156-161, 169-177.
A sitting/companionship service for palliative
care patients: Leiceterhire, England. Alison L.
Franks, MRCGP, DMRT; Margaret Geary, EN;
Ida Smith, SRN, DN Cert. DIP, July/August
1997; 14(4): 162-165.
The dilemma of truth disclosure: Stoke-onTrent, England. Rodger Charlton, MB, MPhil,
MRCGP, July/August 1997; 14(4): 166-168.
JEWISH COMMUNITY
Reaching out to the Orthodox Jewish community. Abby Gordon, RN, BS, MA, May/June
1997; 14(3): 144.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Dr. Dignity. Joy Ufema, RN, MS, January/
February 1997; 14(1): 3.
A promise fulfilled. Diane Walters, LPN,
January/February 1997; 14(1): 3.
When a nurse is not enough: Why the hospice
interdisciplinary team may be a nurse’s best
gift. Steven W. Skobel, CRNH, C, BS; Barbara
A. Cullom, MDiv, PhD; Sherry E. Showalter,,
MSW, July/August 1997; 14(4): 201-204.
Compliments. Carla Kelley, March/April 1997;
14(2): 91.
What is the Hospice Nurses Association?
Madalon Amenta, RN, DrPH, September/
October 1997; 14(5): 256-257.
Untitled. David Stevens, MD, May/June 1997;
14(3): 150.
Comfort care: A framework for hospice nursing. Susanne Vendlinski, MSN, RN, OCN;
Katharine Y. Kolcaba, PhD, RN, C, November/
December 1997; 14(6): 271-276.
OILS
Hospice care of the psychotic patient.
Untitled. Debbie Sigrist, March/April 1997;
14(2): 91.
Untitled. Richard Grey, DMin, May/June 1997;
14(3): 150.
Dr. Dignity. David E. Pasinski, September/
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Touch with oils: A pertinent part of holistic
hospice care. Candace Welsh, MAT, LMT,
January/February 1997; 14(1): 42-44.
PAIN MANAGEMENT
Palliative care for respiratory problems in terminal illness. Charles Kemp, RN, CRNH,
January/February 1997; 14(1): 26-30.
Nebulized morphine for paroxysmal cough and
dyspnea in a nursing home resident with
metastatic cancer. Wendy M. Stein, MA, MD;
Young Kee Min, MSN, GNP, March/April
1997; 14(2): 52-56.
A hospital-based comfort care team:
Consultation for seriously ill and dying
patients. Paul B. Bascom, MD, March/April
1997; 14(2): 57-60.
Symptom management issues in hospice care.
Michael A. Weitzner, MD; Linda N. Moody,
PhD, RN, FAAN; Susan C. McMillan, PhD,
RN, FAAN, July/August 1997; 14(4): 190195.
Going one step further: Skilled pain assessment
and the art of adjuvant analgesia. Alicia Super,
RN, November/ December 1997; 14(6): 279284.
Malignant pleural effusions: A brief synopsis.
Paul Rousseau, MD, November/December
1997; 14(6): 302-304.
PALLIATIVE CARE
Palliative care for respiratory problems in terminal illness. Charles Kemp, RN, CRNH,
January/February 1997; 14(1): 26-30.
Hospice and/or palliative care? Susan M.
Mann, BS, RN, CRNH; Thomas A. Welk,
DMin, November/December 1997; 14(6): 314315.
PEDIATRIC HOSPICE CARE
Hospice support for families facing multiple
deaths of children. Jeanene J. Wolfe, MSW,
September/October 1997; 14(5): 224-227.
Pediatric hospice reference library. Kate W.
Faulkner, MD, September/October 1997;
14(5): 228-230.
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Reframing life’s puzzle: Support for bereaved
children. Mary Lee Carroll, MAT; Ruthellen
Griffin, MEd, MA, ADTR, September/October
1997; 14(5): 231-235.
LCW, BSW; May Hefty, MSW, July/August
1997; 14(4): 205-208.
Now I lay me down to sleep, Remembering
Walter: A child preparing to die. Sherry E.
Showalter, MSW, September/October 1997;
14(5): 239-243.
Spiritual diversity: A challenge for hospice
chaplains. Scott E. Hall, PhD, LPCC,
September/October 1997; 14(5): 221-223.
Eulogy for Amanda. S. Kaiser Ali, MBBS,
FRCPC, FAAP, September/October 1997; 14(5):
246-247.
PHARMACEUTICAL UPDATE
SPIRITUAL
SUICIDE
Hospice and a principled response to assisted
suicide. John F. Brehany, MA, STL, July/
August 1997; 14(4): 178-184.
THERAPEUTIC TOUCH
Gabapentin (Neurontin, Parke-Davis). Karen
Fisher, PharmD; Mary Lynn McPherson,
PharmD, BCPS, November/December 1997;
14(6): 311-312.
Therapeutic touch and the terminally ill:
Healing power through the hands. Janet Rae
Snyder, March/April 1997; 14(2): 83-87.
PROFILES IN CARING
VOLUNTEERS
Kyle. Gary Reiter, MD, FACP, January/
February 1997; 14(1): 8-9.
Hospice volunteers: A push back to the future.
M. Catherine Ray; Cathe Kobacker, November/December 1997; 14(6): 267-270.
Brian—A tragedy of physician noninvolvement. Lauren Michalakes, MD, March/April
1997; 14(2): 61-62.
PSYCHOTIC PATIENTS
Resuscitating and transforming hospice volunteer services. Timothy James Larson, PhD,
MFCC, November/ December 1997; 14(6):
308-310.
Hospice care of the psychotic patients. Maryls
J. Craun, LCSW, ACSW; Margaret Watkins,
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ABUSE
Spiritual abuse. Boyd C. Purcell, MA, MDiv,
PhD; July/August 1998; 15(4): 227-231.
BONE METASTASES
Palliation of painful bone metastases:
Strontium-89. Steven J. Baumrucker, MD,
FAAFP. March/April 1998; 15(2): 113-115.
BOOK REVIEWS
Remembering My Special Person—An Activity
Book for Children Experiencing the Death of a
Loved One, by D. Rae Harshman. Reviewed by
Dana G. Cable, PhD. January/February 1998;
15(1): 61.
Caregiving: Hospice Proven Techniques for
Healing Body and Soul, by Douglas C. Smith.
Reviewed by David E. Pasinski, MA.
March/April 1998; 15(2): 124.
The Helper’s Journey: Working with People
Facing Grief, Loss and Life-threatening
Illness, by Dale G. Larson. Reviewed by JoAnne Wallace, MS, RN. March/April 1998;
15(2): 125.
Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Psychosocial
Issues, by Samuel I. Greenberg. Reviewed by
Stephen Liben, MD, CM. May/June 1998;
15(3): 186.
I’m With You Now and I’m Here to Help, by M.
Catherine Ray. Reviewed by Jane Marie
Kirschling, RN, DNS. May/June 1998; 15(3):
187.
How to Start and Lead a Bereavement Support
Group and How to Care for Yourself While You
Care for the Dying and the Bereaved, by Alan
D. Wolfelt, PhD. Reviewed by Dana G. Cable,
PhD. July/August 1998; 15(4): 243-244.
Surviving the Fall: The Personal Journey of an
AIDS Doctor, by Peter A. Selwyn, MD.
Reviewed by Joy K. Ufema, RN, MS.
July/August 1998; 15(4): 244-245.
Hospice: Practice, Pitfalls, and Promise, by
Stephen R. Connor, PhD. Reviewed by Pamela
DeClaire McCabe, EdD, MSN, RNC;
September/October 1998; 15(5): 301-302.
Living with Life-threatening Illness: A Guide
for Patients, Their Families & Caregivers, by
Kenneth J. Doka. Reviewed by Jo-Anne
Wallace, MS, RN; September/October 1998;
15(5): 302-303.
Angels In Our Midst, by Mary Fisher.
Reviewed by Sandra L. Bertman, PhD.
November/December 1998; 15(6): 365-366.
The Good Death: The New American Search to
Reshape the End of Life, by Marilyn Webb.
Reviewed by Gary S. Reiter, MD, FACP.
November/December 1998; 15(6): 366-367.
CANCER
A prospective study on the dying process in terminally ill cancer patients. Satoshi Chihara,
MD; Takahiro Ichiki, MD; Satoshi Inoue, MD;
Tatsuya Morita, MD; Junichi Tsunoda, MD.
July/August 1998; 15(4): 217-222.
Economics of unrelieved cancer pain. Sonja
Chandler, PharmD, MS; Richard Payne, MD.
July/August 1998; 15(4): 223-226.
CANDIDA
Fluconazole sensitivities of Candida species
isolated from the mouths of terminally ill cancer patients. Jeremy Bagg, PhD, FDS,
FRCPath; Karen Ball; Wendy P. Baxter, FRCP
(Glasg); M. Petrina Sweeney, BDS, MSc (Med
Sci). November/December 1998; 15(6): 315319.
CHEMORADIOTHERAPHY
The role of chemoradiotheraphy in maintaining
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Robert Tan, MD; Andrew Young, MD.
January/February 1998;15(1): 29-31.
CHEMOTHERAPHY
Palliative chemotherapy. Neil Michael Ellison,
MD. March/April 1998; 15(2): 93-103.
COMMUNICATION
Communicating with metaphor: A dance with
many veils. Deanna Hutchings, RN, BSN.
September/October 1998; 15(5): 282-284.
CUMULATIVE INDEXES
1997 Author and Subject Indexes. January/
February 1998; 15(1): 56-60.
DEHYDRATION
Comfort and incidence of abnormal serum
sodium, BUN, creatinine and osmolality in
dehydration of terminal illness. Maria
Andrews, MS, RD, CNSD; Alan M. Levine,
PhD; Shirley Smith, RN, MSN; James F.
Tischler, MD; Jeanne M. Veglia, RN, MSE;
Kimberly Vullo-Navich, MS, RD. March/April
1998; 15(2): 77-84.
DYSPNEA
The palliation of dyspnea in terminal disease.
Giovambattista Zeppetella, BSc (Hons),
MRCGP. November/December 1998; 15(6):
322-330.
EDITORIALS
1997 Medicare hospice benefit revisions:
Sounding off—A purely therapeutic exercise.
Vickie Lannie, RN, MA. January/February
1998; 15(1): 4-6.
Hanging on to the spirit of hospice in the midst of
bottom line management. Gary Gardia, MEd,
LCSW. January/February 1998;15(1): 7-9.
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Surprising findings? I don’t think so. Dave
Wilsterman. March/April 1998; 15(2): 69-70.
Despite the continuum of care, is hospice terminal? Kate Colburn, MA. March/April 1998;
15(2): 71-73.
Is there an answer to the medical review policy
nightmare? Steven J. Baumrucker, MD,
FAAFP. May/June 1998; 15(3): 133-135.
Another fine mess. Rick Williams. May/June
1998; 15(3): 136-138.
The homeless terminally ill and hospice & palliative care. Paul Rousseau, MD. July/August
1998; 15(4): 196-197.
International palliative care 1998. Robert E.
Enck, MD, Editor-in-Chief. July/August 1998;
15(4): 198-199.
An obvious call for better communication.
Steven J. Baumrucker, MD, FAAFP.
September/October 1998; 15(5): 253-254.
Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide
revisited. Dana G. Cable, PhD. November/
December 1998; 15(6): 309-310.
EDUCATION
Professional education in hospice and palliative care. Joanne E. Sheldon, RN, MEd,
CRNH. May/June 1998; 15(3): 184-185.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
First know thyself: The value of a hospice environmental analysis. Martha Barton, RN;
Deborah Hood, MBA; Sharon Roggy, MEd.
March/April 1998; 15(2): 87-92.
GRIEF
Camp Carousel: A weekend grief retreat. Judi
Burkhart, LPC; Susanna Gray; Jack P.
LoCicero, LPC. January/February 1998; 15(1):
25-27.
HOSPICE NEWS
INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION
Beth Israel launches hospice program for the
deaf; Health professionals to learn more about
hospice care; Program receives national recognition; New stamp to promote hospice care;
Hospice care of DC awarded; City of Hope
awarded end-of-life education grant.
January/February 1998; 15(1): 11-12.
Management of intestinal obstruction in hospice care. Steven J. Baumrucker, MD,
July/August 1998; 15(4): 232-235.
NHO names new president; Hospice
Foundation of America announces 1998 teleconference; Senators introduce compassionate
care bill. March/April 1998; 15(2): 75-76.
Joint Commission offers ORYX education programs; US cracks down on hospices treating
patients who aren’t on brink of death;
Consensus statement regarding the use of opioids for the treatment of chronic pain;
Oncology Nursing Society offers public access
to online cancer information service. May/June
1998; 15(3): 141-142.
New study examines quality-of-life issues in
palliation of esophageal cancer patients; Bone
pain palliation clinical trials ongoing;
VistaCare acquires Vencor’s hospice operations; Pets volunteer their time with New
Hampshire hospice; ASCO releases position
statement on improving end-of-life care of cancer patients; Hospice care documentary awarded prestigious Peabody. July/August 1998;
15(4): 204-206.
Oregon governor wants assisted suicide law to
stand; Hospice name used incorrectly to solicit
funds; ‘Cyber-quilts’ honor those with cancer;
Teenage cancer patients learn to look good;
Hospice offers free consumer guide;
September/October 1998; 15(5): 257-258.
CHAP seeks authority to grant deemed status
to hospice programs; November/December
1998; 15(6): 313.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Empirical studies have additional benefits.
Lauren Fischesser, RN, BSN. May/June 1998;
15(3): 139.
Clamping down on nursing home contracts.
Jim Ewens; Questioning degrees of ‘low-tech.’
Derek Kerr, MD, CNA; Study ignores importance of IDT as whole. Marlow B. Wootton.
July/August 1998; 15(4): 200-201.
Hospice should not ignore nursing home problems. Christine Kriebel, MS, CHCE; Dehydration
of the terminally ill. Robin L. Fainsinger, MD.
September/October 1998; 15(5): 255-256.
Defending dehydration study. Shirley Ann
Smith, RN, MSN, CRNH. November/
December 1998; 15(6): 311.
Opioid use in end-of-life care. Andrew Thorns,
Nigel Sykes. November/December 1998;
15(6): 311-312.
MARRIAGE
Facing the challenge of the hospice & palliative
care marriage. Shirley Ann Smith, RN, MSN,
CRNH. May/June 1998; 15(3): 181-183.
MASSAGE
Massage as a respite intervention for primary
caregivers. Gayle MacDonald, MS, LMT.
January/February 1998; 15(1): 43-47.
MEDICARE
HOSPICE CARE
Two hospice quality of life surveys: A comparison. Mary J. Eischens, BS; Barbara A. Elliott,
PhD; Thomas E. Elliott, MD. May/June 1998;
15(3): 143-148.
Review of Medicare’s proposed hospice eligibility criteria for select noncancer patients.
Brenda Martin, RN; Vince Perron, MD; Bruce
E. Robinson, MD, MPH; Ronald S.
Schonwetter, MD; Sandra Soendker, RN; Ann
E. Thal, LCSW, DCSW. May/June 1998; 15(3):
155-158.
Hospice or palliative care? Elizabeth Ford
Pitorak, MSN, CRNH; David A. Simpson,
LSW. March/April 1998; 15(2): 122-123.
HOSPICE TECHNIQUES
METASTATIC SPREAD
HOSPICE FORUM
Terminal restlessness. Priscilla Anne March,
RN, BSN, CRNH. January/February 1998;
15(1): 51-53.
Part one: Introduction, bladder cancer, and
brain cancer. Charles Kemp, RN, CRNH.
November/December 1998; 15(6): 355-360.
Hospice research: Challenges, opportunities
and rewards. Pamela J. Kovacs, PhD.
September/October 1998; 15(5): 295-300.
INFECTION CONTROL
MORPHINE
Personal, protective and cost-effective infection
control: An overview for hospice facilities.
Katherine West, BSN, MSEd, CIC; May/June
1998; 15(3): 159-162.
When oral morphine fails in cancer pain: The
role of the alternative routes. Sebastiano G.
Mercadante, MD. November/December 1998;
15(6): 333-342.
Can we afford to be passive in an aggressive
environment? Ginnie Duffey, APR, CPRC.
November/December 1998; 15(6): 361-363.
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MUSIC THERAPY
Bibliography for music therapy in palliative
care, 1963-1997. Mary Rykov, MA, MTA;
Deborah Salmon, MA, MT, CMT. May/June
1998; 15(3): 174-180.
NURSING EDUCATION
Development of an outcome measure to document pain relief for home hospice patients: A
collaboration between nursing education and
practice. Sheri Churches, RN, BSN; Carlee
Lehna, RN, MS, CS; Linda Seck, RN, BSN.
November/December 1998; 15(6): 343-351.
Managing the pain of bone metastases in the
home environment. Lisa L. Phillips, RN.
January/February 1998; 15(1): 32-42.
Implementation and evaluation of a quality
improvement process to improve pain management in a hospice setting. Christine Alden, RN,
BSN, CRNH; Wendy Duggleby, RN, MN,
AOCN. July/August 1998; 15(4): 209-216.
PATIENT EDUCATION
Patient education: Adding to quality of care.
Joanne E. Sheldon, RN, MEd, CRNH, CIC.
July/August 1998; 15(4): 239-242.
PAIN
PHARMACEUTICAL UPDATE
Pain in the elderly hospice patient. Christa U.
Farnon, MD, MPH, FACOEM; Mary T.
Hofmann, MD, FACP, CMD; Arshad Javed,
MD; Joel D. Posner, MD. September/October
1998; 15(5): 259-265.
Pamidronate (Aredia®, Ciba). Mary Lynn
McPherson, PharmD, BCPS; Kathryn M.
Strong, PharmD. January/February 1998;
15(1): 54-55.
Barriers to effective pain/symptom control.
Michael Edwards, MD. March/April 1998;
15(2): 107-111.
PAIN MANAGEMENT
Cancer pain management: Newer perspectives
on opioids and episodic pain. Paul H. Coluzzi,
MD, MPH. January/February 1998;15(1): 13-22.
SELF-SUFFICIENCY
Self-sufficiency: Examining the bedrock of
hospice. M. Catherine Ray, MA. September/
October 1998; 15(5): 285-291.
Spiritual abuse. Boyd C. Purcell, MA, MDiv,
PhD; July/August 1998; 15(4): 227-231.
Believing in patients’ beliefs: Physician attunement to the spiritual dimension as a positive
factor in patient healing and health. David G.
Hamilton, DMin. September/October 1998;
15(5): 276-279.
STRESS
Onchologic stress: Its causality in myofascial
pain disorder or in temporamandibular disorder. Richard E. Klein, DDS, FRSH, MICCMO,
DAAPM. March/April 1998; 15(2): 117-121.
Occupational stress in hospice care: Causes and
coping strategies. Ruth A. Dean, RN, MS.
May/June 1998; 15(3): 151-154.
TELEHOSPICE
An analysis of provider perceptions for telehospice™. David J. Cook, MA; Gary Doolittle,
MD; Pamela Whitten, PhD. September/
October 1998; 15(5): 267-274.
SPIRITUALITY
Spiritual terrorism. Boyd C. Purcell, MA,
DMiv, PhD. May/June 1998; 15(3): 167-173.
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ALS
Listening to ALS. Steven J. Baumrucker,
MD. November/December 1999; 16(6): 696697.
Expanding the role of hospice care in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Gregory T. Carter,
MD; Lisa M. Bednar-Butler, MN, RN, C; R.
Ted Abresch, MS; Viviane O. Ugalde, MD.
November/December 1999; 16(6): 707-710.
ALTERNATIVE AND
COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES
A Good Dying: Shaping Health Care for the
Last Months of Life, edited by Joan K. Harrold
and Joanne Lynn. Reviewed by Jane Marie
Kirschling, RN, DNS. March/April 1999;
16(2): 492-493.
Constructing Death, by Clive Seale. Reviewed
by Mary Ellen Killeen, ACSW, LCSW.
March/April 1999; 16(2): 494.
What the Dying Teach Us: Lessons on Living,
by Reverend Samuel Lee Oliver. Reviewed by
Balfour Mount, CM, OQ, MD, FRCS(C).
May/June 1999; 16(3): 555-556.
CANCER CARE
A new concept in cancer care: The supportive
care program. Peg Esper, MSN, RN, CS,
AOCN; Janet N. Hampton, BS, RN; John Finn,
MD; David C. Smith, MD; Sandra Regiani, BS,
MBA; Kenneth J. Pienta, MD. November/
December 1999; 16(6): 713-722.
CAREGIVERS
Hospice medical directors: A few comments.
Robert E. Enck, MD. September/October 1999;
16(5): 628-629.
Understanding Elder Abuse in Minority Populations, edited by Toshio Tatara. Reviewed by
Joanne E. Sheldon, MEd, RN, CRNH. May/
June 1999; 16(3): 557-558.
A qualitative study of self-transcendence in
caregivers of terminally ill patients. Gail
Enyert, MS, RN, FNP; Mary E. Burman, PhD,
RN, FNP. March/April 1999; 16(2): 455-462.
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
Coma, A Healing Journey: A Guide for Family,
Friends, and Helpers, by Amy Mindell.
Reviewed by Louise M. Manetta, RN, BSN,
MSN, CS, NPC. July/August 1999; 16(4): 621.
Practice patterns of hospice medical directors in a
Midwestern state. Debra Parker-Oliver, MSW.
September/October 1999; 16(5): 633-638.
Issues and themes in the care of persons with
Alzheimer’s disease. Paul R. Brenner, MDiv.
January/February 1999; 16(1): 391-393.
Peaceful Dying, by Daniel R. Tobin, MD.
Reviewed by Joy Ufema, RN, MS. July/August
1999; 16(4): 622-623.
The struggle for the soul of hospice: Stress, coping, and change among hospice workers. Maria
DiTullio, EdD; Douglas MacDonald, CSW.
September/October 1999; 16(5): 641-655.
Criteria for enrolling dementia patients in hospice: A replication. Patricia Hanrahan, PhD;
Michael Raymond, MD; Elizabeth McGowan,
MA; Daniel J. Luchins, MD. January/February
1999; 16(1): 395-400.
Coping With Loss, by Susan Nolen-Hoeksema
and Judith Larson. Reviewed by Jane M.
Kirschling, RN, DNS. September/October
1999; 16(5): 684.
CUMULATIVE INDEXES
Traumatology of Grieving: Conceptual, Theoretical, and Treatment Foundations, edited by
Charles R. Figley. Reviewed by Darryl L. Bayer,
PhD. September/October 1999; 16(5): 686.
1998 Cumulative Subject Index. January/February 1999; 16(1): 427-429.
BOOK REVIEWS
Terminal Illness: A Guide to Nursing Care, by
Charles Kemp, MSN, RN, CRNH. Reviewed
by Pamela DeClaire McCabe, EdD, MSN,
RNC. November/December 1999; 16(6): 747.
Issues and themes in the care of persons with
Alzheimer’s disease. Paul R. Brenner, MDiv.
January/February 1999; 16(1): 391-393.
Beautiful, by Susi Gregg Fowler. Reviewed by
Stephen Liben, MD, CM and Michele ViauChagnon, MEd. January/February 1999; 16(1):
423.
Cancer Pain Relief and Palliative Care in
Children, by the World Health Organization
(WHO). Reviewed by Kate W. Faulkner, MD.
November/December 1999; 16(6): 749-750.
Criteria for enrolling dementia patients in hospice: A replication. Patricia Hanrahan, PhD;
Michael Raymond, MD; Elizabeth McGowan,
MA; Daniel J. Luchins, MD. January/February
1999; 16(1): 395-400.
Hypnosis: Useful, neglected, available. Donald
B. Douglas, MD. September/October 1999;
16(5): 665-670.
Music therapy in hospice care. Rima Joy Starr,
MA, CMT. November/December 1999; 16(6):
739-742.
BEREAVEMENT
The ABCs of bereavement volunteers: Acquire, build, cherish. Christine Osborne, BA,
LFS, CDE. January/February 1999; 16(1): 380385.
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DIVERSITY
HOSPICE FORUM
Minority access to hospice. David Haber, PhD.
January/February 1999; 16(1): 386-389.
Applying hospice principles in the palliative
care debate. Don Pendley, MA; Roberta White,
MSW, ACSW, LCSW. January/February 1999;
16(1): 412-415.
Love is as strong as death: Meeting the pastoral
needs of the Jewish hospice patient. Geoffrey
Dennis, RN, MHL. July/August 1999; 16(4):
598-604.
Diversity among hospice volunteers: A challenge for the development of a responsive volunteer program. Amira Roessler; Helen Carter,
MBChB, MPH, MD; Laurel Campbell, DipOT;
Roderick MacLeod, MBChB, MRCGP,
MMedEd. September/October 1999; 16(5):
656-664.
EDITORIALS
The role of nebulized morphine in managing
dyspnea. Robert E. Enck, MD. January/February 1999; 16(1): 373-374.
Commentary. Jack Kevorkian: “Too Much!”
Robert E. Enck, MD. January/February 1999;
16(1): 375-376.
Hospice: The next step. Robert E. Enck, MD.
March/April 1999; 16(2): 436-437.
Recent issues in physician-assisted suicide.
Robert E. Enck, MD. May/June 1999; 16(3):
500-501.
Pain control at the end. Robert E. Enck, MD.
July/August 1999; 16(4): 564-565.
Hospice medical directors: A few comments.
Robert E. Enck, MD. September/October 1999;
16(5): 628-629.
Anger at the end. Robert E. Enck, MD. November/December 1999; 16(6): 692-693.
Has anything really changed? A critical view of
hospice progress. Michael Appleton, MD.
November/December 1999; 16(6): 694-695.
EDUCATION
The education of medical professionals in palliative care topics is essential. Steven Baumrucker, MD. March/April 1999; 16(2): 438439.
An EPEC weekend. Barry Eliot Cole, MD,
MPA. March/April 1999; 16(2): 467-470.
Investigating the educational needs of licensed
nursing staff and certified nursing assistants in
nursing homes regarding end-of-life care. Mary
Ersek, PhD, RN; Beth Miller Kraybill, BSN,
CRNH; Jennifer Hansberry, BSN, RN.
July/August 1999; 16(4): 573-582.
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Improving care through the end of life. Dennis
N. Ricci, Managing Editor. March/April 1999;
16(2): 487-488.
Family surveys: Measuring more than just satisfaction. Thomas A. Welk, Dmin; W. B. Smith,
Jr. May/June 1999; 16(3): 533-540.
prosecute physicians in end-of-life cases.
September/October 1999; 16(5): 630-632.
PDIA awards $1 million to faculty scholars to
improve care of the dying and $300 thousand in
arts and humanities fellowships for death,
dying, and bereavement; Home care is stressful
for low-income caregivers; Oral chemotherapy
approved for metastatic colorectal cancer as
well as breast cancer; International Hospice
Institute and College (IHIC). November/December 1999; 16(6): 698-699.
HYPNOSIS
Spiritual competency: An open letter to hospice
colleagues. Kathleen Dowling Singh, PhD.
July/August 1999; 16(4): 616-618.
Hypnosis: Useful, neglected, available. Donald
B. Douglas, MD. September/October 1999;
16(5): 665-670.
Dealing with the anger and hostility of those
who grieve. Thomas W. Rueth, PhD, NCC;
Scott E. Hall, PhD, LPCC. November/December 1999; 16(6): 743-746.
LEGAL ISSUES
HOSPICE NEWS
NBCHPN announces changes resulting from
job analysis study; MenuDirect( Corporation
launches website; 1999-2000 Standards for
Home Care announced; Anesthesiologists take
active role in end-of-life care. January/February 1999; 16(1): 377-379.
Hospice Foundation of America announces publication of its newest resource; Jerold Cohen
named president of CHAP; Cancer caregivers
walk “in my steps”; Alaskans seeking death with
dignity file lawsuit; Hospice directors’ salaries
increased in 1998; Capecitabine designated as
the first Medicare-reimbursed oral chemotherapeutic monotherapy for metastatic breast cancer;
Oncology Nurses Certification Corporation
received grant for end-of-life nursing care; 1999
National Policy Conference of the National
Association for Home Care. March/April 1999;
16(2): 445-447.
Increased federal enforcement of Medicare
compliance targets home health care; Oregon
reports on Death With Dignity Act’s first year;
PainLink expands web site for pain management; Project on Death in America (PDIA)
Faculty Scholars Program; Research on medical
and nursing textbooks finds scarcity of end-oflife content. May/June 1999; 16(3): 504-505.
Chronic heart failure, quality of life and palliative care; American Board of Hospice and
Palliative Medicine certifies 55 physician candidates; Hospice Foundation of America publishes new series of brochures on Living With
Grief. July/August 1999; 16(4): 571.
Most end-of-life care is provided by community physicians; District attorneys are reluctant to
Viatical settlements: Ethical perspectives.
Mary Elizabeth Greipp, RN, EdD, FAAN.
March/April 1999; 16(2): 463-465.
LENGTH OF STAY
Factors in hospice patients’ length of stay.
Thomas T. Frantz, PhD; Jenifer C. Lawrence,
MS; Pavel G. Somov, MS; Marla J. Somova,
MS. March/April 1999; 16(2): 449-454.
LETTERS
Enigma of terminal dehydration. Alexander
Waller, MD; Abraham Adunsky, MD. March/
April 1999; 16(2): 442.
Should we not continue to vigorously explore
all patient choices? Robin Hall, DMD. March/
April 1999; 16(2): 442-443.
There must be a choice. Faye Girsh, EdD.
March/April 1999; 16(2): 443.
To care enough to act. Joy Ufema, RN, MS.
March/April 1999; 16(2): 443-444.
Nebulized opioids should not be prescribed
outside a clinical trial. Dr. Carol L. Davis.
May/June 1999; 16(3): 543.
Immediate compliance with suicidal wishes
serves no enlightened purpose whatsoever.
Anthony J. Palumbo. July/August 1999; 16(4):
568.
Symptom management algorithms in palliative
care. Robert Twycross, DM, FRCP, FRCR.
November/December 1999; 16(6): 701-703.
Response to Dr. Twycross’s letter: The algorithm versus ladder model of symptom management. Linda Wrede-Seaman, MD. November/December 1999; 16(6): 703-704.
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care
Volume 17, Number 1, January/February 2000
Depression in terminally ill patients. Dr. Mari
Lloyd-Williams; Dr. Trevor Friedman. November/December 1999; 16(6): 704-705.
METASTATIC SPREAD
Part two: Breast cancer, colorectal cancer, and
esophageal cancer. Charles Kemp, RN, CRNH.
January/February 1999; 16(1): 403-411.
Part three: Kidney cancer, leukemia, and liver
cancer. Charles Kemp, RN, CRNH. March/
April 1999; 16(2): 479-486.
Part four: Lung cancer, malignant melanoma,
multiple myeloma. Charles Kemp, RN, CRNH.
May/June 1999; 16(3): 545-553.
Part five: Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, oral cavity and pharynx, and ovary. Charles Kemp, RN,
CRNH. July/August 1999; 16(4): 607-615.
Part six: Advanced cancer of the pancreas, prostate, stomach, and uterus. Charles Kemp, RN,
CRNH. September/October 1999; 16(5): 673-681.
MORTALITY
The Minimum Data Set 2.0: A functional assessment to predict mortality in nursing home residents. Lisa M. Abicht-Swensen, MHA; Linda K.
Debner, RN, MA. May/June 1999; 16(3): 527-532.
PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
Pain control at the end. Robert E. Enck, MD.
July/August 1999; 16(4): 564-565.
Symptom management algorithms for palliative care. Linda Wrede-Seaman, MD. May/
June 1999; 16(3): 517-526.
Intermittent subcutaneous injections of pain
medication: Effectiveness, manageability, and
satisfaction. Marijo Letizia, RN, PhD; JoAnn
Shenk, RN, BSN; Tammy Dee Jones, MA.
July/August 1999; 16(4): 585-592.
Central post-stroke (‘thalamic syndrome’) and
other central pains. David Bowsher, MD, PhD,
FRCPathEd, FRCPath. July/August 1999;
16(4): 593-597.
Letter to the editor. Symptom management
algorithms in palliative care. Robert Twycross,
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care
Volume 17, Number 1, January/February 2000
DM, FRCP, FRCR. November/December
16(6): 701-703.
L. Craig; Robert E. Craig, MA. November/
December 1999; 16(6): 725-729.
Letter to the editor. Response to Dr. Twycross’s
letter: The algorithm versus ladder model of
symptom management. November/December
1999; 16(6): 703-704.
SOUNDING BOARD
The management of pain in terminally ill cancer patients with difficulty swallowing. Paul H.
Coluzzi, MD, MPH; Barbara Stock Fairbairn,
BSN, CRNH. November/December 1999;
16(6): 731-737.
PHARMACEUTICAL UPDATE
Nebulized opioids to treat dyspnea. Sonja
Chandler, PharmD, MS. January/February
1999; 16(1): 418-422.
Oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate: A new treatment for breakthrough pain. Sonja Chandler,
PharmD, MS. March/April 1999; 16(2): 489-491.
PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE
Commentary. Jack Kevorkian: “Too Much!”
Robert E. Enck, MD. January/February 1999;
16(1): 375-376.
Editorial. Recent issues in physician-assisted
suicide. Robert E. Enck, MD. May/June 1999;
16(3): 500-501.
Letter to the Editor. Should we not continue to
vigorously explore all patient choices? Robin
Hall, DMD. March/April 1999; 16(2): 442443.
Letter to the Editor. There must be a choice.
Faye Girsh, EdD. March/April 1999; 16(2):
443.
Letter to the Editor. To care enough to act. Joy
Ufema, RN, MS. March/April 1999; 16(2):
443-444.
Letter to the Editor. Immediate compliance
with suicidal wishes serves no enlightened purpose whatsoever. Anthony J. Palumbo. July/
August 1999; 16(4): 568.
PRISON HOSPICE
The education of medical professionals in palliative care topics is essential. Steven Baumrucker, MD. March/April 1999; 16(2): 438439.
Science, hospice, and terminal dehydration;
News on the physician-assisted suicide front.
Steven Baumrucker, MD. May/June 1999;
16(3): 502-503.
Cooperation, not competition, engenders success. Steven Baumrucker, MD. July/August
1999; 16(4): 566-567.
Listening to ALS. Steven J. Baumrucker, MD.
November/December 1999; 16(6): 696-697.
SPIRITUALITY
Spiritual competency: An open letter to hospice
colleagues. Kathleen Dowling Singh, PhD.
July/August 1999; 16(4): 616-618.
A holistic nursing model for spiritual care of
the terminally ill. Marion L. Kendall, RN,
CRNH. March/April 1999; 16(2): 473-476.
TERMINAL REHYDRATION
Letter to the Editor. Enigma of terminal dehydration. Alexander Waller, MD; Abraham
Adunsky, MD. March/April 1999; 16(2): 442.
Science, hospice, and terminal dehydration;
News on the physician-assisted suicide front.
Steven Baumrucker, MD. May/June 1999;
16(3): 502-503.
Perceptions and decision-making on rehydration of terminally ill cancer patients and family
members. Tatsuya Morita, MD; Junichi
Tsunoda, MD; Satoshi Inoue, MD; Satoshi
Chihara, MD. May/June 1999; 16(3): 509-516.
VIDEO REVIEWS
Cancer: A Personal Voyage. Reviewed by
Christopher V. Rowland, Jr., MD. November/
December 1999; 16(6): 751.
Prison hospice: An unlikely success. Elizabeth
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2000 Cumulative Subject Index
Volume 17, Numbers 1 - 6, January - December 2000
Book reviews
Introducing Palliative Care, Third Edition, by
Robert Twycross. Reviewed by Paul Rousseau,
MD. January/February 2000; 17(1): 61.
What To Do When They Say “It’s Cancer”: A
Survivor’s Manual, by Joel Nathan. Reviewed
by B. Eliot Cole, MD, MPA. January/February
2000; 17(1): 62-63.
Your Aging Parents: Reflections for Caregivers,
by Earl A. Grollman and Sharon Grollman.
Reviewed by Jo-Anne Wallace, MS, RN.
January/February 2000; 17(1): 64.
Hospice Care Planning: An Interdisciplinary
Guide, by Cynthia L. Frozena and Maryann
Hurtt. Reviewed by Joanne E. Sheldon, MEd,
RN, CRNH. March/April 2000; 17(2): 141.
Lives and Deaths: Selections from the Works of
Edwin S. Shneidman, PhD, edited by Antoon
A. Leenaars, PhD. Reviewed by Darryl L.
Bayer, PhD. March/April 2000; 17(2): 142.
Pediatric Cancer Sourcebook, edited by Edward J. Prucha. Reviewed by Kate W. Faulkner,
MD. September/October 2000; 17(5): 359-360.
Dying: A Guide for Helping and Coping, by
Martin Shepard, MD. Reviewed by Jo-Anne
Wallace, MS, RN. November/December 2000;
17(6): 429-430.
Breakthrough pain
Attitudes, values, beliefs, and practices surrounding end-of-life care in selected Kansas communities. Diane Heilman Felt, MPH, RD, LD; James
L. Early, MD; Thomas A. Welk, DMin. November/December 2000; 17(6): 401-406.
Pharmaceutical update. Palliative care and hospice
opioid dosing guidelines with breakthrough pain
(BP) doses. Marco Pappagallo, MD; E. Duke
Dickerson, MSc, PhD; Scott Hulka, RPh, MBA.
November/December 2000; 17(6): 407-413.
Children
Death Foretold: Prophecy and Prognosis in
Medical Care, by Nicholas A. Christakis. Reviewed by Michael Appleton, MD. May/June
2000; 17(3): 211.
Guest editorial. Palliative care for children: Is it
really needed? Stephen Liben, MDCM, FAAP,
FRCPC. September/October 2000; 17(5): 294295.
Pain: Clinical Manual, Second Edition, by
Margo McCaffrey and Chris Pasero. Reviewed
by Jane Marie Kirschling, RN, DNS. July/August 2000; 17(4): 281-282.
Unique aspects of caring for dying children and
their families. Ted Zwerdling, MD; Sandra
Davies, RN; Linda Lazar, RN; Bonnie
Crawford, LSW; Lynda Tucker, RN; Ann
Boughner, RPh; Lisa Richter-Beck, MSN, RN.
September/October 2000; 17(5): 305-311.
Life and Loss: A Guide to Help Grieving
Children, by Linda Goldman. Reviewed by
Reverend Karyn Reddick, MPD, MDiv, BCC.
September/October 2000; 17(5): 358.
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Community health care & hospice
Sounding board. Ketamine and problems with
advanced palliative care in the community setting. Steven J. Baumrucker, MD. November/
December 2000; 17(6): 369-371.
Alternative Medicine Sourcebook, edited by
Allan R. Cook. Reviewed by Wendy Kohatsu,
MD. May/June 2000; 17(3): 210-211.
The Grace in Dying, by Kathleen Dowling Singh.
Reviewed by Reverend Samuel Lee Oliver, MDiv,
BCC. September/October 2000; 17(5): 358.
Turning toward death together: Conversation in
mortal time. Richard P. McQuellon, PhD;
Michael A. Cowan, PhD. September/October
2000; 17(5): 312-318.
The Courage to Laugh: Humor, Hope, Healing
in the Face of Death and Dying, by Allen Klein.
Reviewed by Rabbi Earl A. Grollman, DHL,
DD. November/December 2000; 17(6): 431.
Supportive/palliative care of children suffering
from life-threatening and terminal illness. Javier
R. Kane, MD; R. Garrison Barber, PhD; Marian
Jordan, CCVI; Karen T. Tichenor, RN; Kimberly
Camp, RN. May/June 2000; 17(3): 165-172.
Food Additives, Nutrients & Supplements A-toZ: A Shopper’s Guide, by Eileen Renders, ND.
Reviewed by Thaya E. Gilmore, PhD. July/
August 2000; 17(4): 283-284.
MD. July/August 2000; 17(4): 220-221.
Commentary
The more things change. Dennis N. Ricci, MA,
PhD. July/August 2000; 17(4): 227-228.
The therapeutic triad. Dennis N. Ricci, MA, PhD.
November/December 2000; 17(6): 377-378.
Communication
Editorial. Communication. Robert E. Enck,
Control theory
Hospice forum. Control theory in dying: What
do we know? Susan Redding, BS, CRNH.
May/June 2000; 17(3): 204-208.
Cumulative indices
1999 Cumulative Author Index. January/February 2000; 17(1): 66-68.
1999 Cumulative Subject Index. January/
February 2000; 17(1): 69-71.
Curriculum
A collaborative end-of-life care curriculum.
Maria C. Bishop, MD; Florence A. Gores,
MPS, RN; Joan Stempel, MD, RN; Pat
Torrington, MHA, RN; Chet Tynan, MA, RN;
David Jaskar, MD; Harinder S. Garewal, MD,
PhD. March/April 2000; 17(2): 137-140.
Demography
Who are our clients? A profile of a communitybased Buddhist hospice. Pam McGrath, PhD.
May/June 2000; 17(3): 178-184.
Dyspnea
Dyspnea assessment and management in hospice patients with pulmonary disorders. Mary
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care
Volume 18, Number 1, January/February 2001
Hospice administration
Hydromorphone
Editorials
Hospice forum. The ballet of baseball: Lessons
of the game for hospice. Linda Norlander, RN,
MS; Thomas Grimmer, MBA. November/December 2000; 17(6): 415-418.
Thanatos. Robert E. Enck, MD. January/February 2000; 17(1): 4.
Hospice forum
Pharmaceutical update. Use of continuous
ambulatory infusions of concentrated subcutaneous (SQ) hydromorphone versus intravenous
(IV) morphine: Cost implications for palliative
care. Jeffrey Fudin, BS, PharmD, RPh; Howard
S. Smith, MD; Charlotte S. Toledo-Binette, BS,
RPh; Ellen Kenney, BS, PharmD, RPh;
Andrew B. C. Yu, PhD; Ronald Boutin, BS,
PharmD, BCPS. September/October 2000;
17(5): 347-353.
Webb, PhD, RN; Linda E. Moody, PhD, MPH,
FAAN; Linda A. Mason, MS, ARNP. July/
August 2000; 17(4): 259-264.
What’s another word for euphemism? Patrick
Cacchione. January/February 2000; 17(1): 6-7.
A ketamine, fentanyl, and midazolam infusion
for uncontrolled terminal pain and agitation.
Robert E. Enck, MD. March/April 2000; 17(2):
76-77.
A collaborative end-of-life care curriculum.
Maria C. Bishop, MD; Florence A. Gores,
MPS, RN; Joan Stempel, MD, RN; Pat
Torrington, MHA, RN; Chet Tynan, MA,
RN; David Jaskar, MD; Harinder S. Garewal,
MD, PhD. March/April 2000; 17(2): 137140.
Beyond “death with dignity”: A hospice
vignette. Douglas MacDonald, MSW, CSW.
March/April 2000; 17(2): 78-79.
Control theory in dying: What do we know?
Susan Redding, BS, CRNH. May/June 2000;
17(3): 204-208.
Terminal sedation. Robert E. Enck, MD.
May/June 2000; 17(3): 148-149.
Spiritual “signs and symptoms”: Toward an
expanded understanding of dying. Kathleen
Dowling Singh, PhD. July/August 2000; 17(4):
269-271.
Nursing responds to the demand for improved
end-of-life care. Betty R. Ferrell, PhD, FAAN;
Rose Virani, RN, C, BSN, MHA, OCN.
May/June 2000; 17(3): 150-151.
Communication. Robert E. Enck, MD. July/
August 2000; 17(4): 220-221.
The circle of care: Establishing a palliative care
service in a long-term care facility. Kenneth M.
Levine, DO. July/August 2000; 17(4): 222223.
Parenteral opioids and cost. Robert E. Enck,
MD. September/October 2000; 17(5): 292293.
Palliative care for children: Is it really needed?
Stephen Liben, MDCM, FAAP, FRCPC.
September/October 2000; 17(5): 294-295.
Managing breakthrough pain. Robert E. Enck,
MD. November/December 2000; 17(6): 366367.
Building the ship of death. Jack Coulehan, MD,
MPH. July/August 2000; 17(4): 273-277.
The transitional phase: The closing journey for
patients and family caregivers. Marina DoyleBrown, RN, ASN, CHPN. September/October
2000; 17(5): 354-357.
The ballet of baseball: Lessons of the game for
hospice. Linda Norlander, RN, MS; Thomas
Grimmer, MBA. November/December 2000;
17(6): 415-418.
Factors associated with length of stay in a midsized, urban hospice. Marla J. Somova, MS;
Pavel G. Somov, MS; Jenifer C. Lawrence,
MS; Thomas T. Frantz, PhD. March/April
2000; 17(2): 99-105.
Letters to the editor
Hospice medical directors need ongoing education; Dr. Enck’s reply. March/April 2000;
17(2): 143.
Hospice vignettes
The expertise of hospice professionals leads to
quality end-of-life care. May/June 2000; 17(3):
161-162.
Hope and Hanukkah. Douglas MacDonald,
MSW, CSW. November/December 2000; 17(6):
420-422.
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care
Volume 18, Number 1, January/February 2001
Length of stay
Thanatophobia and opiophobia of hospice
nurses compared with that of other caregivers.
Joseph M. Merrill, MD; Anne Dale, RN; Jack I.
Thornby, PhD. January/February 2000; 17(1):
15-23.
Education
Clinical research on heroin in cancer pain control. Steven J. Baumrucker, MD. January/February 2000; 17(1): 8-9.
The Jewish patient and terminal dehydration: A
hospice ethical dilemma. Janet Bodell, SFO,
RN, BS; Marie-Ange Weng, RN, PhD.
May/June 2000; 17(3): 185-188.
Hospice nurses
Beyond “death with dignity”: A hospice
vignette. Douglas MacDonald, MSW, CSW.
March/April 2000; 17(2): 78-79.
Heroin
Jewish patient
Setting the standard for hospice medical directors; Hospice is one way, not the only way; The
many faces of pain. January/February 2000;
17(1): 13-14.
Dancing with angels. Rev. Samuel Lee Oliver,
MDiv, BCC. November/December 2000;
17(6): 368.
Educational needs of home caregivers of terminally ill patients: Literature review. Patricia
Thielemann, RN, MS, CRNH. July/August
2000; 17(4): 253-257.
Nebulized hydromorphone for dyspnea in hospice
care of advanced cancer. Nabeel Sarhill, MD;
Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP; Elias Khawam, MD;
Pamela Tropiano, RN, BSN, MPA, CRNH; Mary
Kay Stahley, CRNH. November/December 2000;
17(6): 389-391.
Hydrocodone
Pain and symptom management. Hydrocodone
for cough in advanced cancer. Jade Homsi,
MD; Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP; Kristine A.
Nelson, MD; Susan B. LeGrand, MD; Mellar
Davis, MD. September/October 2000; 17(5):
342-346.
Whose “dignity” are we talking about?; Wolf in
sheep’s clothing?. July/August 2000; 17(4):
279-280.
Compelling statement; Choosing, not withholding; Life and afterlife in Jewish tradition;
Out of context?. September/October 2000;
17(5): 296-297.
Long-term care
Guest editorial. The circle of care: Establishing
a palliative care service in a long-term care
facility. Kenneth M. Levine, DO. July/August
2000; 17(4): 222-223.
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Methadone
Politics, cancer pain, and methadone. Steven J.
Baumrucker, MD. May/June 2000; 17(3): 153154.
Pharmaceutical update. Clinical application of
methadone. Warren L. Wheeler, MD; E. Duke
Dickerson, MSc, PhD. May/June 2000; 17(3):
196-203.
Methylphenidate
Methylphenidate for depression in hospice practice: A case series. Jade Homsi, MD; Declan
Walsh, MSc, FACP; Kristine A. Nelson, MD;
Susan LeGrand, MD; Mellar Davis, MD.
November/December 2000; 17(6): 393-398.
News
Oregon’s physician-assisted suicide law has led
to expansion of palliative care and increased
hospice referrals; JCAHO revises pain management standards; Two new reference books
on alternative and complementary therapies.
January/February 2000; 17(1): 10-11.
Duke University establishes new research institute on end-of-life care; British Medical
Association clarifies its policy on euthanasia
and physician-assisted suicide; JCAHO’s new
pain management standards to be phased in by
mid-year 2000; US Congress considering nine
different bills related to home-based health
care. March/April 2000; 17(2): 83-86.
Inspector General targets hospice compliance programs; Update on Alaskans’ death with dignity
lawsuit; ABHPM certification exam for hospice
and palliative medicine; NBCHPN certification
exam for hospice nursing; AACN wins grant to
coordinate improvement in end-of-life nursing
education; Hospice finds a common ground in
Central Galilee. May/June 2000; 17(3): 157-160.
Congress funds Children’s Hospice Demonstration Model Programs; GAO to study Medicare
hospice benefit; Free hospice care not strictly prohibited by Federal regulators; ONS awards author
of Wit; ONS redesigns its web site and cancer
information service; Dr. Russell K. Portenoy
appointed to CHAP board of directors; AHA cites
Hospice of the Florida Suncoast for innovations in
end-of-life care; Discontinuity of care on Capital
Hill. July/ August 2000; 17(4): 229-232.
Worldwide hospice & palliative care: Focus on
Africa; The Netherlands moves toward legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia; California’s new Health Care Decisions Law goes
into effect; New type of drug tested in childhood cancer; Central DuPage Hospital opens
palliative care department. September/ October
2000; 17(5): 298-302.
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Worldwide hospice & palliative care: Focus on
East Asia; Is alternative therapy helping cancer
patients?; Study rejects connection between
use of opiates and drug abuse; Study finds
patients with advanced cancer favor assisted
suicide and may seek hastened death; Faculty
Scholars Program in end-of-life care; International curriculum for palliative nursing to be
revised; Judy Lentz heads HPNA; Quality endof-life care: The right of every Canadian.
November/December 2000; 17(6): 372-375.
NHPCO
What’s in a name? NHO becomes NHPCO and
the end-of-life debate goes mainstream. Dennis N.
Ricci, MA, PhD. May/June 2000; 17(3): 155-156.
Nursing
Nursing responds to the demand for improved
end-of-life care. Betty R. Ferrell, PhD, FAAN;
Rose Virani, RN, C, BSN, MHA, OCN. May/
June 2000; 17(3): 150-151.
Pain
Pain hotline
Developing a physicians’ palliative care pain
hotline in Maryland. F. Michael Gloth, III, MD,
FACP, AGSF; Jack Schwartz, JD. January/
February 2000; 17(1): 24-28.
Pain Relief Promotion Act
Should we fear the Pain Relief Promotion Act?
Steven J. Baumrucker, MD. July/August 2000;
17(4): 224-226.
Palliative care
Palliative care and hospice: One approach. Paul
R. Brenner, MDiv. July/August 2000; 17(4):
241-244.
Guest editorial. Palliative care for children: Is it
really needed? Stephen Liben, MDCM, FAAP,
FRCPC. September/October 2000; 17(5): 294295.
Palliative medicine
Elderly hospice cancer patients’ descriptions of
their pain experiences. Wendy Duggleby, RN,
DSN, AOCN. March/April 2000; 17(2): 111-117.
Palliative medicine in a sole community provider. Katherine Meador, RN, OCN, CHPN;
Janet Bykowski, RN; Neda McGuire, MHA.
November/December 2000; 17(6): 379-383.
Pain and symptom management
Parenteral opioids
A pilot program to evaluate pain assessment
skills of hospice nurses. Michael R. Owens,
MD, FACP; Gayle Gliva McConvey; Dorothy
Weeks, RN, MS; Laura Zeisberg, RN, MN.
January/February 2000; 17(1): 44-48.
Editorial. Parenteral opioids and cost. Robert
E. Enck, MD. September/October 2000; 17(5):
292-293.
The mouth and palliative care. M. Petrina Sweeney,
BDS, MSc (Med Sci); Jeremy Bagg, PhD, FDS,
FRCPath. March/April 2000; 17(2): 118-124.
Tizanidine in the management of spasticity and
musculoskeletal complaints in the palliative
care population. Howard S. Smith, MD, FACP,
FAAPM; Amy E. Barton, PharmD. January/
February 2000; 17(1): 50-58.
Terminal sedation for existential distress.
Tatsuya Morita, MD; Junichi Tsunoda, MD;
Satoshi Inoue, MD; Satoshi Chihara, MD.
May/June 2000; 17(3): 189-195.
Dyspnea assessment and management in hospice patients with pulmonary disorders. Mary
Webb, PhD, RN; Linda E. Moody, PhD, MPH,
FAAN; Linda A. Mason, MS, ARNP. July/
August 2000; 17(4): 259-264.
Relieving the agony of the new pain management standards. Maureen Cirbee Yadgood, RN,
MSN; Phyllis J. Miller, MS, RN, FHCE;
Patricia A. Mathews, RN, MA, FHCE. September/October 2000; 17(5): 333-341.
Hydrocodone for cough in advanced cancer.
Jade Homsi, MD; Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP;
Kristine A. Nelson, MD; Susan B. LeGrand,
MD; Mellar Davis, MD. September/October
2000; 17(5): 342-346.
Pharmaceutical update
Ketamine-fentanyl-midazolam infusion for the
control of symptoms in terminal life care. Jack
M. Berger, MD, PhD; Angéle Ryan, MD; Nalini
Vadivelu, MD; Pamela Merriam, RN, MSN,
OCN; Linda Rever, MD; Patricia Harrison, MD.
March/April 2000; 17(2): 127-134.
Clinical application of methadone. Warren L.
Wheeler, MD; E. Duke Dickerson, MSc, PhD.
May/June 2000; 17(3): 196-203.
Continuous infusion sufentanil for malignant pain:
A case report. Robert Anderson, RPh; Joseph H.
Saiers, MD; Christian Schlicht, MD; Steven
Abram, MD. July/August 2000; 17(4): 265-268.
Use of continuous ambulatory infusions of concentrated subcutaneous (SQ) hydromorphone
versus intravenous (IV) morphine: Cost implications for palliative care. Jeffrey Fudin, BS,
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care
Volume 18, Number 1, January/February 2001
PharmD, RPh; Howard S. Smith, MD; Charlotte S. Toledo-Binette, BS, RPh; Ellen Kenney,
BS, PharmD, RPh; Andrew B. C. Yu, PhD; Ronald Boutin, BS, PharmD, BCPS. September/
October 2000; 17(5): 347-353.
Palliative care and hospice opioid dosing
guidelines with breakthrough pain (BP) doses.
Marco Pappagallo, MD; E. Duke Dickerson,
MSc, PhD; Scott Hulka, RPh, MBA. November/December 2000; 17(6): 407-413.
Psychological issues
Terminal sedation for existential distress.
Tatsuya Morita, MD; Junichi Tsunoda, MD;
Satoshi Inoue, MD; Staoshi Chihara, MD.
May/June 2000; 17(3): 189-195.
The relationship of pain and suffering in a hospice population. Barry K. Baines, MD; Linda
Norlander, RN, MS. September/October 2000;
17(5): 319-326.
Quality of life
Striving for becoming at-home in the midst of
dying. Birgit H. Rasmussen, RNT, PhD; Lilian
Jansson, RNT, PhD; Astrid Norberg, RN, PhD.
January/February 2000; 17(1): 31-43.
Ask the patient: A semi-structured interview
study of quality of life in advanced cancer.
Christine R. Spiroch, PhD; Declan Walsh,
MSc, FACP; Polly Mazanec, RN, MSN,
AOCN, CS; Kristine A. Nelson, MD. July/
August 2000; 17(4): 235-240.
Self-esteem
Self-esteem in a palliative care population.
Mahrukh Babar, MA; Sheikh Moeen ul Haq,
MD. September/October 2000; 17(5): 327-332.
Sounding board
Clinical research on heroin in cancer pain control. Steven J. Baumrucker, MD. January/February 2000; 17(1): 8-9.
Should we fear the Pain Relief Promotion Act?
Steven J. Baumrucker, MD. July/August 2000;
17(4): 224-226.
Ketamine and problems with advanced palliative care in the community setting. Steven J.
Baumrucker, MD. November/ December 2000;
17(6): 369-371.
Spirituality
Spiritual “signs and symptoms”: Toward an
expanded understanding of dying. Kathleen
Dowling Singh, PhD. July/August 2000; 17(4):
269-271.
Building the ship of death. Jack Coulehan, MD,
MPH. July/August 2000; 17(4): 273-277.
Sufentanil
Pharmaceutical update. Continuous infusion
sufentanil for malignant pain: A case report.
Robert Anderson, RPh; Joseph H. Saiers, MD;
Christian Schlicht, MD; Steven Abram, MD.
July/August 2000; 17(4): 265-268.
Supportive networks
The needs and supportive networks of the
dying: As assessment instrument and mapping
procedure for hospice patients. Barbara P.
Early, DSW; Elizabeth D. Smith, DSW; Linda
Todd, RN, BA; Theresa Beem, RN, BSN,
CRNH. March/April 2000; 17(2): 87-96.
Supportive Care of the Dying: A Coalition for
Compassionate Care—Conducting an organizational assessment. Sylvia McSkimming, PhD,
RN; Mickey Myrick, MD; Marilyn Wasinger,
RN. July/August 2000; 17(4): 245-252.
Terminal pain and agitation
A ketamine, fentanyl, and midazolam infusion
for uncontrolled terminal pain and agitation.
Robert E. Enck, MD. March/April 2000; 17(2):
76-77.
Terminal sedation
The personal side of hospice and palliative care
education. Steven J. Baumrucker, MD; Sonja
Woods, MS4. March/April 2000; 17(2): 80-82.
Terminal sedation. Robert E. Enck, MD.
May/June 2000; 17(3): 148-149.
Politics, cancer pain, and methadone. Steven J.
Baumrucker, MD. May/June 2000; 17(3): 153154.
Pain and symptom management. Terminal
sedation for existential distress. Tatsuya
Morita, MD; Junichi Tsunoda, MD; Satoshi
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Volume 18, Number 1, January/February 2001
Inoue, MD; Satoshi Chihara, MD. May/June
2000; 17(3): 189-195.
Tizanidine
Tizanidine in the management of spasticity and
musculoskeletal complaints in the palliative
care population. Howard S. Smith, MD, FACP,
FAAPM; Amy E. Barton, PharmD. January/
February 2000; 17(1): 50-58.
Transitional phase
The transitional phase: The closing journey for
patients and family caregivers. Marina DoyleBrown, RN, ASN, CHPN. September/October
2000; 17(5): 354-357.
United Kingdom
A comparison of hospice in the UK and the US.
Karen Y. Chapman, MSW; Lessie Bass, DSW.
May/June 2000; 17(3): 173-177.
Video reviews
No Fears No Tears 13 Years Later: The LongTerm Benefits of Children’s Pain Management.
Reviewed by Stephen Liben, MD. May/June
2000; 17(3): 213.
At Death’s Door: Facing the Terminal Illness of
a Loved One and Beyond Death’s Door: Help
for the Grieving Process After Someone You
Love Has Died. Reviewed by Thomas A. Welk,
DMin. July/August 2000; 17(4): 285.
On Our Terms: Moyers on Dying. A physician’s perspective, reviewed by Michael Appleton, MD; A chaplain’s perspective, reviewed by Thomas A. Welk, DMin. November/
December 2000; 17(6): 424-428.
Volunteers
Hospice volunteer training: Making the experience more meaningful. Patricia Estey Wilson,
MS. March/April 2000; 17(2): 107-110.
The development of a hospice junior volunteer program. Marijo Letizia, PhD; Barbara
Zerby, BS; Kay Hammer, BS; Wendy Tinnon,
MS. November/December 2000; 17(6): 385388.
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2001 Cumulative Subject Index
Volume 18, Numbers 1 - 6, January - December 2001
ALS
Sounding board. Palliative Care in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A new tool in the fight
against an old enemy. Steven J. Baumrucker,
MD. March/April 2001; 18(2): 81-82.
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM)
Hospice forum. On the 10th anniversary of the
organization of the American Academy of
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM): The
first 10 years. Gerald H. Holman, MD; Walter B.
Forman, MD. July/August 2001; 18(4): 275-278.
Anesthesiology
Anesthesia practitioner involvement, invasive
treatments, and need in hospice pain management: A survey of patient care coordinators.
Lillian T. Lukowski, CRNA, MSN; Tim Murry,
CRNA, MSN; Jacqueline Hall, CRNA, MSN;
Robert F. Algozzine, PhD. March/April 2001;
18(2): 113-123.
Book reviews
Clinical Dimensions of Anticipatory Mourning: Theory and Practice in Working with the
Dying, Their Loved Ones, and Their Caregivers. Edited by Therese A. Rando, PhD. Reviewed by Susan Zeitlin, MSW. January/
February 2001; 18(1): 57.
Death and Dying Sourcebook. Edited by Annemarie S. Muth. Reviewed by Dana G. Cable,
PhD. January/February 2001; 18(1): 58-59.
Crossing Over: Narratives of Palliative Care.
By David Barnard, Anna Towers, Patricia
Boston, and Yanna Lambrinidou. Reviewed by
Lisa Bednar-Butler, MN, RN, C. January/
February 2001; 18(1): 60-61.
The Limits of Principle: Deciding Who Lives and
What Dies. By Tom Koch. Reviewed by Dana G.
Cable, PhD. March/April 2001; 18(2): 139-140.
Parent Grief: Narratives of Loss and Relationship. By Paul C. Rosenblatt. Reviewed by
Mary Ellen Killeen, ACSW, LCSW. March/
April 2001; 18(2): 141-142.
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The Therapeutic Purposes of Reminiscence. By
Mike Bender, Paulette Bauckham, and Andrew
Norris. Reviewed by Louise M. Manetta, RN,
BSN, MSN. May/June 2001; 18(3): 210-211.
Clinician’s Complete Reference to Complementary & Alternative Medicine. By Donald
W. Novey. Reviewed by Thaya E. Gilmore,
PhD. May/June 2001; 18(3): 212-213.
Dying at Home. By Andrea Sankar. Reviewed
by Joy Ufema, RN, MS. May/June 2001; 18(3):
214-215.
Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics,
Volume 20. Focus on the End of Life: Scientific
and Social Issues. Edited by M. Powell Lawton, PhD. Reviewed by Leslie H. Nicoll, PhD,
MBA, RN. July/August 2001; 18(4): 286-287.
Medical Care of the Soul: A Practical and
Healing Guide to End-of-Life Issues for Families, Patients and Healthcare Providers. By
Bruce G. Bartlow, MD. Reviewed by Michael
Appleton, MD. July/August 2001; 18(4): 287.
Commentary
The Deepening Shade and Armfuls of Time.
Dennis N. Ricci, MA, PhD. March/April 2001;
18(2): 83-84.
Coping strategies
Coping strategies used in residential hospice
settings: Findings from a national study.
William Myles Evans, MPH; Daniel L. Bibeau,
PhD; Kathleen Mullen Conley, PhD. March/
April 2001; 18(2): 102-110.
Corticosteroids
Pharmaceutical update. The palliative use of
high-dose corticosteroids in three terminally ill
patients with pain. Paul Rousseau, MD. September/October 2001; 18(5): 343-346.
Cumulative Indices
2000 Cumulative Author Index. January/February 2001; 18(1): 63-67.
Social Work Theory and Practice with the
Terminally Ill. By Joan K. Parry. Reviewed by
Jo-Anne Wallace, MS, RN. September/October
2001; 18(5): 356-357.
2000 Cumulative Subject Index. January/February 2001; 18(1): 68-71.
Palliative Care Nursing: Quality Care to the
End of Life. Edited by Marianne LaPorte
Matzo and Deborah Witt Sherman. Reviewed by Phyllis Foster Healy, PhD, RN,
CS-FNP. November/December 2001; 18(6):
425-426.
Pain and symptom management. Assessment of
delirium in advanced cancer: The use of the bedside
confusion scale. Nabeel Sarhill, MS; Declan Walsh,
MSc, FACP, FRCP (Edin); Kristine A. Nelson,
MD; Susan LeGrand, MD; Mellar P. Davis, MD,
FCCP. September/October 2001; 18(5): 335-341.
Stress and Trauma. By Patricia A. Resick.
Reviewed by Dana G. Cable. November/
December 2001; 18(6): 427-428.
Depression
CD review
Delirium
Guest editorial. Screening for depression in palliative care. Mari Lloyd-Williams, MD, MRCGP,
MB, ChB. March/April 2001; 18(2): 79-80.
“Hymns of Our Lives—The Broadie Sisters A
Capella”. By the Broadie Sisters. Reviewed by
Robert E. Krout, EdD, MT-BC. September/
October 2001; 18(5): 355-356.
Diversity
Clinical case study
Editorials
Letter to the editor. Clinical case study.
November/December 2001; 18(6): 429-431.
Pain and aging. Robert E. Enck, MD. January/
February 2001; 18(1): 5-6.
Letter to the editor. Diversity and sharing.
November/December 2001; 18(6): 429.
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care
Volume 19, Number 1, January/February 2002
Broadening and deepening. Dennis N. Ricci,
MA, PhD. January/February 2001; 18(1): 7.
Editorial. Drawing the line. Robert E. Enck,
MD. March/April 2001; 18(2): 77-78.
Drawing the line. Robert E. Enck, MD.
March/April 2001; 18(2): 77-78.
Measuring comfort in caregivers and patients
during late end-of-life care. Beverly Novak,
MSN, RN; Katharine Kolcaba, PhD, RN, C;
Richard Steiner, PhD, MPH; Therese Dowd,
PhD, RN, C. May/June 2001; 18(3): 170-180.
Screening for depression in palliative care.
Mari Lloyd-Williams, MD, MRCGP, MB,
ChB. March/April 2001; 18(2): 79-80.
Switching to methadone. Robert E. Enck, MD.
May/June 2001; 18(3): 149-150.
Existential suffering and palliative sedation: A
brief commentary with a proposal for clinical
guidelines. Paul Rousseau, MD. May/June
2001; 18(3): 151-153.
Performance improvement in hospice care.
Robert E. Enck, MD. July/August 2001; 18(4):
222-223.
The fear of death and the physician’s responsibility to care for the dying. Paul Rousseau, MD.
July/August 2001; 18(4): 224-226.
Understanding the experience of terminal pain.
Robert E. Enck, MD. September/October 2001;
18(5): 293-294.
Hospice vignettes
Caring across “cultures”. Douglas MacDonald,
MSW, CSW. January/February 2001; 18(1):
54-56.
Ugly moments. Douglas MacDonald, MSW,
CSW. March/April 2001; 18(2): 135-137.
Guest editorial. What’s in a name? Bruce H.
Chamberlain, MD, FACP. November/December 2001; 18(6): 367-369.
The visit, the story, and the television. Douglas
MacDonald, MSW, CSW. May/June 2001;
18(3): 207-209.
Sounding board. AND versus DNR. Steven J.
Baumrucker, MD. November/December 2001;
18(6): 370-371.
And they flew. Joy Ufema, RN, MS. July/
August 2001; 18(4): 279-281.
Euthanasia
Portrait of Jake. Douglas MacDonald, MSW,
CSW. July/August 2001; 18(4): 283-285.
Sounding board. Euthanasia: Can the trend be
countered? Steven J. Baumrucker, MD. January/February 2001; 18(1): 9-10.
Intimations of mortality. Douglas MacDonald,
MSW, CSW. September/October 2001; 18(5):
352-354.
Fear of death
Thank you, I’m sorry, and good-bye. Douglas
MacDonald, MSW, CSW. November/December 2001; 18(6): 417-419.
Guest editorial. The fear of death and the physician’s responsibility to care for the dying. Paul
Rousseau, MD. July/August 2001; 18(4): 224226.
Innovations
Letter to the editor. Additional variables in the
appropriateness of fentanyl. May/June 2001;
18(3): 160.
Dying at home: Emergency medications for
terminal symptoms. Susan B. LeGrand, MD;
Pam Tropiano, RN; Joel D. Marx; Mellar P.
Davis, MD, FCCP; Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP,
FRCP (Edin). November/December 2001;
18(6): 421-423.
HIV/AIDS
Internet resources
Dealing with AIDS-related loss and grief in a
time of treatment advances. Craig Demmer,
EdD, CHES, CGT. January/February 2001;
18(1): 35-41.
Internet resources for end-of-life care. Gregg
K. VandeKieft, MD; Karen S. Ogle, MD;
Tammy Wang, BS. September/October 2001;
18(5): 313-320.
Hospice care
JCAHO
Process evaluation of an educational intervention to improve end-of-life care: The Education
for Physicians on End-of-Life Care (EPEC)
Program. Jonathan B. VanGeest, PhD. July/
August 2001; 18(4): 233-238.
A critical pathway for interdisciplinary hospice
care. Patricia Moyle Wright, MSN, RN, CHPN.
January/February 2001; 18(1): 31-34.
Sounding board. Preparing for an initial JCAHO
survey: One hospice’s experience. Laurie E.
Groves. September/October 2001; 18(5): 299302.
Emergency medications
The role of tamoxifen in hospice: Pros and
cons. March/April 2001; 18(2): 133-134.
The latest buzz on medicinal marijuana: A legal
and medical perspective. Jeffrey J. Steinborn,
LLb; Alison K. Chinn, JD; Gregory T. Carter, MD.
September/October 2001; 18(5): 295, 298.
Pediatric pain control. Robert E. Enck, MD.
November/December 2001; 18(6): 365-366.
What’s in a name? Bruce H. Chamberlain, MD,
FACP. November/December 2001; 18(6): 367369.
Education for Physicians on End-of-Life
Care (EPEC) Program
Innovations. Dying at home: Emergency medications for terminal symptoms. Susan B.
LeGrand, MD; Pam Tropiano, RN; Joel D.
Marx; Mellar P. Davis, MD, FCCP; Declan
Walsh, MSc, FACP, FRCP (Edin). November/
December 2001; 18(6): 421-423.
End-of-life care
Editorial. Broadening and deepening. Dennis
N. Ricci, MA, PhD. January/February 2001;
18(1): 7.
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care
Volume 19, Number 1, January/February 2002
Fentanyl
Hospice forum
The terminally ill: Dying for palliative medicine? Declan Walsh, FACP, FRCP (Edin);
Suzanne Gordon, BA. May/June 2001; 18(3):
203-205.
On the 10th anniversary of the organization of
the American Academy of Hospice and
Palliative Medicine (AAHPM): The first 10
years. Gerald H. Holman, MD; Walter B.
Forman, MD. July/August 2001; 18(4): 275278.
Letters to the editor
Equianalgesic dosing of transdermal fentanyl; Author’s reply. March/April 2001;
18(2): 84.
Conversion ratio and cost of oxycodone;
Additional variables in the appropriateness of
fentanyl. May/June 2001; 18(3): 159-160.
Switching to methadone. September/October
2001; 18(5): 359.
Diversity and sharing; Clinical case study.
November/December 2001; 18(6): 429-431.
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Long-term care facilities
Dying in long-term care facilities: Support
needs of other residents, relatives, and staff.
Jeanne Samson Katz, PhD; Moyra Sidell, PhD;
Carol Komaromy, MSc. September/October
2001; 18(5): 321-326.
Marijuana
Sounding board. Medical marijuana. Steven J.
Baumrucker, MD. July/August 2001; 18(4):
227-228.
Pharmaceutical update. Marijuana in the management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Gregory T. Carter, MD; Bill S. Rosen, MD.
July/August 2001; 18(4): 264-270.
Guest editorial. The latest buzz on medicinal
marijuana: A legal and medical perspective.
Jeffrey J. Steinborn, LLb; Alison K. Chinn, JD;
Gregory T. Carter, MD. September/October
2001; 18(5): 295, 298.
Medication regimen review
Pharmaceutical update. Performing a medication regimen review in hospice and palliative
care. Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, BCPS.
May/June 2001; 18(3): 193-199.
Methadone
Pain and symptom management. Methadoneinduced myoclonus in advanced cancer. Nabeel
Sarhill, MD; Mellar P. Davis, MD, FACP;
Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP, C. Nouneh, MD.
January/February 2001; 18(1): 51-53.
Editorial. Switching to methadone. Robert E.
Enck, MD. May/June 2001; 18(3): 149-150.
What’s new in therapeutics? A German model
for methadone conversion. Friedemann Nauck,
MD; Christoph Ostgathe, MD; E. Duke
Dickerson, MSc, PhD. May/June 2001; 18(3):
200-202.
Letter to the editor. Switching to methadone.
September/October 2001; 18(5): 359.
Methylphenidate
Pain and symptom management. Methylphenidate for fatigue in advanced cancer: A
prospective open-label pilot study. Nabeel
Sarhill, MD; Declan Walsh, FACP, FRCP
(Edin); Kristine A. Nelson, MD; Jade Homsi,
MD; Susan LeGrand, MS; Mellar P. Davis,
MD. May/June 2001; 18(3): 187-192.
Pain and symptom management. A phase II
study of methylphenidate for depression in
advanced cancer. Jade Homsi, MD; Kristine A.
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Nelson, MD; Nabeel Sarhill, MD; Lisa
Rybicki, MS; Susan B. LeGrand, MD; Mellar
P. Davis, MD, FCCP; Declan Walsh, MSc,
FACP, FRCP (Edin). November/December
2001; 18(6): 403-407.
Mirtazepine
What’s new in therapeutics? Mirtazepine: Heir
apparent to amitriptyline? Mellar P. Davis,
MD, FCCP; E. Duke Dickerson, MSc, PhD;
Marco Pappagallo, MD; Costantino Benedetti,
MD; Phyllis A. Grauer, RPh; Jeff Lycan, RN.
January/February 2001; 18(1): 42-46.
Modafinil
What’s new in therapeutics? Modafinil: A gift
to portmanteau. Joshua M. Cox, RPh, PharmD
(C); Marco Pappagallo, MD. November/December 2001; 18(6): 408-410.
Multiculturalism & diversity
Needs and experiences of non-English-speaking hospice patients and families in an Englishspeaking country. Pam McGrath, BsocWk,
MA, PhD; May Vun, BA, PgradDip; Lesley
McLeod, RN, GradDip, MPrimary Health
Care. September/October 2001; 18(5): 305312.
Mexicans and care for the terminally ill:
Family, hospice, and the church. Donald E.
Gelfand, PhD; Hector Balcazar, PhD; Jeanne
Parzuchowski, MS, OCN; Susana Lenox,
MSW. November/December 2001; 18(6): 391396.
Music therapy
The effects of single-session music therapy
interventions on the observed and self-reported
levels of pain control, physical comfort, and
relaxation of hospice patients. Robert E. Krout,
EdD, MT-BC. November/December 2001;
18(6): 383-390.
Muslim perspective
The terminally ill Muslim: Death and dying from
the Muslim perspective. Nabeel Sarhill, MD;
Susan LeGrand, MD; Ramez Islambouli, BS;
Mellar P. Davis, MD; Declan Walsh, Msc, FACP,
FRCP (Edin). July/August 2001; 18(4): 251-255.
News
Medicare hospice benefit on the Senate’s legislative agenda; Both patients and physicians
breed false sense of optimism about terminal
illness; Support for assisted suicide declines
among oncologists; Fewer terminally ill patients consider assisted suicide; Chronic pain
sufferers dissatisfied with treatment; Elder
cancer patients who receive advanced nursing
care may survive longer; Online course in spirituality, death, and dying; HFA publishes
brochure on US military hospice benefit;
Report on hospice salary and staffing trends;
Fentanyl inhalant studied for breakthrough pain;
New MD.2™ system organizes, delivers, and
monitors oral medication; Hospice Foundation of
America: Resources for hospice professionals.
January/February 2001; 18(1): 11-16.
Pain is under-reported in nursing home patients; HCFA issues draft of Minimum Data Set
for palliative care; Hospice expenditure and
utilization grew tenfold from 1989 to 1997;
End-of-life care listed as a national research
priority; Final health care information privacy
regulation; Consumer Reports warns about
viatical agreements and insurance settlements
for the dying. March/April 2001; 18(2): 85-88.
Medicare hospice per diem rate increased from
$90 to $95; The high cost of at-home caregiving; Oregon’s use of Death With Dignity Act
remains steady in its third year; Lack of knowledge decreases physicians’ referrals to hospice;
Mt. Sinai physicians suggest strategies and
solutions for palliative care. May/June 2001;
18(3): 157-158.
VA launches palliative care fellowship program; Improved care for the terminally ill...in
Oregon; High dosages of opioids do not shorten survival or hasten death in cancer patients;
Hospice of Palm Beach County opens inpatient
hospice unit; Massachusetts hospice gets perfect accreditation score; HAA sets public policy agenda. July/August 2001; 18(4): 229-230.
Using quality of life measures in the clinical
setting; HCFA becomes CMS; Institute of
Medicine calls for improved palliative cancer
care; Purdue Pharma faces multiple lawsuits
due to OxyContin abuse; HIV patients at risk
for making end-of-life decisions without prior
discussion or planning; Personal growth and
deepening relationships at the end of life.
September/October 2001; 18(5): 303-304.
Elizabeth Dole joins NHPCO; “Finding Our
Way: Living with Dying in America”; NCQA
certifies Medversant WebCVO in credential verification; California verdict finds inadequate pain
control equals elder abuse; Therapeutic music on
CD for grief and bereavement; Development of
hospice and palliative care in Korea. November/December 2001; 18(6): 372-373.
NSAIDs
What’s new in therapeutics? Ibuprofen to rofecoxib: What does it all mean and what do I do
now? James Varga, RPh, MBA; Andrew Dickman, MSc, MRPharmS. July/August 2001;
18(4): 271-274.
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care
Volume 19, Number 1, January/February 2002
Olanzapine
What’s new in therapeutics? Olanzapine: Another
psychotropic? Mellar P. Davis, MD, FCCP; E.
Duke Dickerson, MSc, PhD. March/April 2001;
18(2): 129-132.
Oxycodone
Letter to the editor. Conversion ratio and cost
of oxycodone. May/June 2001; 18(3): 159-160.
OxyContin®
Sounding board. OxyContin,® the media, and
law enforcement. Steven J. Baumrucker, MD.
May/June 2001; 18(3): 154-156.
Pain
Editorial. Pain and aging. Robert E. Enck, MD.
January/February 2001; 18(1): 5-6.
The many faces of pain for older, dying adults.
Margaret C. Gibson, PhD, C Psych; Cori
Schroder, MD, CCFP. January/February 2001;
18(1): 19-25.
Treatment options to manage pain at the end of
life. Linda D. Wrede-Seaman, MD. March/
April 2001; 18(2): 89-101.
A longitudinal study of pain in hospice and prehospice patients. Michael R. Owens, MD,
FACP; Bernadette Simmons, RN, MSN, MBA;
Pamela S. Gibson, RN; Dorothy Weeks, RN,
MS. March/April 2001; 18(2): 124-128.
Editorial. Understanding the experience of terminal pain. Robert E. Enck, MD. September/October 2001; 18(5): 293-294.
Editorial. Pediatric pain control. Robert E. Enck,
MD. November/December 2001; 18(6): 365-366.
Pain and symptom management
Methadone-induced myoclonus in advanced
cancer. Nabeel Sarhill, MD; Mellar P. Davis,
MD, FCCP; Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP; C.
Nouneh, MD. January/February 2001; 18(1):
51-53.
Methylphenidate for fatigue in advanced cancer: A prospective open-label pilot study.
Nabeel Sarhill, MD; Declan Walsh, FACP,
FRCP (Edin); Kristine A. Nelson, MD; Jade
Homsi, MD; Susan LeGrand, MS; Mellar P.
Davis, MD. May/June 2001; 18(3): 187-192.
Performance improvement in pain management for home care and hospice programs.
Carla Braveman, BSN, RN, MEd, CHCE;
Carol Rodrigues, RN, MS, CPHN. July/August
2001; 18(4): 257-263.
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care
Volume 19, Number 1, January/February 2002
Assessment of delirium in advanced cancer:
The use of the bedside confusion scale. Nabeel
Sarhill, MS; Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP, FRCP
(Edin); Kristine A. Nelson, MD; Susan
LeGrand, MD; Mellar P. Davis, MD, FCCP.
September/October 2001; 18(5): 335-341.
A phase II study of methylphenidate for
depression in advanced cancer. Jade Homsi,
MD; Kristine A. Nelson, MD; Nabeel Sarhill,
MD; Lisa Rybicki, MS; Susan B. LeGrand,
MD; Mellar P. Davis, MD, FCCP; Declan
Walsh, MSc, FACP, FRCP (Edin). November/
December 2001; 18(6): 403-407.
Palliative medicine
The business of palliative medicine: Management metrics for an acute-care inpatient unit.
Mellar P. Davis, MD, FCCP; Declan Walsh,
MSc, FACP; Kristine Nelson, MD; Dale
Konrad, MBA; Susan B. LeGrand, MD.
January/February 2001; 18(1): 26-29.
Hospice forum. The terminally ill: Dying for
palliative medicine? Declan Walsh, FACP,
FRCP (Edin); Suzanne Gordon, BA. May/June
2001; 18(3): 203-205.
The Harry R. Horvitz Center for Palliative
Medicine (1987-1999): Development of a
novel comprehensive integrated program.
Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP, FRCP (Edin).
July/August 2001; 18(4): 239-250.
Management strategies for palliative care:
Promoting quality, growth and opportunity.
Laurel H. Herbst, MD; Jan Cetti, RN.
September/October 2001; 18(5): 327-333.
Palliative sedation
Guest editorial. Existential suffering and palliative sedation: A brief commentary with a proposal for clinical guidelines. Paul Rousseau,
MD. May/June 2001; 18(3): 151-153.
Pediatric palliative care
Commentary. The Deepening Shade and Armfuls of Time. Dennis N. Ricci, MA, PhD.
March/April 2001; 18(2): 83-84.
care and hospice programs. Carla Braveman,
BSN, RN, MEd, CHCE; Carol Rodrigues, RN,
MS, CPHN. July/August 2001; 18(4): 257-263.
Pharmaceutical update
Transdermal fentanyl in the hospice: A survey of
rescue dosing and pain control. Marti Robards, RN,
BS, MSN. January/February 2001; 18(1): 47-50.
Performing a medication regimen review in
hospice and palliative care. Mary Lynn
McPherson, PharmD, BCPS. May/June 2001;
18(3): 193-199.
Marijuana in the management of amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis. Gregory T. Carter, MD; Bill S.
Rosen, MD. July/August 2001; 18(4): 264-270.
The palliative use of high-dose corticosteroids
in three terminally ill patients with pain. Paul
Rousseau, MD. September/October 2001;
18(5): 343-346.
The use of transdermal fentanyl in pediatric
oncology palliative care. Michelle Noyes, RN,
Graduate Diploma Nursing; Helen Irving,
MBBS, FRACP. November/December 2001;
18(6): 411-416.
Pharmacy student training
Pharmacy student training in United States hospices. Christopher M. Herndon, PharmD,
BCPS; David S. Fike, MS; Allan C. Anderson,
PharmD; Ernest J. Dole, PharmD, BCPS,
FASHP. May/June 2001; 18(3): 181-186.
Pre-hospice
Not ready for hospice: Characteristics of patients
in a pre-hospice program. Déon Cox Hayley, DO;
J. Cameron Muir, MD; Carol Stocking, PhD;
Gavin Hougham, PhD (cand); Greg A. Sachs,
MD. November/December 2001; 18(6): 377-382.
Product news
Hospice care of the future...now. January/
February 2001; 18(1): 17-18.
Sounding board
Alleviating the suffering of seriously ill children. Javier R. Kane, MD; Marion Primomo,
MD. May/June 2001; 18(3): 161-169.
Euthanasia: Can the trend be countered? Steven
J. Baumrucker, MD. January/February 2001;
18(1): 9-10.
Performance improvement
Palliative Care in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A new tool in the fight against an old
enemy. Steven J. Baumrucker, MD. March/
April 2001; 18(2): 81-82.
Editorial. Performance improvement in hospice care. Robert E. Enck, MD. July/August
2001; 18(4): 222-223.
Pain and symptom management. Performance
improvement in pain management for home
OxyContin,® the media, and law enforcement.
Steven J. Baumrucker, MD. May/June 2001;
18(3): 154-156.
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Medical marijuana. Steven J. Baumrucker,
MD. July/August 2001; 18(4): 227-228.
Preparing for an initial JCAHO survey: One
hospice’s experience. Laurie E. Groves.
September/October 2001; 18(5): 299-302.
AND versus DNR. Steven J. Baumrucker, MD.
November/December 2001; 18(6): 370-371.
Tamoxifen
Hospice forum. The role of tamoxifen in hospice: Pros and cons. March/April 2001; 18(2):
133-134.
Thalidomide
What’s new in therapeutics? Thalidomide: Dual
benefits in palliative medicine and oncology. Mellar P. Davis, MD, FCCP; E. Duke Dickerson, MSc,
PhD. September/October 2001; 18(5): 347-351.
Therapy
The role of physical, occupational, and speech
therapy in hospice: Patient empowerment.
Miriam Frost, PT, BS. November/December
2001; 18(6): 397-402.
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Transdermal fentanyl
Pharmaceutical update. Transdermal fentanyl
in the hospice: A survey of rescue dosing and
pain control. Marti Robards, RN, BS, MSN.
January/February 2001; 18(1): 47-50.
Letter to the editor. Equianalgesic dosing of
transdermal fentanyl; Author’s reply. March/
April 2001; 18(2): 84.
Letter to the editor. Additional variables in the
appropriateness of fentanyl. May/June 2001;
18(3): 160.
Pharmaceutical update. The use of transdermal
fentanyl in pediatric oncology palliative care.
Michelle Noyes, RN, Graduate Diploma
Nursing; Helen Irving, MBBS, FRACP.
November/December 2001; 18(6): 411-416.
What’s new in therapeutics?
Olanzapine: Another psychotropic? Mellar P.
Davis, MD, FCCP; E. Duke Dickerson, MSc,
PhD. March/April 2001; 18(2): 129-132.
A German model for methadone conversion.
Friedemann Nauck, MD; Christoph Ostgathe,
MD; E. Duke Dickerson, MSc, PhD. May/June
2001; 18(3): 200-202.
Ibuprofen to rofecoxib: What does it all mean
and what do I do now? James Varga, RPh,
MBA; Andrew Dickman, MSc, MRPharmS.
July/August 2001; 18(4): 271-274.
Thalidomide: Dual benefits in palliative medicine and oncology. Mellar P. Davis, MD,
FCCP; E. Duke Dickerson, MSc, PhD. September/October 2001; 18(5): 347-351.
What’s new in therapeutics? Modafinil: A gift
to portmanteau. Joshua M. Cox, RPh, PharmD
(C); Marco Pappagallo, MD. November/December 2001; 18(6): 408-410.
Mirtazepine: Heir apparent to amitriptyline?
Mellar P. Davis, MD, FCCP; E. Duke Dickerson, MSc, PhD; Marco Pappagallo, MD;
Costantino Benedetti, MD; Phyllis A. Grauer,
RPh; Jeff Lycan, RN. January/February 2001;
18(1): 42-46.
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care
Volume 19, Number 1, January/February 2002
2002 Cumulative Subject Index
Volume 19, Numbers 1 - 6, January - December 2002
Assessment tools
Using caregivers-as-proxies to retrospectively
assess and measure quality of dying of palliative care clients. Marie Bridge, GradCertPalCare;
D. I. Roughton, GradCertPalCare; Susan Lewis,
GradDipHlthCnsl; Janine Barelds, Bpsych;
Sava Brenton, RN; Sherree Cotter, BEd; MaryLou Hagebols, BAdN(Ed); Kirtsy Woolman,
RN; Merilyn Annells, RN, PhD; Tina Koch,
RN, PhD. May/June 2002; 19(3): 193-199.
Family distress in palliative medicine: A pilot
study of the Family APGAR Scale. Ruth D.
Powazki, MSW; Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP,
FRCP (Edin). November/December 2002;
19(6): 392-396.
Pain and symptom management. Multidimensional continuous pain assessment chart
(MCPAC) for terminal cancer patients: A preliminary report. Michaela Bercovitch, MD; Alexander
Waller, MD; Abraham Adunsky, MD. November/
December 2002; 19(6): 419-425.
Book reviews
Remembering Well: Rituals for Celebrating
Life and Mourning Death and Pilgrim Heart:
The Inner Journey Home. By Sarah York. Reviewed by Thomas A. Welk, DMin. January/
February 2002; 19(1): 59-60.
Hospice Care for Children. Edited by Ann Armstrong-Dailey and Sarah Zarbock. Reviewed by
Stephen Liben, MD. March/April 2002; 19(2): 143.
Handbook for Mortals: Guidance for People
Facing Serious Illness. By Joanne Lynn, MD,
and Joan Harrold, MD. Reviewed by Joy K.
Ufema, RN, MS. May/June 2002; 19(3): 215.
Nursing Support for Families of Dying Patients. By Rosemary McIntyre, PhD. Reviewed
by Louise M. Manetta, RN, MSN. July/August
2002; 19(4): 285.
Health Care and Spirituality: Listening, Assessing, Caring. Edited by Richard B. Gilbert,
DMin, BCC. Reviewed by Thomas A. Welk,
DMin. July/August 2002; 19(4): 287.
To Comfort Always: A Nurse’s Guide to End of
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Life Care. By Linda Norlander, RN, MS. Reviewed by Pamela DeClaire McCabe, EdD, MSN,
RN. September/October 2002; 19(5): 324.
Family support for hospice caregivers. Lisa B.
Patterson, MSW; Lorraine T. Dorfman, PhD.
September/October 2002; 19(5): 315-323.
Burnout
District nurses’ perceptions of palliative care in
the home. Carina Berterö, PhD. November/
December 2002; 19(6): 387-391.
Sounding board. Palliative care, burnout, and
the pursuit of happiness. Steven J. Baumrucker,
MD. May/June 2002; 19(3): 154-156.
Burnout and compassion fatigue among hospice caregivers. Gladys Catkins Keidel, RN,
EdD, MSN. May/June 2002; 19(3): 200-205.
Caregiving
Patient and caregiver satisfaction with end-oflife care: Does high satisfaction mean high
quality of care? Linda L. Steele, RN, PhD, CS,
ANP; Beth Mills, RN, MPH; Marty R. Long,
MPH, RHIA; Gloria A. Hagopian, RN, EdD.
January/February 2002; 19(1): 19-27.
Ergonomic and demographic issues reported by
palliative care workers in southern Taiwan. Derek
Richard Smith, BSc, MHSc; Yueliang Leon Guo,
MD, PhD, MPH; Yung-Ling Lee, MD; Suh-Jen
Chang, BSN. March/April 2002; 19(2): 96-102.
Perspectives of relatives and health care workers on care of terminally ill patients in the UK.
Peter Ferry, MD, MRCP, MSc; Richard Hancock, PhD; Cindy Newton; John Taylor, MB,
BS, FRCS; Kim Horton, MEd, RGN. March/
April 2002; 19(2): 121-128.
Sounding board. Palliative care, burnout, and
the pursuit of happiness. Steven J. Baumrucker,
MD. May/June 2002; 19(3): 154-156.
Using caregivers-as-proxies to retrospectively
assess and measure quality of dying of palliative
care clients. Marie Bridge, GradCertPalCare; D.
I. Roughton, GradCertPalCare; Susan Lewis,
GradDipHlthCnsl; Janine Barelds, Bpsych;
Sava Brenton, RN; Sherree Cotter, BEd; MaryLou Hagebols, BAdN(Ed); Kirtsy Woolman,
RN; Merilyn Annells, RN, PhD; Tina Koch,
RN, PhD. May/June 2002; 19(3): 193-199.
Burnout and compassion fatigue among hospice
caregivers. Gladys Catkins Keidel, RN, EdD,
MSN. May/June 2002; 19(3): 200-205.
The wounded healer archetype: Applications to
palliative care practice. Cheryl Laskowski,
DNS, RN, CS; Karen Pellicore, RN, BSN.
November/December 2002; 19(6): 403-407.
Communication
Overcoming the tendency to lie to dying
patients. Matt Stolick, PhD. January/February
2002; 19(1): 29-34.
Hospice forum. “Tell me the truth”. Bonita E.
Howard, RN, MSN, CRNH. May/June 2002;
19(3): 211-212.
Communicating with dementia patients on hospice. Patricia M. Thompson. July/August 2002;
19(4): 263-266.
Letters to the editor. Failure to thrive: A misleading “diagnosis”. Lloyd L. Hill, MD. November/December 2002; 19(6): 372-373.
Communicating with surrogate decision-makers in end-of-life situations: Substitutive descriptive language for the healthcare provider.
Michael Limerick, MSN, RN, CS. November/
December 2002; 19(6): 376-380.
Hospice vignettes. Conversations with the
dying: Tone and texture. Florence Gelo, DMin.
November/December 2002; 19(6): 415-416.
Complementary therapy
Assessing complementary therapy services in a
hospice program. Craig Demmer, EdD, CHES,
CGT; Janice Sauer, MSW, CSW-R. September/
October 2002; 19(5): 306-314.
Sounding board. Complementary medicine and
the scientific method: Mainstreaming proven
“alternative” therapies. Steven J. Baumrucker,
MD. November/December 2002; 19(6): 369371.
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care
Volume 20, Number 1, January/February 2003
Use of aromatherapy with hospice patients to
decrease pain, anxiety, and depression and to promote an increased sense of well-being. Margaret
Louis, RN, PhD; Susan D. Kowalski, RN, PhD.
November/December 2002; 19(6): 381-386.
economics of acute inpatient palliative medicine.
Mellar P. Davis, MD, FCCP; Declan Walsh, MSc,
FACP, FRCP (Edin); Kristine A. Nelson, MD;
Dale Konrad, MBA; Susan B. LeGrand, MD; Lisa
Rybicki, MS. March/April 2002; 19(2): 89-95.
Cumulative indexes
Hospice forum. Improving efficacy, efficiency and
economics of hospice individualized drug therapy.
Jeff Lycan, RN, BS; Phyllis Grauer, RPh, BPharm;
Mary Mihalyo, PharmD; Betsy Houchen, RN, JD.
March/April 2002; 19(2): 135-138.
2001 Cumulative Author Index. January/
February 2002; 19(1): 61-65.
2001 Cumulative Subject Index. January/
February 2002; 19(1): 66-70.
Dementia
Communicating with dementia patients on hospice. Patricia M. Thompson. July/August 2002;
19(4): 263-266.
Depression
Guest editorial. A prescription for drug cost
savings. James Varga, RPh, MBA. May/June
2002; 19(3): 153.
Predictors of live hospice discharge: Data from
the National Home and Hospice Care Survey
(NHHCS). Jean S. Kutner, MD, MSPH; Marcia
Blake, MA; Sue A. Meyer. September/October
2002; 19(5): 331-337.
Teaching end-of-life issues: Current status in
United Kingdom and United States medical
schools. George E. Dickinson, PhD; David
Field, PhD. May/June 2002; 19(3): 181-186.
Sounding board. The ABMS, the ABHPM, and
the future of a specialty. Steven J. Baumrucker,
MD. July/ August 2002; 19(4): 225-227.
Palliative medicine in a United States cancer center: A prospective study. John D. Cowan, MD;
Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP, FRCP (Edin); Jade
Homsi, MD. July/August 2002; 19(4): 240-250.
Antemortem care in an afternoon: A successful
four-hour curriculum for third-year medical
students. W. Clay Jackson, MD, DipTh; Pamela
D. Connor, PhD; Laura Tavernier, MD, MEd.
September/October 2002; 19(5): 338-342.
Is it appropriate to screen palliative care patients for depression? Mari Lloyd-Williams,
MD, MRCGP, MB, ChB. March/April 2002;
19(2): 112-114.
Editorials
Letters to the editor. Lack of knowledge and
training affects quality of hospice care for persons with dementia. Maria Kirchhoff, RN,
MSN. November/December 2002; 19(6): 372.
Malignant ascites. Robert E. Enck, MD. January/February 2002; 19(1): 7-8.
Education for physicians on end-of-life care
Diagnostic tools
Physicians and end-of-life care. Paul Rousseau,
MD. January/February 2002; 19(1): 9-11.
Pain and symptom management. Assessment
of pain and health-related quality of life in
slowly progressive neuromuscular disease.
Richard R. Abresch, MD; Gregory T. Carter,
MD; Mark P. Jensen, PhD; David D. Kilmer,
MD. January/February 2002; 19(1): 39-48.
Audit tools for palliative care services: Identification of neglected aspects of care. Rodger
Charlton, MD, FRCGP; Gary Smith; David
White, PhD; Carol Austin, MSc; Marian Pitts,
PhD. November/December 2002; 19(6): 397-402.
Diversity issues
Hospice forum. Hospice marketing and outreach to the orthodox Jewish community revisited. Abby Gordon, RN, MA. January/February
2002; 19(1): 57-58.
Ergonomic and demographic issues reported by
palliative care workers in southern Taiwan. Derek
Richard Smith, BSc, MHSc; Yueliang Leon Guo,
MD, PhD, MPH; Yung-Ling Lee, MD; Suh-Jen
Chang, BSN. March/April 2002; 19(2): 96-102.
You need not make the journey alone: Overcoming impediments to providing palliative care
in a public urban teaching hospital. Angèle Ryan,
MD; Jackie Carter, RN, MSN; Janet Lucas,
LCSW; Jack Berger, MD, PhD. May/June 2002;
19(3): 171-180.
Economic issues
The business of palliative medicine—Part 2: The
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care
Volume 20, Number 1, January/February 2003
Dying from hematological cancers. Robert E.
Enck, MD. March/April 2002; 19(2): 79-80.
Palliative sedation vs. terminal sedation: What’s
in a name? W. Clay Jackson, MD, DipTh.
March/April 2002; 19(2): 81-82.
EPEC. Linda L. Emanuel, MD, PhD; Frank D.
Ferris, MD; Charles F. von Gunten, MD, PhD;
Nicholas Molodyko. January/February 2002;
19(1): 17-18.
Palliative sedation vs. terminal sedation: What’s
in a name? W. Clay Jackson, MD, DipTh.
March/April 2002; 19(2): 81-82.
Palliative radiation therapy in hospice care. Robert
E. Enck, MD. May/June 2002; 19(3): 151-152.
Palliative radiation therapy in hospice care.
Robert E. Enck, MD. May/June 2002; 19(3):
151-152.
A prescription for drug cost savings. James
Varga, RPh, MBA. May/June 2002; 19(3): 153.
A prescription for drug cost savings. James
Varga, RPh, MBA. May/June 2002; 19(3): 153.
Terminal seizures. Robert E. Enck, MD. July/
August 2002; 19(4): 223-224.
Sounding board. The ABMS, the ABHPM, and
the future of a specialty. Steven J. Baumrucker,
MD. July/August 2002; 19(4): 225-227.
Palliative sedation. Paul C. Rousseau, MD.
September/October 2002; 19(5): 295-297.
Constipation revisited. Robert E. Enck, MD.
November/December 2002; 19(6): 367-368.
Education
Mandatory programs for palliative medicine.
Richard A. DeVito, Sr. HHS response. Thomas
E. Hoyer. Author’s reply. Susan B. LeGrand,
MD, FACP; Declan Walsh, MD, FACP, FRCP
(Edin). May/June 2002; 19(3): 161-165.
You need not make the journey alone: Overcoming impediments to providing palliative care in a
public urban teaching hospital. Angèle Ryan, MD;
Jackie Carter, RN, MSN; Janet Lucas, LCSW; Jack
Berger, MD, PhD. May/June 2002; 19(3): 171-180.
End-of-life care
Guest editorial. Physicians and end-of-life
care. Paul Rousseau, MD. January/February
2002; 19(1): 9-11.
AND vs. DNR. Thomas A. Welk, DMin.
January/February 2002; 19(1): 18.
AND vs. DNR. Peggy Steed, RN, CHPN.
January/February 2002; 19(1): 18.
Patient and caregiver satisfaction with end-of-life
care: Does high satisfaction mean high quality of
care? Linda L. Steele, RN, PhD, CS, ANP; Beth
Mills, RN, MPH; Marty R. Long, MPH, RHIA;
Gloria A. Hagopian, RN, EdD. January/February
2002; 19(1): 19-27.
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Overcoming the tendency to lie to dying patients. Matt Stolick, PhD. January/February
2002; 19(1): 29-34.
Qualitative findings on the experience of endof-life care for hematological malignancies.
Pam McGrath, BSocWk, MA, PhD. March/
April 2002; 19(2): 103-111.
Redefining hope for the terminally ill. Debra
Parker-Oliver, MSW, PhD. March/April 2002;
19(2): 115-120.
Perspectives of relatives and health care workers
on care of terminally ill patients in the UK. Peter
Ferry, MD, MRCP, MSc; Richard Hancock, PhD;
Cindy Newton; John Taylor, MB, BS, FRCS; Kim
Horton, MEd, RGN. March/April 2002; 19(2):
121-128.
Predictors of live hospice discharge: Data from
the National Home and Hospice Care Survey
(NHHCS). Jean S. Kutner, MD, MSPH; Marcia
Blake, MA; Sue A. Meyer. September/October
2002; 19(5): 331-337.
Communicating with surrogate decision-makers in end-of-life situations: Substitutive descriptive language for the healthcare provider.
Michael Limerick, MSN, RN, CS. November/December 2002; 19(6): 376-380.
Pain and symptom management. Presence and
severity of constipation in hospice patients with
advanced cancer. Susan C. McMillan, PhD,
ARNP, FAAN. November/December 2002;
19(6): 426-430.
Ethics
Palliative radiation therapy in end-of-life care:
Evidence-based utilization. Perry G. Fine, MD.
May/June 2002; 19(3): 166-170.
Overcoming the tendency to lie to dying
patients. Matt Stolick, PhD. January/February
2002; 19(1): 29-34.
Teaching end-of-life issues: Current status in
United Kingdom and United States medical
schools. George E. Dickinson, PhD; David
Field, PhD. May/June 2002; 19(3): 181-186.
Beyond principles: Virtue ethics in hospice and
palliative care. Marie J. Giblin, PhD. July/August 2002; 19(4): 235-239.
Barriers, challenges, and opportunities related
to the provision of hospice care in assisted-living communities. Sharon Dixon, RN, BSN,
MPH; Janet Fortner, MSW; Shirley S. Travis,
PhD, RN, CS. May/June 2002; 19(3): 187-192.
Using caregivers-as-proxies to retrospectively
assess and measure quality of dying of palliative
care clients. Marie Bridge, GradCertPalCare; D. I.
Roughton, GradCertPalCare; Susan Lewis,
GradDipHlthCnsl; Janine Barelds, Bpsych; Sava
Brenton, RN; Sherree Cotter, BEd; Mary-Lou
Hagebols, BAdN(Ed); Kirtsy Woolman, RN;
Merilyn Annells, RN, PhD; Tina Koch, RN, PhD.
May/June 2002; 19(3): 193-199.
Editorial. Terminal seizures. Robert E. Enck,
MD. July/August 2002; 19(4): 223-224.
Hospice forum. “End-stage debility unspecified.” Michael Appleton, MD. July/August
2002; 19(4): 233-234.
Proactive identification of seizure risk improves
terminal care. Kathy Baldwin, PharmD, BCPS;
Lisa Miller, PharmD; Joseph B. Scott, PharmD,
BCOP. July/August 2002; 19(4): 251-258.
An investigation into the use of palliative care services by patients with prostate cancer. James S. A.
Green, MD. July/August 2002; 19(4): 259-262.
Episodic pain in patients with advanced cancer.
Giovambattista Zeppetella, MRCGP; Maria D.
C. Ribeiro, MRCP. July/August 2002; 19(4):
267-276.
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Sounding board. Sedation, dehydration, and
ethical uncertainty. Steven J. Baumrucker, MD.
September/October 2002; 19(5): 299-300.
Family issues
Perspectives of relatives and health care workers on care of terminally ill patients in the UK.
Peter Ferry, MD, MRCP, MSc; Richard Hancock, PhD; Cindy Newton; John Taylor, MB,
BS, FRCS; Kim Horton, MEd, RGN. March/
April 2002; 19(2): 121-128.
Family support for hospice caregivers. Lisa B.
Patterson, MSW; Lorraine T. Dorfman, PhD.
September/October 2002; 19(5): 315-323.
Communicating with surrogate decision-makers in end-of-life situations: Substitutive descriptive language for the healthcare provider.
Michael Limerick, MSN, RN, CS. November/
December 2002; 19(6): 376-380.
District nurses’ perceptions of palliative care in
the home. Carina Berterö, PhD. November/
December 2002; 19(6): 387-391.
Family distress in palliative medicine: A pilot
study of the Family APGAR Scale. Ruth D.
Powazki, MSW; Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP,
FRCP (Edin). November/December 2002; 19(6):
392-396.
Gordon, RN, MA. January/February 2002;
19(1): 57-58.
Improving efficacy, efficiency and economics
of hospice individualized drug therapy. Jeff
Lycan, RN, BS; Phyllis Grauer, RPh, BPharm;
Mary Mihalyo, PharmD; Betsy Houchen, RN,
JD. March/April 2002; 19(2): 135-138.
“Tell me the truth.” Bonita E. Howard, RN,
MSN, CRNH. May/June 2002; 19(3): 211-212.
“End-stage debility unspecified.” Michael Appleton, MD. July/August 2002; 19(4): 233-234.
Hospice vignettes
Babes of innocence. Anonymous. March/April
2002; 19(2): 139-141.
Everyday hero. Hunter E. Woodall, MD.
May/June 2002; 19(3): 213-214.
Mary, the prisoner who stole our hearts. Joy K.
Ufema, RN, MS. July/August 2002; 19(4): 283284.
A good death. Frederick Nenner, MSW. September/October 2002; 19(5): 356-358.
Conversations with the dying: Tone and texture. Florence Gelo, DMin. November/December 2002; 19(6): 415-416.
Hydrocodone
Pharmaceutical update. A phase II study of
hydrocodone for cough in advanced cancer.
Jade Homsi, MD; Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP,
FRCP (Edin); Kristine A. Nelson, MD; Nabeel
Sarhill, MD; Lisa A. Rybicki, MS; Susan B.
LeGrand, MD; Mellar P. Davis, MD. January/February 2002; 19(1): 49-56.
Letters to the editor
EPEC. Linda L. Emanuel, MD, PhD; Frank D.
Ferris, MD; Charles F. von Gunten, MD, PhD;
Nicholas Molodyko. January/February 2002;
19(1): 17-18.
AND vs. DNR. Thomas A. Welk, DMin.
January/February 2002; 19(1): 18.
AND vs. DNR. Peggy Steed, RN, CHPN.
January/February 2002; 19(1): 18.
Hospice forum
Mandatory programs for palliative medicine.
Richard A. DeVito, Sr. HHS response. Thomas
E. Hoyer. Author’s reply. Susan B. LeGrand,
MD, FACP; Declan Walsh, MD, FACP, FRCP
(Edin). May/June 2002; 19(3): 161-165.
Hospice marketing and outreach to the orthodox Jewish community revisited. Abby
Early satiety in advanced cancer: A common
unrecognized symptom? Nabeel Sarhill, MD;
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care
Volume 20, Number 1, January/February 2003
Richard Christie, MD. September/October
2002; 19(5): 305.
Lack of knowledge and training affects quality
of hospice care for persons with dementia.
Maria Kirchhoff, RN, MSN. November/December 2002; 19(6): 372.
Failure to thrive: A misleading “diagnosis.”
Lloyd L. Hill, MD. November/December 2002;
19(6): 372-373.
News briefs
Wye River Group on Healthcare report calls for
aid to laid-off workers; AHIMA, “Developing a
Physician Query Process”; California legislation
to improve end-of-life care; Abundance of molecule may keep some HIV-infected people AIDSfree; Reimported US-made pharmaceuticals may
be deadly; American Geriatrics Society questions
government oversight of end-of-life treatment.
January/February 2002; 19(1): 13-15.
New hospice medical review guidelines proposed;
Majority of Americans support end-of-life consultations; FDA approves Neulasta™ (pegfilgrastim)
for treating chemotherapy side effects; Chilean
palliative care center receives IAHPC institutional
award; HFA announces 9th annual teleconference.
March/April 2002; 19(2): 85-86.
Hospice care in nursing homes decreases hospitalizations; Model of care proposed for perinatal hospice; Independent subscription rights
of nurses expand worldwide; Hospice use higher among managed-care Medicare patients.
March/April 2002; 19(3): 157-158.
Proposal to legalize euthanasia leaves Belgian
doctors cold; Medicare chief raises awareness
of hospice benefits; Study finds overwhelming
majority of Americans want to be informed
about end-of-life options; Delivering bad news:
A matter of geography; Hospice standards
geared to adults, not children, study finds;
CMS may allow hospices to contract out core
services; Model US curriculum integrates geriatrics, palliative care, alternative medicine, and
spirituality. July/August 2002; 19(4): 229-231.
Spiritual beliefs ease grieving process; Cancer
patients embrace complementary therapies;
Answering the call to enhance care for terminally
ill children; DNR orders affect feeding tube placements; “Telemedicine” expands outreach for community cancer center; Lifespan Respite Care Act
undergoes Congressional debate. September/October 2002; 19(5): 301-303.
Oregon hospice workers cite control as primary
motivator for patient PAS requests; HIV/AIDS
patients with post-traumatic stress experience
pain more intensely; HFA adds online resources for coping with grief and loss; NHPCO
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care
Volume 20, Number 1, January/February 2003
appoints Dr. Donald Schumacher as president
and CEO. November/December 2002; 19(6):
374-375.
Pain and symptom management
Assessment of pain and health-related quality of
life in slowly progressive neuromuscular disease.
Richard T. Abresch, MS; Gregory T. Carter, MD;
Mark P. Jensen, PhD; David D. Kilmer, MD.
January/February 2002; 19(1): 39-48.
Gastrointestinal symptoms among inpatients
with advanced cancer. Seref Komurcu, MD;
Kristine A. Nelson, MD; Declan Walsh, MSc,
FACP, FRCP (Edin); Rashawn Bradley Ford;
Lisa A. Rybicki, MS. September/October
2002; 19(5): 351-355.
Multidimensional continuous pain assessment
chart (MCPAC) for terminal cancer patients: A
preliminary report. Michaela Bercovitch, MD;
Alexander Waller, MD; Abraham Adunsky, MD.
November/December 2002; 19(6): 419-425.
Presence and severity of constipation in hospice patients with advanced cancer. Susan C.
McMillan, PhD, ARNP, FAAN. November/
December 2002; 19(6): 426-430.
Sounding board. Post-thoracotomy pain syndrome: An opportunity for palliative care.
Steven J. Baumrucker, MD. March/April 2002;
19(2): 83-84.
Episodic pain in patients with advanced cancer.
Giovambattista Zeppetella, MRCGP; Maria D.
C. Ribeiro, MRCP. July/August 2002; 19(4):
267-276.
What’s new in therapeutics? The efficacy and
side effects of continuous infusion intravenous
morphine (CIVM) for pain and symptoms due
to advanced cancer. Paul Glare, MD, FRACP;
Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP, FRCP (Edin);
Eileen Groh, MSN; Kristine A. Nelson, MD.
September/October 2002; 19(5): 343-350.
Palliative medicine
Editorial. Dying from hematological cancers.
Robert E. Enck, MD. March/April 2002; 19(2):
79-80.
Sounding board. Post-thoracotomy pain syndrome: An opportunity for palliative care.
Steven J. Baumrucker, MD. March/April 2002;
19(2): 83-84.
The business of palliative medicine—Part 2: The
economics of acute inpatient palliative medicine.
Mellar P. Davis, MD, FCCP; Declan Walsh, MSc,
FACP, FRCP (Edin); Kristine A. Nelson, MD;
Dale Konrad, MBA; Susan B. LeGrand, MD; Lisa
Rybicki, MS. March/April 2002; 19(2): 89-95.
Ergonomic and demographic issues reported by
palliative care workers in southern Taiwan. Derek
Richard Smith, BSc, MHSc; Yueliang Leon Guo,
MD, PhD, MPH; Yung-Ling Lee, MD; Suh-Jen
Chang, BSN. March/April 2002; 19(2): 96-102.
Qualitative findings on the experience of endof-life care for hematological malignancies.
Pam McGrath, BSocWk, MA, PhD. March/
April 2002; 19(2): 103-111.
Is it appropriate to screen palliative care patients for depression? Mari Lloyd-Williams,
MD, MRCGP, MB, ChB. March/April 2002;
19(2): 112-114.
You need not make the journey alone: Overcoming impediments to providing palliative
care in a public urban teaching hospital. Angèle
Ryan, MD; Jackie Carter, RN, MSN; Janet
Lucas, LCSW; Jack Berger, MD, PhD. May/
June 2002; 19(3): 171-180.
Teaching end-of-life issues: Current status in
United Kingdom and United States medical
schools. George E. Dickinson, PhD; David
Field, PhD. May/June 2002; 19(3): 181-186.
Sounding board. The ABMS, the ABHPM, and
the future of a specialty. Steven J. Baumrucker,
MD. July/August 2002; 19(4): 225-227.
Beyond principles: Virtue ethics in hospice and
palliative care. Marie J. Giblin, PhD. July/August 2002; 19(4): 235-239.
Palliative medicine in a United States cancer center: A prospective study. John D. Cowan, MD;
Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP, FRCP (Edin); Jade
Homsi, MD. July/August 2002; 19(4): 240-250.
An investigation into the use of palliative care services by patients with prostate cancer. James S. A.
Green, MD. July/August 2002; 19(4): 259-262.
Antemortem care in an afternoon: A successful
four-hour curriculum for third-year medical
students. W. Clay Jackson, MD, DipTh; Pamela
D. Connor, PhD; Laura Tavernier, MD, MEd.
September/October 2002; 19(5): 338-342.
Parallels in practice: Palliative nursing practice
and Parse’s theory of human becoming. Deanna
Hutchings, RN, BSN, MN(C). November/December 2002; 19(6): 408-414.
Palliative sedation
Guest editorial. Palliative sedation vs. terminal
sedation: What’s in a name? W. Clay Jackson,
MD, DipTh. March/April 2002; 19(2): 81-82.
Guest editorial. Palliative sedation. Paul C.
Rousseau, MD. September/October 2002;
19(5): 295-297.
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Sounding board. Sedation, dehydration, and
ethical uncertainty. Steven J. Baumrucker, MD.
September/October 2002; 19(5): 299-300.
Pharmaceuticals
What’s new in therapeutics? Creating a hospice
pharmacy and therapeutics committee. Janet
Snapp, RN, MSN; Debra Kelley, RPh; Terence L.
Gutgsell, MD. March/April 2002; 19(2): 129-134.
Hospice forum. Improving efficacy, efficiency
and economics of hospice individualized drug
therapy. Jeff Lycan, RN, BS; Phyllis Grauer,
RPh, BPharm; Mary Mihalyo, PharmD; Betsy
Houchen, RN, JD. March/April 2002; 19(2):
135-138.
Hospice vignettes. Babes of innocence. Anonymous. March/April 2002; 19(2): 139-141.
Pharmaceutical update
A phase II study of hydrocodone for cough in
advanced cancer. Jade Homsi, MD; Declan
Walsh, MSc, FACP, FRCP (Edin); Kristine A.
Nelson, MD; Nabeel Sarhill, MD; Lisa A.
Rybicki, MD; Susan B. LeGrand, MD; Mellar P.
Davis, MD. January/February 2002; 19(1): 49-56.
Psychosocial issues
Can illness narratives contribute to the delay of
hospice admission? Gary E. Myers, PhD, MDiv.
September/October 2002; 19(5): 325-330.
Audit tools for palliative care services: Identification of neglected aspects of care. Rodger
Charlton, MD, FRCGP; Gary Smith; David
White, PhD; Carol Austin, MSc; Marian Pitts,
PhD. November/December 2002; 19(6): 397-402.
The wounded healer archetype: Applications to
palliative care practice. Cheryl Laskowski,
DNS, RN, CS; Karen Pellicore, RN, BSN.
November/December 2002; 19(6): 403-407.
Parallels in practice: Palliative nursing practice
and Parse’s theory of human becoming. Deanna
Hutchings, RN, BSN, MN(C). November/December 2002; 19(6): 408-414.
Radiation therapy
Editorial. Palliative radiation therapy in hospice care. Robert E. Enck, MD. May/June
2002; 19(3): 151-152.
Palliative radiation therapy in end-of-life care:
Evidence-based utilization. Perry G. Fine, MD.
May/June 2002; 19(3): 166-170.
Sounding board
Post-thoracotomy pain syndrome: An opportunity
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for palliative care. Steven J. Baumrucker, MD.
March/April 2002; 19(2): 83-84.
Palliative care, burnout, and the pursuit of happiness. Steven J. Baumrucker, MD. May/June
2002; 19(3): 154-156.
The ABMS, the ABHPM, and the future of a
specialty. Steven J. Baumrucker, MD. July/
August 2002; 19(4): 225-227.
Sedation, dehydration, and ethical uncertainty.
Steven J. Baumrucker, MD. September/October 2002; 19(5): 299-300.
Complementary medicine and the scientific
method: Mainstreaming proven “alternative”
therapies. Steven J. Baumrucker, MD. November/December 2002; 19(6): 369-371.
Symptom management
Editorial. Malignant ascites. Robert E. Enck,
MD. January/February 2002; 19(1): 7-8.
Pain and symptom management. Gastrointestinal
symptoms among inpatients with advanced cancer. Seref Komurcu, MD; Kristine A. Nelson,
MD; Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP, FRCP (Edin);
Rashawn Bradley Ford; Lisa A. Rybicki, MS.
September/October 2002; 19(5): 351-355.
Editorial. Constipation revisited. Robert E. Enck,
MD. November/December 2002; 19(6): 367-368.
What’s new in therapeutics? Oxidized cellulose
dressings for persistent bleeding from a superficial malignant tumor. Ruth Lagman, MD,
MPH; Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP, FRCP
(Edin); Kathy Day, RN. November/December
2002; 19(6): 417-418.
Pain and symptom management. Presence and
severity of constipation in hospice patients with
advanced cancer. Susan C. McMillan, PhD,
ARNP, FAAN. November/December 2002;
19(6): 426-430.
Terminal sedation
Management of symptomatic ascites in recurrent ovarian cancer patients using an intraabdominal semi-permanent catheter. Tara D.
Iyengar, MD; Thomas J. Herzog, MD.
January/February 2002; 19(1): 35-38.
Guest editorial. Palliative sedation vs. terminal
sedation: What’s in a name? W. Clay Jackson,
MD, DipTh. March/April 2002; 19(2): 81-82.
Pharmaceutical update. A phase II study of
hydrocodone for cough in advanced cancer. Jade
Homsi, MD; Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP, FRCP
(Edin); Kristine A. Nelson, MD; Nabeel Sarhill,
MD; Lisa A. Rybicki, MS; Susan B. LeGrand,
MD; Mellar P. Davis, MD. January/February
2002; 19(1): 49-56.
Creating a hospice pharmacy and therapeutics
committee. Janet Snapp, RN, MSN; Debra
Kelley, RPh; Terence L. Gutgsell, MD.
March/April 2002; 19(2): 129-134.
What’s new in therapeutics? A phase II study of
low-dose megestrol acetate using twice-daily
dosing for anorexia in nonhormonally dependent cancer. Kristine A. Nelson, MD; Declan
Walsh, MSc, FACP, FRCP (Edin); Mohamad
Hussein, MD. May/June 2002; 19(3): 206-210.
Editorial. Terminal seizures. Robert E. Enck,
MD. July/August 2002; 19(4): 223-224.
Proactive identification of seizure risk improves
terminal care. Kathy Baldwin, PharmD, BCPS;
Lisa Miller, PharmD; Joseph B. Scott, PharmD,
BCOP. July/August 2002; 19(4): 251-258.
What’s new in therapeutics? Use of recombinant
factor VIIa to control bleeding in an adolescent
male with severe hemophilia A, HIV, thrombocytopenia, hepatitis C, and end-stage liver disease.
John J. Puetz, MD; John D. Bouhasin, MD.
July/August 2002; 19(4): 277-282.
Letter to the editor. Early satiety in advanced
cancer: A common unrecognized symptom?
Nabeel Sarhill, MD; Richard Christie, MD.
September/October 2002; 19(5): 305.
What’s new in therapeutics?
A phase II study of low-dose megestrol acetate
using twice-daily dosing for anorexia in nonhormonally dependent cancer. Kristine A.
Nelson, MD; Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP,
FRCP (Edin); Mohamad Hussein, MD.
May/June 2002; 19(3): 206-210.
Use of recombinant factor VIIa to control
bleeding in an adolescent male with severe
hemophilia A, HIV, thrombocytopenia, hepatitis C, and end-stage liver disease. John J. Puetz,
MD; John D. Bouhasin, MD. July/August
2002; 19(4): 277-282.
The efficacy and side effects of continuous
infusion intravenous morphine (CIVM) for
pain and symptoms due to advanced cancer.
Paul Glare, MD, FRACP; Declan Walsh, MSc,
FACP, FRCP (Edin); Eileen Groh, MSN;
Kristine A. Nelson, MD. September/October
2002; 19(5): 343-350.
Oxidized cellulose dressings for persistent
bleeding from a superficial malignant tumor.
Ruth Lagman, MD, MPH; Declan Walsh, MSc,
FACP, FRCP (Edin); Kathy Day, RN. November/
December 2002; 19(6): 417-418.
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care
Volume 20, Number 1, January/February 2003
WANG, TAMMY, BS, BA: Hospice and primary care physicians: Attitudes, knowledge,
and barriers. January/February 2003; 20(1): 4151. (Joint authors: Mavis, B.; Ogle, K.)
WATERHOUSE, ESTHER: Breakthrough
strong opioid analgesia prescription in patients
using transdermal fentanyl admitted to a hospice. May/June 2003; 20(3): 229-230. (Joint
authors: Lawrie, I.; Lloyd-Williams, M.)
WEAVER, ANDREW J., PhD: A systematic
review on chaplains and community-based clergy
in three palliative care journals: 1990 – 1999.
July/August 2003; 20(4): 263-268. (Joint authors:
Flannelly, K. J.; Oppenheimer, J. E.; Smith, W. J.)
WEINER, JOSEPH S., MD, PhD: Book
review. When Children Die: Improving Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Children and
Their Families. Edited by Marilyn J. Field and
Richard E. Behrman. September/October 2003;
20(5): 397-398.
Pharmaceutical update. Toward evidencebased prescribing at end of life: A comparative
review of temazepam and zolpidem for the
treatment of insomnia. September/October
2003; 20(5): 382-388. (Joint authors: Bain, K.
T.; Gallagher, R.; Knowlton, C. H.)
WILDE, JAMES O., Jr., MD: Using clinical
empowerment to teach ethics and conflict management in antemortem care: A case study.
July/August 2003; 20(4): 274-278. (Joint
authors: Jackson, W. C.; Williams, J.)
WILLIAMS, JACKSON: Using clinical
empowerment to teach ethics and conflict management in antemortem care: A case study.
July/August 2003; 20(4): 274-278. (Joint
authors: Jackson, W. C.; Wilde, J. O.)
WILSON, GEORGE R., MD: Sounding
board. More patients served by hospice, but
still a last resort. May/June 2003; 20(3): 173174. (Joint author: Reisfield, G. M.)
WELK, THOMAS A., DMin: Hospice vignettes.
When dying at home was a crime. May/June 2003;
20(3): 235-236. (Joint author: Lee-Mason, D.)
Pharmaceutical update. Morphine hyperalgesia: A case report. November/December 2003;
20(6): 459-461. (Joint author: Reisfield, G. M.)
WESCHULES, DOUGLAS J., PharmD:
WINSTON, NORMA, PhD: Hospice care in
prison: General principles and outcomes. July/
August 2003; 20(4): 290-296. (Joint author:
Yampolskaya, S.)
WOODS, TRESA, MSW: End-of-life care
education in United States pharmacy schools.
September/October 2003; 20(5): 340-344.
(Joint authors: Fike, D. S.; Herndon, C. M.;
Jackson, K.)
YAMPOLSKAYA, SVETLANA, PhD: Hospice care in prison: General principles and outcomes. July/August 2003; 20(4): 290-296.
(Joint author: Winston, N.)
ZHUKOVSKY, DONNA S., MD, FACP:
Pain and symptom management. A prospective
study of the pathophysiology and clinical characteristics of pain in a palliative medicine population. March/April 2003; 20(2): 140-148.
(Joint authors: Gonzales, F.; Gutgsell, T.;
Lagman, R.; Walsh, D.)
ZIMMER-RANKIN, MELINDA, RN, MS,
CCRN: CD-ROM review. Tool-Kit for
Nursing Excellence at End-of-Life Transitions
for Nurse Educations (TNEEL-NE). Developed
by Diana Wilkie, PhD, RN, FAAN. January/
February 2003; 20(1): 67-68.
2003 Cumulative Subject Index
Volume 20, Numbers 1 - 6, January - December 2003
Bereavement
Complicated bereavement: A national survey
of potential risk factors. Julia Ellifritt, LSW,
MSSA; Kristine A. Nelson, MD; Declan
Walsh, MSc, FACP, FRCP (Edin). March/April
2003; 20(2): 114-120.
The Ohio Hospice Bereavement Study:
Meeting NHPCO standards. Ann Rathbun,
PhD; Sharon A. Denham, DSN; Craig C.
McCarthy, PhD. November/December 2003;
20(6): 448-458.
Developed by Diana Wilkie, PhD, RN, FAAN.
Reviewed by Melinda Zimmer-Rankin, RN,
MS, CCRN. January/February 2003; 20(1): 6768.
Palliative and End-of-Life Pearls. Edited by
John E. Heffner, MD and Ira R. Byock, MD.
Reviewed by Michael Appleton, MD. May/
June 2003; 20(3): 237.
Book reviews
Palliative Care Formulary, Second Edition. By
Robert Twycross, Andrew Wilcock; Sarah
Charlesworth; and Andrew Dickman. Reviewed
by Robert E. Enck, MD. May/June 2003; 20(3):
237-238.
Tool-Kit for Nursing Excellence at End-of-Life
Transitions for Nurse Educators (TNEEL-NE).
Issues in Palliative Care Research. Edited by
Russell K. Portenoy and Eduardo Bruera.
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Reviewed by Kristine A. Nelson, MD. July/
August 2003; 20(4): 317.
A Clinician’s Guide to Palliative Care. By
George J. Taylor and Jerome E. Kurent. Reviewed by B. Eliot Cole, MD, MPA. September/October 2003; 20(5): 395-396.
When Children Die: Improving Palliative and
End-of-Life Care for Children and Their Families.
Edited by Marilyn J. Field and Richard E.
Behrman. Reviewed by Joseph S. Weiner, MD,
PhD. September/October 2003; 20(5): 397-398.
Geriatric Palliative Care. Edited by R. Sean
Morrison and Diane E. Meier. Reviewed by
Kenneth J. Doka, PhD. November/December
2003; 20(6): 474.
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care
Volume 21, Number 1, January/February 2004
Caregiving
Diagnostic tools
Attitudes toward care of the terminally ill: An
educational intervention. Katherine H. Murray
Frommelt, PhD, RN, PDE, CGC. January/
February 2003; 20(1): 13-22.
The RAI-PC: An assessment instrument for
palliative care in all settings. K. Steel, MD; G.
Ljunggren, MD; E. Topinková, MD, PhD; J. N.
Morris, PhD, MSW; C. Vitale, MD; J.
Parzuchowski, RN, MS; S. Nonemaker, Rn,
MS; D. H. Frijters, PhD; T. Rabinowitz, MD;
K. M. Murphy, RN, PhD; M. W. Ribbe, MD; B.
E. Fries, PhD. May/June 2003; 20(3): 211-219.
Communication
Hospice and primary care physicians: Attitudes, knowledge, and barriers. Karen Ogle,
MD; Brain Mavis, PhD; Tammy Wang, BS,
BA. January/February 2003; 20(1): 41-51.
Communication of a cancer diagnosis: Patients’ perceptions of when they were first told
they had cancer. Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP,
FRCP (Edin); Kristine A. Nelson, MD. January/February 2003; 20(1): 52-56.
Advance care planning among residents in
long-term care. William J. McAuley, PhD;
Shirley S. Travis, PhD, RN. September/
October 2003; 20(5): 353-359.
Economic issues
Predictors of six-month survival among patients with dementia: An evaluation of hospice
Medicare guidelines. Ronald S. Schonwetter,
MD; Beth Han, PhD; Brent J. Small, PhD;
Brenda Martin, RN; Kimberly Tope, RN,
MSN; William E. Haley, PhD. March/April
2003; 20(2): 105-113.
Hospice forum. Obstacles to the delivery of
acceptable standards of care in rural home hospices. William Dunham, MD; James Bolden,
MPA, MT (ASCP); Elizabeth Kvale, MD.
July/August 2003; 20(4): 259-261.
Hospice care in prison: General principles and outcomes. Svetlana Yampolskaya, PhD; Norma
Winston, PhD. July/August 2003; 20(4): 290-296.
Letter to the editor. Reducing obstacles to rural
hospice care. Mary Kyle, RN, CHPN. September/October 2003; 20(5): 334.
Hospice forum. Pain and palliative care in Costa
Rica. Paul Rousseau, MD; Diane Kukulka, RN,
BSN. November/December 2003; 20(6): 408-410.
“Playing through the pain”. Robert E. Enck,
MD. January/February 2003; 20(1): 7-8.
Connecting the medical and spiritual models in
patients nearing death. Robert E. Enck, MD.
March/April 2003; 20(2): 88-89.
Neuropathic pain. Robert E. Enck, MD.
May/June 2003; 20(3): 171-172.
Physician crying. Paul Rousseau, MD.
July/August 2003; 20(4): 251-252.
Advance directives: Burden or benefit? Robert
E. Enck, MD. September/October 2003; 20(5):
329-330.
2002 Cumulative Subject Index. January/February 2003; 20(1): 74-78.
Dementia
Characteristics of dementia end-of-life care
across care settings. Ladislav Volicer, MD,
PhD; Ann C. Hurley, RN, DNSc; Zuzka V.
Blasi, MEd. May/June 2003; 20(3): 191-200.
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care
Volume 21, Number 1, January/February 2004
End-of-life care education in United States
pharmacy schools. Christopher M. Herndon,
PharmD, BSPC; Kenneth Jackson II, PharmD;
David S. Fike, MS; Tresa Woods, MSW.
September/October 2003; 20(5): 340-344.
The business of palliative medicine: Part 3: The
development of a palliative medicine program
in an academic medical center. Kristine A.
Nelson, MD; Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP,
FRCP (Edin). September/October 2003; 20(5):
345-352.
An analysis of provider attitudes toward endof-life decision-making. Phil Rutsohn, DrPh;
Nabil Ibrahim, PhD. September/October 2003;
20(5): 371-381.
A palliative medicine program in a community
setting: 12 points from the first 12 months.
John D. Cowan, MD; Debbie Burns, MSW,
LCSW; Teresa Walker Palmer, MSN, RN; Jerry
Scott, MDiv; Emily Feeback, MSW, LCSW.
November/December 2003; 20(6): 415-433.
End-of-life care
Attitudes toward care of the terminally ill: An
educational intervention. Katherine H. Murray
Frommelt, PhD, RN, PDE, CGC. January/February 2003; 20(1): 13-22.
Education
Ethics
Attitudes toward care of the terminally ill: An
educational intervention. Katherine H. Murray
Frommelt, PhD, RN, PDE, CGC. January/
February 2003; 20(1): 13-22.
Hospice and primary care physicians:
Attitudes, knowledge, and barriers. Karen
Ogle, MD; Brain Mavis, PhD; Tammy Wang,
BS, BA. January/February 2003; 20(1): 41-51.
Cumulative indexes
2002 Cumulative Author Index. January/February 2003; 20(1): 69-73.
Sounding board. Interdisciplinary teamwork in
palliative care and hospice settings. William
Rock, MD. September/October 2003; 20(5):
331-333.
Editorials
Cultural issues
Comparison of hospice use and demographics
among European Americans, African Americans, and Latinos. Merydawilda Colón, MSW,
LSW; Jennifer Lyke, PhD. May/June 2003;
20(3): 182-190.
Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP, FRCP (Edin);
Kristine A. Nelson, MD; Mellar P. Davis, MD,
FCCP. July/August 2003; 20(4): 279-289.
Developing end-of-life interdisciplinary programs in universitywide settings. Donald E.
Gelfand, PhD; Lynda Baker, PhD; George
Cooney, JD. May/June 2003; 20(3): 201-204.
Using clinical empowerment to teach ethics
and conflict management in antemortem care:
A case study. W. Clay Jackson, MD, DipTh;
James O. Wilde, Jr., MD; Jackson Williams.
July/August 2003; 20(4): 274-278.
A syllabus for fellowship education in palliative medicine. Susan B. LeGrand, MD, FACP;
Letter to the editor. A case of uninformed
refusal of treatment. Shinji Ijichi, MD.
March/April 2003; 20(2): 95.
Letter to the editor. Hospice care should be initiated sooner. Carl E. Strauch, MD. March/
April 2003; 20(2): 95-96.
Hospice forum. Practical ethics of palliative
care. Maaike A. Hermsen, MA; Henk A. M. J.
ten Have, MD, PhD. March/April 2003; 20(2):
97-98.
Dying to meet you: Facing mortality and
enabling patient styles. Matt Stolick, PhD.
July/August 2003; 20(4): 269-273.
Euthanasia
A longitudinal study of attitudes toward physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia among
patients with noncurable malignancy. Jaime
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Pacheco, MD; Paul J. Hershberger, PhD;
Ronald J. Markert, PhD; Geetika Kumar, MD.
March/April 2003; 20(2): 99-104.
Family issues
The contextual nature of decision making near
the end of life: Hospice patients’ perspectives.
Donna M. Gauthier, RN, PhD; Valerie A.
Swigart, RN, PhD. March/April 2003; 20(2):
121-128.
Hospice forum
Nurses and caring. Paul C. Rousseau, MD;
Diane Kukulka, BSN, RN. January/February
2003; 20(1): 11-12.
Practical ethics of palliative care. Maaike A.
Hermsen, MA; Henk A. M. J. ten Have, MD,
PhD. March/April 2003; 20(2): 97-98.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and
dyspnea: A Pandora’s box of comorbid symptoms? Joshua M. Cox, PharmD; E. Duke
Dickerson, MSc, PhD; Thomas L. Petty, MD.
May/June 2003; 20(3): 179-181.
Obstacles to the delivery of acceptable standards of care in rural home hospices. William
Dunham, MD; James Bolden, MPA, MT
(ASCP); Elizabeth Kvale, MD. July/August
2003; 20(4): 259-261.
Pain and palliative care in Costa Rica. Paul
Rousseau, MD; Diane Kukulka, RN, BSN.
November/December 2003; 20(6): 408-410.
Hospice news
“Virtual” medical schools becoming a reality;
Last Acts coalition gives US end-of-life care a
failing grade; New study indicated DNR orders
may be interpreted too broadly. January/February 2003; 20(1): 9-10.
ICU plays major role in care of terminally ill children; “Rallying Points” accepting application for
awards of excellence in community action;
Wording of living wills may cause patients confusion. March/April 2003; 20(2): 93-94.
Restricting long-acting pain relief may raise
Medicaid costs; Open Society Institute awards
$490,000 in new grants to improve care of the
dying; Palliative care programs proliferating
rapidly in nation’s hospitals; FDA approves
Emend® for chemotherapy-linked nausea and
vomiting; Assisted suicide rate in Oregon rose
sharply in 2002; WHO: Cancer rate may rise 50
percent by 2020; Collaborative study targets
gaps in public policy regarding end-of-life
care; Dutch approve distribution of marijuana
for medical purposes. May/June 2003; 20(3):
175-177.
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Open market for home health products raises
specter of liability; Genetics can accurately
predict chemotherapy side effects and treatment
response; Implantable device more effective
than conventional opioid delivery for managing
pain; Assisted-suicide bills hit roadblocks in
four states; Resistance training offsets androgen deprivation effects and improves QOL in
prostate cancer patients. July/August 2003;
20(4): 255-257.
Guidelines for breakthrough pain dosing.
Mellar P. Davis, MD, FACP. September/
October 2003; 20(5): 334.
Nursing
Hospice forum. Nurses and caring. Paul C.
Rousseau, MD; Diane Kukulka, BSN, RN.
January/February 2003; 20(1): 11-12.
Pain and symptom management
Physician grief over loss of long-time patients
often unaddressed; 885,000 terminally ill
patients in US served by hospice in 2002;
Voluntary refusal of food and drink vs. PAS for
“peaceful” death; When is the right time to
introduce palliative care?; Hospice pioneer
Josefina Magno dies. September/October
2003; 20(5): 335-337.
Hospice wage index to increase by .6 percent in
2004; Lancet: Spirituality proven to ease
despair; Ventilator guidelines undergo change
over time; Pharmacy textbooks still lacking in
palliative care coverage; Hospice and palliative
care programs boost hospital ratings; Wristband
decreases chemo-related nausea; Three-day
drug stability window may streamline at-home
administration. November/December 2003;
20(6): 411-413.
Hospice vignettes
Lessons from Lisa. Paul C. Rousseau, MD.
March/April 2003; 20(2): 155-156.
When dying at home was a crime. Diana LeeMason; Thomas A. Welk, DMin. May/June
2003; 20(3): 235-236.
“Good-bye, my friend”. J. Dale Sargent, MD.
July/August 2003; 20(4): 311-316.
Questions, answers, and the bridge of language. Olga Noonan, RN, AD. September/October 2003; 20(5): 393-394.
Wind of grace. Stephanie Turner. November/
December 2003; 20(6): 475-476.
Letters to the editor
A case of uninformed refusal of treatment.
Shinji Ijichi, MD. March/April 2003; 20(2): 95.
Hospice care should be initiated sooner. Carl E.
Strauch, MD. March/April 2003; 20(2): 95-96.
Baclofen for hiccups. Robert Twycross, DM,
FRCP, FRCR; Author’s response. Howard S.
Smith, MD. July/August 2003; 20(4): 262.
Reducing obstacles to rural hospice care. Mary
Kyle, RN, CHPN. September/October 2003;
20(5): 334.
Editorial. “Playing through the pain”. Robert E.
Enck, MD. January/February 2003; 20(1): 7-8.
What’s new in therapeutics? Opioids, respiratory
function, and dyspnea. Susan B. LeGrand, MD,
FACP; Elias A. Khawam, MD; Declan Walsh,
MSc, FACP, FRCP (Edin); Nilo I. Rivera, MD.
January/February 2003; 20(1): 57-61.
Phenol saddle blocks for intractable pain at the end
of life: Report of four cases and literature review.
Neal E. Slatkin, MD; Michelle Rhiner, RN, MSN,
NP. January/February 2003; 20(1): 62-66.
A prospective study of the pathophysiology
and clinical characteristics of pain in a palliative medicine population. Terence Gutgsell,
MD; Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP, FRCP (Edin);
Donna S. Zhukovsky, MD, FACP; Francisco
Gonzales, MD; Ruth Lagman, MD. March/
April 2003; 20(2): 140-148.
What’s new in therapeutics? Management of
hiccups in the palliative care population.
Howard S. Smith, MD; Atichat Busracamwongs,
MD. March/April 2003; 20(2): 149-154.
Editorial. Neuropathic pain. Robert E. Enck,
MD. May/June 2003; 20(3): 171-172.
Hospice forum. Chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease and dyspnea: A Pandora’s box of
comorbid symptoms? Joshua M. Cox, PharmD;
E. Duke Dickerson, MSc, PhD; Thomas L.
Petty, MD. May/June 2003; 20(3): 179-181.
Breakthrough strong opioid analgesia prescription in patients using transdermal fentanyl
admitted to a hospice. Iain Lawrie, MD, ChB,
MRCGP; Mari Lloyd-Williams, MD, MRCGP,
MMedSc, ILTM; Esther Waterhouse.
May/June 2003; 20(3): 229-230.
The Hawthorne effect in the assessment of pain
by house staff. Todd Gruber, MD, MPH, FACP;
Asha Sharma, MD; Hamidreza Daneschvar,
MD; Bassam Estfan, MD. May/June 2003;
20(3): 231-234.
Letter to the editor. Baclofen for hiccups.
Robert Twycross, DM, FRCP, FRCR; Author’s
response. Howard S. Smith, MD. July/August
2003; 20(4): 262.
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care
Volume 21, Number 1, January/February 2004
Meloxicam and selective COX-2 inhibitors in
the management of pain in the palliative care
population. Howard S. Smith, MD; Whitney
Baird, PharmD. July/August 2003; 20(4): 297306.
Medication-focused approach to total pain:
Poor symptom control, polypharmacy, and
adverse reactions. Mohammad Zafir Al-Shahri,
MD; Emilio Herrera Molina, MD; Doreen
Oneschuk, MD. July/August 2003; 20(4): 307310.
patients with noncurable malignancy. Jaime
Pacheco, MD; Paul J. Hershberger, PhD;
Ronald J. Markert, PhD; Geetika Kumar, MD.
March/April 2003; 20(2): 99-104.
Complicated bereavement: A national survey
of potential risk factors. Julia Ellifritt, LSW,
MSSA; Kristine A. Nelson, MD; Declan
Walsh, MSc, FACP, FRCP (Edin). March/April
2003; 20(2): 114-120.
A tale of two transitions. Steven J. Baumrucker,
MD, FAAFP, FAAHPM. July/August 2003;
20(4): 253-254.
Interdisciplinary teamwork in palliative care
and hospice settings. William Rock, MD.
September/October 2003; 20(5): 331-333.
Spiritual care
Spiritual pain: A comparison of findings from
survivors and hospice patients. Pam McGrath,
BsocWk, MA, PhD. January/February 2003;
20(1): 23-33.
Letter to the editor. Guidelines for breakthrough pain dosing. Mellar P. Davis, MD,
FACP. September/October 2003; 20(5): 334.
The contextual nature of decision making near
the end of life: Hospice patients’ perspectives.
Donna M. Gauthier, RN, PhD; Valerie A.
Swigart, RN, PhD. March/April 2003; 20(2):
121-128.
Toward evidence-based prescribing at end of
life: A comparative review of temazepam and
zolipidem for the treatment of insomnia. Kevin
T. Bain, PharmD; Douglas J. Weschules, RPh,
MDiv, PhD; Rollin Gallagher, MD, MPH.
September/October 2003; 20(5): 382-388.
Hospice patients’ attitudes regarding spiritual
discussions with their doctors. Alton Hart, Jr.,
MD, MPH; R. Jeff Kohlwes, MD, MPH; Rick
Deyo, MD, MPH; Lorna A. Rhodes, PhD;
Deborah J. Bowen, PhD. March/April 2003;
20(2): 135-139.
Treatable complications of cancer patients
referred to an in-patient hospice. Tatsuya
Morita, MD; You Tei, MD; Hideki Shishido,
MD; Satoshi Inoue, MD. September/October
2003; 20(5): 389-391.
Caregivers’ satisfaction with hospice care in
the last 24 hours of life. David J. Casarett, MD,
MA; Karen B. Hirschman, PhD, MSW; Roxane
Crowley, BA; Linda D. Galbraith, MHA;
Melinda Leo, MSW. May/June 2003; 20(3):
205-210.
Hospice patients’ attitudes regarding spiritual
discussions with their doctors. Alton Hart, Jr.,
MD, MPH; R. Jeff Kohlwes, MD, MPH; Rick
Deyo, MD, MPH; Lorna A. Rhodes, PhD;
Deborah J. Bowen, PhD. March/April 2003;
20(2): 135-139.
Editorial. Physician crying. Paul Rousseau,
MD. July/August 2003; 20(4): 251-252.
A systematic review on chaplains and community-based clergy in three palliative care journals: 1990 – 1999. Kevin J. Flannelly, PhD;
Andrew J. Weaver, PhD; Walter J. Smith, SJ,
PhD; Julia E. Oppenheimer, BA. July/August
2003; 20(4): 263-268.
Morphine hyperalgesia: A case report. George
R. Wilson, MD; Gary M. Reisfield, MD. November/December 2003; 20(6): 459-461.
Subcutaneous emphysema: An uncommon presentation of enterocutaneous fistula. Lyla J.
Correoso, MD; Rekha Mehta, MD. November/
December 2003; 20(6): 462-464.
Assessment of nutritional status and fluid
deficits in advanced cancer. Nabeel Sarhill,
MD; Fade Aziz Mahmoud, MD; Richard
Christie, MD; Adnan Tahir, MD. November/
December 2003; 20(6): 465-473.
Psychosocial issues
Spiritual pain: A comparison of findings from
survivors and hospice patients. Pam McGrath,
BsocWk, MA, PhD. January/February 2003;
20(1): 23-33.
Psychosocial issues in palliative care: Physicians’ self-perceived role and collaboration
with hospital staff. Dena J. Schulman-Green,
PhD. January/February 2003; 20(1): 34-40.
Communication of a cancer diagnosis:
Patients’ perceptions of when they were first
told they had cancer. Declan Walsh, MSc,
FACP, FRCP (Edin); Kristine A. Nelson, MD.
January/February 2003; 20(1): 52-56.
A longitudinal study of attitudes toward physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia among
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Satisfaction of families using end-of-life care:
Current successes and challenges in the hospice
industry. Penny J. Miceli, PhD; Deirdre E.
Mylod, PhD. September/October 2003; 20(5):
360-370.
An analysis of provider attitudes toward endof-life decision-making. Phil Rutsohn, DrPh;
Nabil Ibrahim, PhD. September/October 2003;
20(5): 371-381.
Job satisfaction among hospice interdisciplinary team members. Roenia DeLoach, MSW,
PhD. November/December 2003; 20(6): 434440.
On projective identification, containment, and
feeling special: Some thoughts about hospice
nurses’ experiences. Dr. Alun Jones.
November/December 2003; 20(6): 441-446.
Editorial. Connecting the medical and spiritual
models in patients nearing death. Robert E.
Enck, MD. March/April 2003; 20(2): 88-89.
Sounding board. Spirituality in hospice and
palliative care. Steven J. Baumrucker, MD,
FAAFP, FAAHPM. March/April 2003; 20(2):
90-92.
Therapeutic interventions
Music therapy with imminently dying hospice
patients and their families: Facilitating release
near the time of death. Robert E. Krout, EdD,
MT-BC, RMTh. March/April 2003; 20(2):
129-134.
Integrating complementary and alternative
medicine (CAM) into standard hospice and palliative care. Charles R. Lewis, MD; Ana de
Vedia, Lac; Barbara Reuer, PhD, MT-BC;
Rodney Schwan, CMT, C-AT; Christina
Tourin, CHP. May/June 2003; 20(3): 221-228.
What’s new in therapeutics?
Spirituality in hospice and palliative care.
Steven J. Baumrucker, MD, FAAFP, FAAHPM. March/April 2003; 20(2): 90-92.
Opioids, respiratory function, and dyspnea.
Susan B. LeGrand, MD, FACP; Elias A.
Khawam, MD; Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP,
FRCP (Edin); Nilo I. Rivera, MD.
January/February 2003; 20(1): 57-61.
More patients served by hospice, but still a last
resort. George R. Wilson, MD; Gary M.
Reisfield, MD. May/June 2003; 20(3): 173174.
Management of hiccups in the palliative care
population. Howard S. Smith, MD; Atichat
Busracamwongs, MD. March/April 2003;
20(2): 149-154.
Sounding board
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2004 Cumulative Author Index
Volume 21, Numbers 1 - 6, January - December 2004
AMTMANN, DAGMAR, PhD: Survey of
cannabis use in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. March/April 2004; 21(2): 95104. (Joint authors: Carter, G. T.; Jensen, M. P.;
Johnson, K. L.; Weydt, P.)
BEEHLER, CONNIE, MD, MS: Pharmaceutical update. Hospice pharmaceutical cost
trends. July/August 2004; 21(4): 297-302.
(Joint authors: Kassner, C.; Kutner, J. S.;
Nowels, D.)
CARTER, GREGORY T., MD: Ethics
roundtable. Discontinuing life support: Whose
call? January/February 2004; 21(1): 61-65.
(Joint authors: Baumrucker, S. J.; Morris, G.
M.; Sheldon, J. E.; Stolick, M.)
APPEL, STANLEY H., MD: Editorial. Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in ALS:
A commentary. November/December 2004;
21(6): 405-406.
BENJAMIN, EVAN M., MD: Association of
admission date with cancer patient survival at a
regional hospice: Utility of a statistical process
control analysis. July/August 2004; 21(4): 275284. (Joint authors: Hoople, N. E.; Lindenauer,
P. K.; Mertens, W. C.; Rodrigues, C.)
Survey of cannabis use in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. March/April 2004;
21(2): 95-104. (Joint authors: Amtmann, D.;
Jensen, M. P.; Johnson, K. L.; Weydt, P.)
AUPPERLE, PETER M., MD, MPH: Hospice use for the patient with advanced Alzheimer’s disease: The role of the geriatric psychiatrist. November/December 2004; 21(6):
427-437. (Joint authors: Finn, M.; Heath, J. M.;
MacPhee, E. R.; Strozeski, J. E.)
BAUMRUCKER, STEVEN J., MD, FAAFP,
FAAHPM: Sounding board. Differential advantage and hospice care. January/February
2004; 21(1): 11-12.
Ethics roundtable. Discontinuing life support:
Whose call? January/February 2004; 21(1): 6165. (Joint authors: Carter, G. T.; Morris, G. M.;
Sheldon, J. E.; Stolick, M.)
BENNETT, MARY LOU, PhD: Identifying
barriers to psychosocial spiritual care at the end
of life: A physician group study. November/
December 2004; 21(6): 419-426. (Joint
authors: Chibnall, J. T.; Duckro, P. N.; Miller,
D. K.; Videen, S. D.)
BHATNAGAR, SUSHMA, MD: Pharmaceutical update. Intravesical lidocaine for formalin-induced suprapubic pain: Case report.
January/February 2004; 21(1): 58-60. (Joint
authors: Kannan, T. R.; Mishra, S.; Singhal, A.
K.)
Sounding board. The Palliative Care Quality of
Life Instrument (PQLI): A new tool for measuring quality of life. March/April 2004; 21(2):
87-89.
BRAITMAN, LEONARD E., PhD: Brief
report. Family caregiver satisfaction with care
at end of life: Report from the cultural variations study (CVAS). September/October 2004;
21(5): 340-342. (Joint author: Phipps, E. J.)
Ethics roundtable. Denying admission of a suicidal patient to a nursing home. March/April
2004; 21(2): 149-151. (Joint authors: Morris,
G. M.; Sheldon, J. E.; Stolick, M.)
BRANDT, M. TODD, DDS, MD: Hospice
vignettes. Hospice: A medical student’s perspective. July/August 2004; 21(4): 314-316.
(Joint author: Joyce, J. M.)
Ethics roundtable. Honoring the patient’s wishes or passive euthanasia? May/June 2004;
21(3): 233-236. (Joint authors: Hentz, P.;
Morris, G. M.; Rousseau, P.; Stolick, M.)
BURKETT, TRACY L., PhD: Hospice referral decisions: The role of physicians. May/June
2004; 21(3): 196-202. (Joint authors: Dickinson, G. E.; Sanders, B. S.; Tournier, R. E.)
Sounding board. Physician orders for scope of
treatment: An idea whose time has come.
July/August 2004; 21(4): 247-248.
BUSH, ERIC, MD: Pain and symptom management. Case report. An unusual case of constipation. November/December 2004; 21(6):
455-456. (Joint author: Friedman, I.)
Ethics roundtable. Death or damnation—refusing
life-prolonging therapy on religious grounds.
November/December 2004; 21(6): 469-473.
(Joint authors: Morris, G. M.; Oliver, S. L.;
Rousseau, P.; Stolick M.; Ufema, J.)
CABLE, DANA G., PhD: Video review.
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross: Facing Death. Produced by Stefan Haupt. July/August 2004;
21(4): 317-318.
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Volume 22, Number 1, January/February 2005
Ethics roundtable. When should the scope of
care extend beyond the patient? July/August
2004; 21(4): 294-296. (Joint authors: Hentz, P.;
Morris, G. M.; Stolick, M.)
CHEUNG, ROBYN, PhD, RN: A focus
group for caregivers of hospice patients with
severe dyspnea. March/April 2004; 21(2): 121130. (Joint authors: Lowell, J.; Moody, L. E.;
Webb, M.)
CHIBNALL, JOHN T., PhD: Identifying barriers to psychosocial spiritual care at the end of
life: A physician group study. November/
December 2004; 21(6): 419-426. (Joint
authors: Bennett, M. L.; Duckro, P. N.; Miller,
D. K.; Videen, S. D.)
CIARAVINO, KAREN, BASW: Programmatic barriers to providing culturally competent end-of-life care. September/October 2004;
21(5): 357-364. (Joint authors: Melton, E.;
Reese, D. J.)
CLAXTON-OLDFIELD, STEPHEN, PhD:
Understanding of the term “palliative care”: A
Canadian survey. March/April 2004; 21(2):
105-110. (Joint authors: Claxton-Oldfield, J.;
Rishchynski, G.)
CLAXTON-OLDFIELD, JANE: Understanding of the term “palliative care”: A Canadian survey. March/April 2004; 21(2): 105-110. (Joint
authors: Claxton-Oldfield, S.; Rishchynski, G.)
CLEIN, LAWRENCE J., MD, BS, FRCSC,
Cert. ABHPM: Pain and symptom management. Reduction of edema of lower extremities
by subcutaneous, controlled drainage: Eight
cases. May/June 2004; 21(3): 228-232. (Joint
author: Pugachev, E.)
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CLEMENTS-CORTÉS, AMY, BMT, MTA:
The use of music in facilitating emotional
expression in the terminally ill. July/August
2004; 21(4): 255-260.
COLÓN, MERYDAWILDA, MSW, LSW:
Practical recommendations for ethnically and
racially sensitive hospice services. March/
April 2004; 21(2): 131-133. (Joint author:
Lyke, J.)
COWAN, JOHN D., MD: Hospital charges
for a community inpatient palliative care program. May/June 2004; 21(3): 177-190.
CRAWFORD, AUBREY A., EdD, STB,
CSW: Psychological models that help hospice
workers perform mental status evaluations.
July/August 2004; 21(4): 261-266.
DAVIS, MELLAR P., MD, FCCP: Palliative
oncology update. Acute pain in advanced cancer: An opioid dosing strategy and illustration.
January/February 2004; 21(1): 47-50.
DOUGLAS, STACEY, MSN, RN: Pharmaceutical update. Establishing the safety and
efficacy of an opioid titration protocol. September/October 2004; 21(5): 373-380. (Joint
authors: Murphy, B.; Wells, N.; Yelton, N.)
DUCKRO, PAUL N., PhD: Identifying barriers
to psychosocial spiritual care at the end of life: A
physician group study. November/ December
2004; 21(6): 419-426. (Joint authors: Bennett, M.
L.; Chibnall, J. T.; Miller, D. K.; Videen, S. D.)
DUNCAN, ELLA, MSW: Educational needs
of hospice social workers: Spiritual assessment
and interventions with diverse populations.
January/February 2004; 21(1): 40-46. (Joint
authors: Tunney, K.; Wesley, C.)
EDISON, KAREN, MD: Hospice staff attitudes towards telehospice. September/October
2004; 21(5): 343-347. (Joint authors: Demiris,
G.; Fleming, D. A.; Oliver, D. R. P.)
Palliative oncology update. Epidemiology of
cancer pain and factors influencing poor pain
control. March/April 2004; 21(2): 137-142.
(Joint author: Walsh, D.)
ELOI-STIVEN, MARIE L., MD: Which primary care resident is more likely to initiate the
discussion of designating a healthcare proxy?
March/April 2004; 21(2): 111-115. (Joint
authors: DeLaRosa, M.; Finkel, M.; Kondamudi, V.; Lopez-Luciano, L.; Tobias, M. M. S.)
Palliative oncology update. Hematology in palliative medicine. November/December 2004;
21(6): 445-456.
ENCK, ROBERT E., MD: Editorial. Paraneoplastic syndromes. March/April 2004; 21(2):
85-86.
DELAROSA, MARITZA, MD: Which primary care resident is more likely to initiate the
discussion of designating a healthcare proxy?
March/April 2004; 21(2): 111-115. (Joint authors:
Eloi-Stiven, M. L.; Finkel, M.; Kondamudi, V.;
Lopez-Luciano, L.; Tobias, M. M. S.)
Editorial. Medical education, hospice, and
choices. July/August 2004; 21(4): 245.
DEMIRIS, GEORGE, PhD: Hospice staff
attitudes towards telehospice. September/
October 2004; 21(5): 343-347. (Joint authors:
Edison, K.; Fleming, D. A.; Oliver, D. R. P.)
DICKINSON, GEORGE E., PhD: Hospice
referral decisions: The role of physicians.
May/June 2004; 21(3): 196-202. (Joint authors:
Burkett, T. L.; Sanders, B. S.; Tournier, R. E.)
FINKEL, MADELON, PhD: Which primary
care resident is more likely to initiate the discussion of designating a healthcare proxy?
March/April 2004; 21(2): 111-115. (Joint authors:
DeLaRosa, M.; Eloi-Stiven, M. L.; Kondamudi,
V.; Lopez-Luciano, L.; Tobias, M. M. S.)
FINN, MYRA, BA: Hospice use for the patient
with advanced Alzheimer’s disease: The role of
the geriatric psychiatrist. November/ December
2004; 21(6): 427-437. (Joint authors: Aupperle, P.
M.; Heath, J. M.; MacPhee, E. R.; Strozeski, J. E.)
DOKA, KENNETH J., PhD: Estimating
goodwill: An application of Pine’s procedures
for hospices. July/August 2004; 21(4): 289293. (Joint author: Pine, V.)
FISHMAN, SCOTT M., MD: Pain and symptom management. Radiopharmaceuticals for
palliation of painful osseous metastases.
July/August 2004; 21(4): 303-313. (Joint
authors: Navani, A.; Smith, H.)
DOOLITTLE, GARY, MD: Telehospice in
Michigan: Use and patient acceptance. May/
June 2004; 21(3): 191-195. (Joint authors:
Machert, M.; Whitten, P.)
FLEMING, DAVID A., MD: Hospice staff
attitudes towards telehospice. September/
October 2004; 21(5): 343-347. (Joint authors:
Demiris, G.; Edison, K.; Oliver, D. R. P.)
DOORENBOS, ARDITH Z., PhD, RN:
Cultural competence in hospice. January/
February 2004; 21(1): 28-32. (Joint author:
Schim, S. M.)
FRIEDMAN, IRWIN, MD: Pain and symptom management. Case report. An unusual case
of constipation. November/December 2004;
21(6): 455-456. (Joint author: Bush, E.)
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GEISLER, ANNETTE M., MD: Companion
animals in palliative care: Stories from the bedside. July/August 2004; 21(4): 285-288.
GELO, FLORENCE, DMin: Editorial. Dying
alone with the TV. May/June 2004; 21(3): 167-168.
GRAHAM-POLE, JOHN, MD: Hospice
vignettes. Joy. May/June 2004; 21(3): 175-176.
HAMLIN, ELWOOD R., II, DSW, MSW:
Measuring preparedness to address patient
preferences at the end of life. July/August
2004; 21(4): 267-274. (Joint authors: Hawkins,
W. E.; Kane, M. N.)
HAWKINS, WESLEY E., PhD, LICSW: Measuring preparedness to address patient preferences
at the end of life. July/August 2004; 21(4): 267274. (Joint authors: Hamlin, W. E.; Kane, M. N.)
HEATH, JOHN M., MD: Hospice use for the
patient with advanced Alzheimer’s disease: The
role of the geriatric psychiatrist. November/
December 2004; 21(6): 427-437. (Joint authors:
Aupperle, P. M.; Finn, M.; MacPhee, E. R.;
Strozeski, J. E.)
HENDERSON, AMY KALEE, MD, MPH:
Hospice vignettes. The perfect hospice patient.
September/October 2004; 21(5): 389-394.
HENTZ, PATRICIA, APRN, CS, EdD:
Ethics roundtable. Honoring the patient’s wishes or passive euthanasia? May/June 2004;
21(3): 233-236. (Joint authors: Baumrucker, S.
J.; Morris, G. M.; Rousseau, P.; Stolick, M.)
Ethics roundtable. When should the scope of
care extend beyond the patient? July/August
2004; 21(4): 294-296. (Joint authors: Carter, G.
T.; Morris, G. M.; Stolick, M.)
HERMSEN, MAAIKE A., MA: Pastoral
care, spirituality, and religion in palliative care
journals. September/October 2004; 21(5): 353356. (Joint author: ten Have, H. A. M.)
HOOPLE, NANCY E., MPH: Association of
admission date with cancer patient survival at a
regional hospice: Utility of a statistical process
control analysis. July/August 2004; 21(4): 275284. (Joint authors: Benjamin, E. M.; Lindenauer, P. K.; Mertens, W. C.; Rodrigues, C.)
JACELON, CYNTHIA, PhD, RN, CRRN-A:
Dying with dignity: The good patient versus
the good death. March/April 2004; 21(2): 116120. (Joint author: Proulx, K.)
JENSON, MARK P., PhD: Survey of
cannabis use in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. March/April 2004; 21(2): 95104. (Joint authors: Amtmann, D.; Carter, G.
T.; Johnson, K. L.; Weydt, P.)
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Volume 22, Number 1, January/February 2005
JOHNSON, KURT L., PhD: Survey of
cannabis use in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. March/April 2004; 21(2): 95104. (Joint authors: Amtmann, D.; Carter, G.
T.; Jensen, M. P.; Weydt, P.)
JOHNSON, DANIEL C., MD: Pain and
symptom management. Current use of guidelines, protocols, and care pathways for symptom management in hospice. January/February
2004; 21(1): 51-57. (Joint authors: Kassner, C.
T.; Kutner, J. S.)
JOYCE, JENNIFER M., MD: Hospice vignettes. Hospice: A medical student’s perspective. July/August 2004; 21(4): 314-316. (Joint
author: Brandt, M. T.)
KACELA, XOLANI, MDiv, MBA: Religious
maturity in the midst of death and dying.
May/June 2004; 203-208.
KALDJIAN, LAURIS C., MD: Pain and
symptom management. Medical house officers’ attitudes toward vigorous analgesia, terminal sedation, and physician-assisted suicide.
September/October 2004; 21(5): 381-387. (Joint
authors: Kirkpatrick, J. N.; Thomas-Geevarghese,
A.; Vaughan-Sarrazin, M.; Wu, B. J.)
KANE, MICHAEL N., PhD, MSW, MDiv:
Measuring preparedness to address patient
preferences at the end of life. July/August
2004; 21(4): 267-274. (Joint authors: Hamlin,
E. R.; Hawkins, W. E.)
KANNAN, T. R., MD: Pharmaceutical update.
Intravesical lidocaine for formalin-induced
suprapubic pain: Case report. January/February
2004; 21(1): 58-60. (Joint authors: Bhatnagar,
S.; Mishra, S.; Singhal, A. K.)
KASSNER, CORDT T., PhD: Pain and symptom management. Current use of guidelines, protocols, and care pathways for symptom management in hospice. January/February 2004; 21(1):
51-57. (Joint authors: Johnson, D. C.; Kutner, J. S.)
Pharmaceutical update. Hospice pharmaceutical cost trends. July/August 2004; 21(4): 297302. (Joint authors: Beehler, C.; Kutner, J. S.;
Nowels, D.)
KESSLER, DAVID, RN: In memoriam. The
extraordinary ordinary death of Elisabeth
Kübler-Ross. November/December 2004;
21(6): 415-416.
KIRKPATRICK, JAMES N., MD: Pain and
symptom management. Medical house officers’
attitudes toward vigorous analgesia, terminal
sedation, and physician-assisted suicide.
September/October 2004; 21(5): 381-387. (Joint
authors: Kaldjian, L. C.; Thomas-Geevarghese,
A.; Vaughan-Sarrazin, M.; Wu, B. J.)
KONDAMUDI, VANSANTHA, MD: Which
primary care resident is more likely to initiate
the discussion of designating a healthcare
proxy? March/April 2004; 21(2): 111-115. (Joint
authors: DeLaRosa, M.; Eloi-Stiven, M. L.;
Finkel, M.; Lopez-Luciano, L.; Tobias, M. M. S.)
KUTNER, JEAN S., MD, MSPH: Pain and
symptom management. Current use of guidelines, protocols, and care pathways for symptom management in hospice. January/February
2004; 21(1): 51-57. (Joint authors: Johnson, D.
C.; Kassner, C. T.)
Pharmaceutical update. Hospice pharmaceutical cost trends. July/August 2004; 21(4): 297302. (Joint authors: Beehler, C.; Kassner, C.;
Nowels, D.)
LIN, WEI-CHUN, MS: Information needs of
family caregivers of terminal cancer patients in
Taiwan. November/December 2004; 21(6):
438-444. (Joint author: Tsao, C.)
LINDENAUER, PETER K., MD: Association
of admission date with cancer patient survival at a
regional hospice: Utility of a statistical process
control analysis. July/August 2004; 21(4): 275284. (Joint authors: Benjamin, E. M.; Hoople, N.
E.; Mertens, W. C.; Rodrigues, C.)
LINDSAY, STEPHANIE M., PharmD:
Pharmaceutical update. The conversion challenge: From intrathecal to oral morphine.
March/April 2004; 21(2): 143-147. (Joint
authors: Schauer, C.; Sylvester, R. K.)
LOPEZ-LUCIANO, LUISA, MD: Which primary care resident is more likely to initiate the discussion of designating a healthcare proxy?
March/April 2004; 21(2): 111-115. (Joint authors:
DeLaRosa, M.; Eloi-Stiven, M. L.; Finkel, M.;
Kondamudi, V.; Tobias, M. M. S.)
LOWELL, JANICE, MPH, RN: A focus group
for caregivers of hospice patients with severe dyspnea. March/April 2004; 21(2): 121-130. (Joint
authors: Cheung, R.; Moody, L. E.; Webb, M.)
LYKE, JENNIFER, PhD: Practical recommendations for ethnically and racially sensitive
hospice services. March/April 2004; 21(2):
131-133. (Joint author: Colón, M.)
MACKERT, MICHAEL, MA: Telehospice
in Michigan: Use and patient acceptance.
May/June 2004; 21(3): 191-195. (Joint authors:
Doolittle, G.; Whitten, P.)
MACPHEE, EDWARD R., BA: Hospice use
for the patient with advanced Alzheimer’s disease: The role of the geriatric psychiatrist.
November/December 2004; 21(6): 427-437.
(Joint authors: Aupperle, P. M.; Finn, M.;
Heath, J. M.; Strozeski, J. E.)
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Volume 22, Number 1, January/February 2005
MANETTA, LOUISE M., RN, MSN, NP-C,
CS: Video review. Caring at the End of Life. By
Ben Achtenberg with Christine Mitchell, RN,
FAAN. March/April 2004; 21(2): 157-158.
MANFREDI, PAOLO, MD: Pain and symptom management. Institutional patterns of symptomatic medication in hospitalized patients with
advanced cancer. March/April 2004; 21(2): 134136. (Joint author: Panico, K.)
MELTON, ELIZABETH, BASW: Programmatic barriers to providing culturally competent
end-of-life care. September/October 2004; 21(5):
357-364. (Joint authors: Ciaravino, K.; Reese, D. J.)
MERTENS, WILSON C., MD: Association of
admission date with cancer patient survival at a
regional hospice: Utility of a statistical process
control analysis. July/August 2004; 21(4): 275284. (Joint authors: Benjamin, E. M.; Hoople, N.
E.; Lindenauer, P. K.; Rodrigues, C.)
MILLER, DOUGLAS K., MD: Identifying barriers to psychosocial spiritual care at the end of life:
A physician group study. November/December
2004; 21(6): 419-426. (Joint authors: Bennett, M.
L.; Chibnall, J. T.; Duckro, P. N.; Videen, S. D.)
MISHRA, SEEMA, MD: Pharmaceutical
update. Intravesical lidocaine for formalininduced suprapubic pain: Case report. January/
February 2004; 21(1): 58-60. (Joint authors:
Bhatnagar, S.; Kannan, T. R.; Singhal, A. K.)
MOODY, LINDA E., PhD, MPH, FAAN: A
focus group for caregivers of hospice patients with
severe dyspnea. March/April 2004; 21(2): 121-130.
(Joint authors: Cheung, R.; Lowell, J.; Webb, M.)
MORRIS, GERALD M., JD, LLM: Ethics
roundtable. Discontinuing life support: Whose
call? January/February 2004; 21(1): 61-65.
(Joint authors: Baumrucker, S. J.; Carter, G.;
Sheldon, J. E.; Stolick, M.)
Ethics roundtable. Denying admission of a suicidal patient to a nursing home. March/April
2004; 21(2): 149-151. (Joint authors: Baumrucker, S. J.; Sheldon, J. E.; Stolick, M.)
Ethics roundtable. Honoring the patient’s wishes or passive euthanasia? May/June 2004;
21(3): 233-236. (Joint authors: Baumrucker, S.
J.; Hentz, P.; Rousseau, P.; Stolick, M.)
Ethics roundtable. When should the scope of
care extend beyond the patient? July/August
2004; 21(4): 294-296. (Joint authors: Carter, G.
T.; Hentz, P.; Stolick, M.)
Ethics roundtable. Death or damnation—refusing
life-prolonging therapy on religious grounds.
November/December 2004; 21(6): 469-473.
(Joint authors: Baumrucker, S. J.; Oliver, S. L.;
Rousseau, P.; Stolick, M.; Ufema, J.)
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MUIR, J. CAMERON, MD, FAAHPM: Palliative care at the end of life: Comparing quality in
diverse settings. January/February 2004; 21(1):
19-27. (Joint authors: Paice, J. A.; Shott, S.)
PINE, VANDERLYNN, PhD: Estimating
goodwill: An application of Pine’s procedures
for hospices. July/August 2004; 21(4): 289293. (Joint author: Doka, K .J.)
MURPHY, BARBARA, MD: Pharmaceutical
update. Establishing the safety and efficacy of
an opioid titration protocol. September/
October 2004; 21(5): 373-380. (Joint authors:
Douglas, S.; Wells, N.; Yelton, N.)
PROMMER, ERIC, MD: Pharmaceutical
update. Gefitinib: A new agent in palliative
care. May/June 2004; 21(3): 222-227.
NABHOLTZ, JEAN-MARC, MD, MSc:
Pharmaceutical update. Changes in endocrine
therapy: Anastrozole and advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women. November/
December 2004; 21(6): 457-465.
NAVANI, ANNU, MD: Pain and symptom
management. Radiopharmaceuticals for palliation of painful osseous metastases. July/August
2004; 21(4): 303-313. (Joint authors: Fishman,
S. M.; Smith, H.)
NORTON, COLLEEN, DNSc, RN, CCRN:
Hospice vignettes. Annie’s song: A student’s
reflection on a memorable patient’s end-of-life
care. January/February 2004; 21(1): 67-68.
(Joint author: Thacker, A.)
NOWELS, DAVID, MD, MPH: Pharmaceutical
update. Hospice pharmaceutical cost trends.
July/August 2004; 21(4): 297-302. (Joint authors:
Beehler, C.; Kassner, C.; Kutner, J. S.)
OLIVER, DEBRA R. PARKER, PhD: Hospice
staff attitudes towards telehospice. September/
October 2004; 21(5): 343-347. (Joint authors:
Demiris, G.; Edison, K.; Fleming, D. A.)
OLIVER, SAMUEL L., BCC, MDiv: Ethics
roundtable. Death or damnation—refusing lifeprolonging therapy on religious grounds.
November/December 2004; 21(6): 469-473.
(Joint authors: Baumrucker, S. J.; Morris, G.
M.; Rousseau, P.; Stolick, M.; Ufema, J.)
PAICE, JUDITH A., PhD, RN: Palliative
care at the end of life: Comparing quality in
diverse settings. January/February 2004; 21(1):
19-27. (Joint authors: Muir, J. C.; Shott, S.)
PANICO, KEVIN, MD: Pain and symptom
management. Institutional patterns of symptomatic medication in hospitalized patients with
advanced cancer. March/April 2004; 21(2):
134-136. (Joint author: Manfredi, P.)
PHIPPS, ETIENNE J., PhD: Brief report.
Family caregiver satisfaction with care at end
of life: Report from the cultural variations
study (CVAS). September/October 2004;
21(5): 340-342. (Joint author: Braitman, L. E.)
PIETROBURGO, JULIE, PhD, MPA:
Joining forces, joining futures: Hospice at the
crossroads. May/June 2004; 21(3): 209-215.
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PROULX, KATHRYN, RN, MS, CS: Dying
with dignity: The good patient versus the good
death. March/April 2004; 21(2): 116-120.
(Joint author: Jacelon, C.)
PUGACHEV, EGLEE, MD: Pain and symptom management. Reduction of edema of lower
extremities by subcutaneous, controlled drainage: Eight cases. May/June 2004; 21(3): 228232. (Joint author: Clein, L. J.)
RATHBUN, ANN, PhD: Hospice forum. The
benefits and difficulties of academic collaboration. September/October 2004; 21(5): 337-339.
REESE, DONA J., PhD, MSW: Programmatic barriers to providing culturally competent end-of-life care. September/October 2004;
21(5): 357-364. (Joint authors: Ciaravino, K.;
Melton, E.)
REISFIELD, GARY M., MD: Editorial. Advance care planning redux: It’s time to talk.
January/February 2004; 21(1): 7-9. (Joint
author: Wilson, G. R.)
The cost of breathing: An economic analysis of
the patient cost of home oxygen therapy.
September/October 2004; 21(5): 348-352.
(Joint author: Wilson, G. R.)
RISHCHYNSKI, GISELLE: Understanding
of the term “palliative care”: A Canadian survey. March/April 2004; 21(2): 105-110. (Joint
authors: Claxton-Oldfield, J.; Claxton-Oldfield, S.)
RODRIGUES, CAROL, RN: Association of
admission date with cancer patient survival at a
regional hospice: Utility of a statistical process
control analysis. July/August 2004; 21(4): 275284. (Joint authors: Benjamin, E. M.; Hoople,
N. E.; Lindenauer, P. K.; Mertens, W. C.)
ROUSSEAU, PAUL C., MD: Hospice forum.
Social invitations, time constraints, and professional distance. January/February 2004; 21(1): 17-18.
Sounding board. Sudden withdrawl of corticosteroids: A commentary. May/June 2004; 21(3):
169-171.
Ethics roundtable. Honoring the patient’s wishes or passive euthanasia? May/June 2004;
21(3): 233-236. (Joint authors: Baumrucker, S.
J.; Hentz, P.; Morris, G. M.; Stolick, M.)
Sounding board. Empathy and compassion:
Where have they gone? September/October
2004; 21(5): 331-332.
Hospice vignettes. Living in the present.
November/December 2004; 21(6): 467-468.
Ethics roundtable. Death or damnation—refusing life-prolonging therapy on religious
grounds. November/December 2004; 21(6):
469-473. (Joint authors: Baumrucker, S. J.;
Morris, G. M.; Oliver, S. L.; Stolick, M.;
Ufema, J.)
SANDERS, BRENDA S., MS: Hospice referral decisions: The role of physicians. May/June
2004; 21(3): 196-202. (Joint authors: Burkett,
T. L.; Dickinson, G. E.; Tournier, R. E.)
SARVER, PETER: Sounding board. Choices
about mortality. November/December 2004;
21(6): 407-408.
SCHAUER, CAROLINE, RN, BSN, CHPN:
Pharmaceutical update. The conversion challenge: From intrathecal to oral morphine.
March/April 2004; 21(2): 143-147. (Joint
authors: Linday, S. M.; Sylvester, R. K.)
SCHIM, STEPHANIE MYERS, PhD, RN:
Cultural competence in hospice. January/
February 2004; 21(1): 28-32. (Joint author:
Doorenbos, A. Z.)
SHELDON, JOANNE E., RN, MEd, CRNH,
CIC: Ethics roundtable. Discontinuing life
support: Whose call? January/February 2004;
21(1): 61-65. (Joint authors: Baumrucker, S. J.;
Carter, G.; Morris, G. M.; Stolick, M.)
Ethics roundtable. Denying admission of a suicidal patient to a nursing home. March/April
2004; 21(2): 149-151. (Joint authors: Baumrucker, S. J.; Morris, G. M.; Stolick, M.)
SHOTT, SUSAN, PhD: Palliative care at the
end of life: Comparing quality in diverse settings. January/February 2004; 21(1): 19-27.
(Joint authors: Muir, J. C.; Paice, J. A.)
SINGHAL, AMIT KUMAR, MD: Pharmaceutical update. Intravesical lidocaine for formalin-induced suprapubic pain: Case report.
January/February 2004; 21(1): 58-60. (Joint
authors: Bhatnagar, S.; Kannan, T. R.; Mishra, S.)
SMITH, HOWARD, MD: Pain and symptom
management. Radiopharmaceuticals for palliation of painful osseous metastases. July/August
2004; 21(4): 303-313. (Joint authors: Fishman,
S. M.; Navani, A.)
STAUSMIRE, JULIE M., MSN, APRN, BC,
CCRN: Sexuality at the end of life.
January/February 2004; 21(1): 33-39.
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Volume 22, Number 1, January/February 2005
STOLICK, MATT, PhD: Ethics roundtable.
Discontinuing life support: Whose call?
January/February 2004; 21(1): 61-65. (Joint
authors: Baumrucker, S. J.; Carter, G.; Morris,
G. M.; Sheldon, J. E.)
Ethics roundtable. Denying admission of a suicidal patient to a nursing home. March/ April 2004;
21(2): 149-151. (Joint authors: Baumrucker, S.
J.; Morris, G. M.; Sheldon, J. E.)
Ethics roundtable. Honoring the patient’s wishes or passive euthanasia? May/June 2004;
21(3): 233-236. (Joint authors: Baumrucker, S.
J.; Hentz, P.; Morris, G. M.; Rousseau, P.)
Ethics roundtable. When should the scope of
care extend beyond the patient? July/August
2004; 21(4): 294-296. (Joint authors: Carter, G.
T.; Hentz, P.; Morris, G. M.)
Ethics roundtable. Death or damnation—refusing
life-prolonging therapy on religious grounds.
November/December 2004; 21(6): 469-473.
(Joint authors: Baumrucker, S. J.; Morris, G. M.;
Oliver, S. L.; Rousseau, P.; Ufema, J.)
STROZESKI, JANET E., MD: Hospice use
for the patient with advanced Alzheimer’s disease: The role of the geriatric psychiatrist.
November/December 2004; 21(6): 427-437.
(Joint authors: Aupperle, P. M.; Finn, M.;
Heath, J. M.; MacPhee, E. R.)
SYLVESTER, ROBERT K., PharmD:
Pharmaceutical update. The conversion challenge: From intrathecal to oral morphine.
March/April 2004; 21(2): 143-147. (Joint
authors: Lindsay, S. M.; Schauer, C.)
TEN HAVE, HENK A. M., MD, PhD:
Pastoral care, spirituality, and religion in palliative care journals. September/October 2004;
21(5): 353-356. (Joint author: Hermsen, M. A.)
THACKER, ANNIE, BSN, RN: Hospice vignettes. Annie’s song: A student’s reflection on a
memorable patient’s end-of-life care. January/
February 2004; 21(1): 67-68. (Joint author:
Norton, C.)
THOMAS-GEEVARGHESE, ASHA, MD:
Pain and symptom management. Medical
house officers’ attitudes toward vigorous analgesia, terminal sedation, and physician-assisted
suicide. September/October 2004; 21(5): 381-387.
(Joint authors: Kaldjian, L. C.; Kirkpatrick, J. N.;
Vaughan-Sarrazin, M.; Wu, B. J.)
TOBIAS, MARIA MELISSA S., MD: Which
primary care resident is more likely to initiate the
discussion of designating a healthcare proxy?
March/April 2004; 21(2): 111-115. (Joint authors:
DeLaRosa, M.; Eloi-Stiven, M. L.; Finkel, M.;
Kondamudi, V.; Lopez-Luciano, L.)
TOURNIER, ROBERT E., PhD: Hospice
referral decisions: The role of physicians.
May/June 2004; 21(3): 196-202. (Joint authors:
Burkett, T. L.; Dickinson, G. E.; Sanders, B. S.)
TSAO, CHAO-JUNG, MD: Information
needs of family caregivers of terminal cancer
patients in Taiwan. November/December 2004;
21(6): 438-444. (Joint author: Lin, W.)
TUNNEY, KATHLEEN, PhD, LCSW: Educational needs of hospice social workers: Spiritual
assessment and interventions with diverse populations. January/February 2004; 21(1): 40-46. (Joint
authors: Duncan, E; Wesley, C.)
UFEMA, JOY, RN, MS: Ethics roundtable.
Death or damnation—refusing life-prolonging
therapy on religious grounds. November/
December 2004; 21(6): 469-473. (Joint
authors: Baumrucker, S. J.; Morris, G. M.;
Oliver, S. L.; Rousseau, P.; Stolick, M.)
VAUGHAN-SARRAZIN, MARY, PhD: Pain
and symptom management. Medical house officers’ attitudes toward vigorous analgesia, terminal sedation, and physician-assisted suicide.
September/October 2004; 21(5): 381-387. (Joint
authors: Kaldjian, L. C.; Kirkpatrick, J. N.;
Thomas-Geevarghese, A.; Wu, B. J.)
VIDEEN, SUSAN D., PhD: Identifying barriers
to psychosocial spiritual care at the end of life: A
physician group study. November/December
2004; 21(6): 419-426. (Joint authors: Bennett, M.
L.; Chibnall, J. T.; Duckro, P. N.; Miller, D. K.)
WALSH, DECLAN, MSc, FACP, FRCP
(Edin): Palliative oncology update. Epidemiology of cancer pain and factors influencing poor pain control. March/April 2004;
21(2): 137-142. (Joint author: Davis, M. P.)
Palliative oncology update. The business of
palliative medicine—Part 4: Potential impact
of an acute-care palliative medicine inpatient
unit in a tertiary care cancer center. May/June
2004; 21(3): 217-221.
Palliative oncology update. Communication in
palliative medicine: A pilot study of a problem
list to capture complex medical information.
September/October 2004; 21(5): 365-371.
(Joint author: Zhukovsky, D. S.)
WEBB, MARY, PhD, RN: A focus group for
caregivers of hospice patients with severe dyspnea. March/April 2004; 21(2): 121-130. (Joint
authors: Cheung, R.; Lowell, J.; Moody, L. E.)
WELLS, NANCY, DNSc, RN: Pharmaceutical update. Establishing the safety and
efficacy of an opioid titration protocol. September/October 2004; 21(5): 373-380. (Joint
authors: Douglas, S.; Murphy, B.; Yelton, N.)
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Volume 22, Number 1, January/February 2005
WESLEY, CAROL, PhD, ACSW, LCSW:
Educational needs of hospice social workers:
Spiritual assessment and interventions with diverse populations. January/February 2004; 21(1):
40-46. (Joint authors: Duncan, E.; Tunney, K.)
WESTENDORP, KRISTA, RN: Hospice
vignettes. Amy: Family-centered home hospice
care for an adolescent. March/April 2004;
21(2): 153-156.
WEYDT, PATRICK, MD: Survey of
cannabis use in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. March/April 2004; 21(2): 95104. (Joint authors: Amtmann, D.; Carter, G.
T.; Jensen, M. P.; Johnson, K. L.)
WHITTEN, PAMELA, PhD: Telehospice in
Michigan: Use and patient acceptance.
May/June 2004; 21(3): 191-195. (Joint authors:
Doolittle, G.; Machert, M.)
WILSON, GEORGE R., MD: Editorial.
Advance care planning redux: It’s time to talk.
January/February 2004; 21(1): 7-9. (Joint
author: Reisfield, G. M.)
The cost of breathing: An economic analysis of
the patient cost of home oxygen therapy.
September/October 2004; 21(5): 348-352.
(Joint author: Reisfield, G. M.)
WRIGHT, LEONARD D., MD, DABMA:
Editorial. Complementary and alternative medicine for hospice and palliative care. September/October 2004; 21(5): 327-330.
WU, BARRY J., MD: Pain and symptom
management. Medical house officers’ attitudes
toward vigorous analgesia, terminal sedation,
and physician-assisted suicide. September/
October 2004; 21(5): 381-387. (Joint authors:
Kaldjian, L. C.; Kirkpatrick, J. N.; ThomasGeevarghese, A.; Vaughan-Sarrazin, M.)
YELTON, NANCY, MSN, RN: Pharmaceutical update. Establishing the safety and
efficacy of an opioid titration protocol.
September/October 2004; 21(5): 373-380.
(Joint authors: Douglas, S.; Murphy, B.; Wells,
N.)
ZANGER, FRANCIS C., DMin, BCETS,
CT: Book review. Living with Dying: A Handbook for End-of-Life Healthcare Practitioners.
Edited by Joan Berzoff and Phyllis R.
Silverman. November/December 2004; 21(6):
474-476.
ZHUKOVSKY, DONNA S., MD, FACP:
Palliative oncology update. Communication in
palliative medicine: A pilot study of a problem
list to capture complex medical information.
September/October 2004; 21(5): 365-371.
(Joint author: Walsh, D.)
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2004 Cumulative Subject Index
Volume 21, Numbers 1 - 6, January - December 2004
Advanced care planning
Caregiving
Editorial. Advance care planning redux: It’s
time to talk. Gary Reisfield, MD; George R.
Wilson, MD. January/February 2004; 21(1):
7-9.
A focus group for caregivers of hospice
patients with severe dyspnea. Linda E. Moody,
PhD, MPH, FAAN; Mary Webb, PhD, RN;
Robyn Cheung, PhD, RN; Janice Lowell,
MPH, RN. March/April 2004; 21(2): 121-130.
Ethics roundtable. Discontinuing life support: Whose call? Steven J. Baumrucker,
MD, FAAFP, FAAHPM; Gregory T. Carter,
MD; Matt Stolick, PhD; Joanne E. Sheldon,
RN, MEd, CRNH, CIC; Gerald M. Morris,
JD, LLM. January/February 2004; 21(1): 6165.
Which primary care resident is more likely to
initiate the discussion of designating a healthcare proxy? Marie L. Eloi-Stiven, MD; Maria
Melissa S. Tobias, MD; Madelon Finkel, PhD;
Luisa Lopez-Luciano, MD; Vansantha
Kondamudi, MD; Maritza DeLaRosa, MD.
March/April 2004; 21(2): 111-115.
Sounding board. Physician orders for scope of
treatment: An idea whose time has come.
Steven J. Baumrucker, MD, FAAFP, FAAHPM. July/August 2004; 21(4): 247-248.
Measuring preparedness to address patient
preferences at the end of life. Michael N. Kane,
PhD, MSW, MDiv; Elwood R. Hamlin II,
DSW, MSW; Wesley E. Hawkins, PhD,
LICSW. July/August 2004; 21(4): 267-274.
Alzheimer’s disease
Hospice use for the patient with advanced
Alzheimer’s disease: The role of the geriatric psychiatrist. Peter M. Aupperle, MD,
MPH; Edward R. MacPhee, BA; Janet E.
Strozeski, MD; Myra Finn, BA; John M.
Heath, MD. November/December 2004;
21(6): 427-437.
Book review
Living with Dying: A Handbook for End-of-Life
Healthcare Practitioners. Edited by Joan
Berzoff and Phyllis R. Silverman. Reviewed by
Reverend Francis C. Zanger, DMin, BCETS,
CT. November/December 2004; 21(6): 474476.
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Telehospice in Michigan: Use and patient
acceptance. Pamela Whitten, PhD; Gary
Doolittle, MD; Michael Mackert, MA.
May/June 2004; 21(3): 191-195.
Brief report. Family caregiver satisfaction with
care at end of life: Report from the cultural
variations study (CVAS). Etienne J. Phipps,
PhD; Leonard E. Braitman, PhD. September/
October 2004; 21(5): 340-342.
Hospice staff attitudes towards telehospice.
George Demiris, PhD; Debra R. Parker Oliver,
PhD; David A. Fleming, MD; Karen Edison,
MD. September/October 2004; 21(5): 343-347.
Information needs of family caregivers of terminal cancer patients in Taiwan. Wei-chun Lin,
MS; Chao-jung Tsao, MD. November/
December 2004; 21(6): 438-444.
Programmatic barriers to providing culturally
competent end-of-life care. Dona J. Reese,
PhD, MSW; Elizabeth Melton, BASW; Karen
Ciaravino, BASW. September/October 2004;
21(5): 357-364.
Palliative oncology update. Communication in
palliative medicine: A pilot study of a problem
list to capture complex medical information.
Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP, FRCP (Edin);
Donna S. Zhukovsky, MD, FACP. September/
October 2004; 21(5): 365-371.
Complementary therapy
Editorial. Complementary and alternative medicine for hospice and palliative care. Leonard
D. Wright, MD, DABMA. September/October
2004; 21(5): 327-330.
Cultural issues
Palliative care at the end of life: Comparing quality in diverse settings. Judith A. Paice, PhD, RN; J.
Cameron Muir, MD, FAAHPM; Susan Shott,
PhD. January/February 2004; 21(1): 19-27.
Communication
Cultural competence in hospice. Ardith Z.
Doorenbos, PhD, RN; Stephanie Myers Schim,
PhD, RN. January/February 2004; 21(1): 28-32.
Telehospice in Michigan: Use and patient
acceptance. Pamela Whitten, PhD; Gary
Doolittle, MD; Michael Mackert, MA.
May/June 2004; 21(3): 191-195.
Understanding of the term “palliative care”: A
Canadian survey. Stephen Claxton-Oldfield, PhD;
Jane Claxton-Oldfield; Giselle Rishchynski.
March/April 2004; 21(2): 105-110.
Hospice referral decisions: The role of physicians. Brenda S. Sanders, MS; Tracy L.
Burkett, PhD; George E. Dickinson, PhD;
Robert E. Tournier, PhD. May/June 2004;
21(3): 196-202.
Practical recommendations for ethnically and
racially sensitive hospice services. Jennifer
Lyke, PhD; Merydawilda Colón, MSW, LSW.
March/April 2004; 21(2): 131-133.
Measuring preparedness to address patient
preferences at the end of life. Michael N. Kane,
PhD, MSW, MDiv; Elwood R. Hamlin II,
DSW, MSW; Wesley E. Hawkins, PhD,
LICSW. July/August 2004; 21(4): 267-274.
Hospice staff attitudes towards telehospice.
George Demiris, PhD; Debra R. Parker Oliver,
PhD; David A. Fleming, MD; Karen Edison,
MD. September/October 2004; 21(5): 343-347.
Brief report. Family caregiver satisfaction with
care at end of life: Report from the cultural
variations study (CVAS). Etienne J. Phipps,
PhD; Leonard E. Braitman, PhD. September/
October 2004; 21(5): 340-342.
Programmatic barriers to providing culturally
competent end-of-life care. Dona J. Reese,
PhD, MSW; Elizabeth Melton, BASW; Karen
Ciaravino, BASW. September/October 2004;
21(5): 357-364.
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Volume 22, Number 1, January/February 2005
Information needs of family caregivers of terminal cancer patients in Taiwan. Wei-chun Lin, MS;
Chao-jung Tsao, MD. November/December
2004; 21(6): 438-444.
Diagnostic issues
Editorial. Paraneoplastic syndromes. Robert E.
Enck, MD. March/April 2004; 21(2): 85-86.
Diagnostic tools
Sounding board. The Palliative Care Quality of
Life Instrument (PQLI): A new tool for measuring
quality of life. Steven J. Baumrucker, Md, FAAFP,
FAAHPM. March/April 2004; 21(2): 87-89.
Psychological models that help hospice workers perform mental status evaluations. Aubrey
A. Crawford, EdD, STB, CSW. July/August
2004; 21(4): 261-266.
Economic issues
Sounding board. Differential advantage and
hospice care. Steven J. Baumrucker, MD,
FAAFP, FAAHPM. January/February 2004;
21(1): 11-12.
Palliative care at the end of life: Comparing quality in diverse settings. Judith A. Paice, PhD, RN; J.
Cameron Muir, MD, FAAHPM; Susan Shott,
PhD. January/February 2004; 21(1): 19-27.
Hospital charges for a community inpatient
palliative care program. John D. Cowan, MD.
May/June 2004; 21(3): 177-190.
Joining forces, joining futures: Hospice at the
crossroads. Julie Pietroburgo, PhD, MPA.
May/June 2004; 21(3): 209-215.
Palliative oncology update. The business of
palliative medicine—Part 4: Potential impact
of an acute-care palliative medicine inpatient
unit in a tertiary care cancer center. Declan
Walsh, MSc, FACP, FRCP (Edin). May/June
2004; 21(3): 217-221.
Pharmaceutical update. Hospice pharmaceutical cost trends. David Nowels, MD, MPH; Jean
S. Kutner, Md, MSPH; Cordt Kassner, PhD;
Connie Beehler, MD, MS. July/August 2004;
21(4): 297-302.
Paraneoplastic syndromes. Robert E. Enck,
MD. March/April 2004; 21(2): 85-86.
Dying alone with the TV. Florence Gelo,
DMin. May/June 2004; 21(3): 167-168.
Medical education, hospice, and choices. Robert
E. Enck, MD. July/August 2004; 21(3): 245.
Complementary and alternative medicine for
hospice and palliative care. Leonard D. Wright,
MD, DABMA. September/October 2004;
21(5): 327-330.
Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in
ALS: A commentary. Stanley H. Appel, MD.
November/December 2004; 21(6): 405-406.
Education
Educational needs of hospice social workers:
Spiritual assessment and interventions with diverse populations. Carol Wesley, PhD, ACSW,
LCSW; Kathleen Tunney, PhD, LCSW; Ella Duncan, MSW. January/February 2004; 21(1): 40-46.
Palliative oncology update. The business of palliative medicine—Part 4: Potential impact of an
acute-care palliative medicine inpatient unit in a
tertiary care cancer center. Declan Walsh, MSc,
FACP, FRCP (Edin). May/June 2004; 21(3): 217221.
Editorial. Medical education, hospice, and
choices. Robert E. Enck, MD. July/August
2004; 21(3): 245.
Hospice vignettes. Hospice: A medical student’s perspective. M. Todd Brandt, DDS, MD;
Jennifer M .Joyce, MD. July/August 2004;
21(4): 314-316.
Hospice forum. The benefits and difficulties of
academic collaboration. Ann Rathbun, PhD.
September/October 2004; 21(5): 337-339.
Ethics
Ethics roundtable. Discontinuing life support:
Whose call? Steven J. Baumrucker, Md,
FAAFP, FAAHPM; Gregory T. Carter, MD;
Matt Stolick, PhD; Joanne E. Sheldon, RN,
MEd, CRNH, CIC; Gerald M. Morris, JD,
LLM. January/February 2004; 21(1): 61-65.
Gerald M. Morris, JD, LLM; Matt Stolick, PhD;
Patricia Hentz, APRN, CS, EdD. May/June 2004;
21(3): 233-236.
Ethics roundtable. When should the scope of
care extend beyond the patient? Gregory T.
Carter, MD; Gerald M. Morris, JD, LLM; Matt
Stolick, PhD; Patricia Hentz, APRN, CS, EdD.
July/August 2004; 21(4): 294-296.
Pain and symptom management. Medical
house officers’ attitudes toward vigorous analgesia, terminal sedation, and physician-assisted
suicide. Lauris C. Kaldjian, MD; Barry J. Wu,
MD; James N. Kirkpatrick, MD; Asha
Thomas-Geevarghese,MD; Mary VaughanSarrazin, PhD. September/October 2004;
21(5): 381-387.
Ethics roundtable. Death or damnation—refusing life-prolonging therapy on religious
grounds. Steven J. Baumrucker, MD, FAAFP,
FAAHPM; Samuel L. Oliver, BCC, MDiv;
Paul Rousseau, MD; Matt Stolick, PhD; Gerald
M. Morris, JD, LLM; Joy Ufema, RN, MS.
November/December 2004; 21(6): 469-473.
Euthanasia
Editorial. Euthanasia and physician-assisted
suicide in ALS: A commentary. Stanley H.
Appel, MD. November/December 2004; 21(6):
405-406.
Hospice forum
Social invitations, time constraints, and professional distance. Paul C. Rousseau, MD.
January/February 2004; 21(1): 17-18.
The benefits and difficulties of academic collaboration. Ann Rathbun, PhD. September/
October 2004; 21(5): 337-339.
Hospice vignettes
Annie’s song: A student’s reflection on a memorable patient’s end-of-life care. Colleen Norton,
DNSc, RN, CCRN; Annie Thacker, BSN, RN.
January/February 2004; 21(1): 67-68.
Amy: Family-centered home hospice care for
an adolescent. Krista Westendorp, RN.
March/April 2004; 21(2): 153-156.
Joy. John Graham-Pole, MD. May/June 2004;
21(3): 175-176.
Editorials
Ethics roundtable. Denying admission of a suicidal patient to a nursing home. Steven J.
Baumrucker, MD, FAAFP, FAAHPM; Matt
Stolick, PhD; Gerald M. Morris, JD. LLM;
Joanne E. Sheldon, RN, MEd, CRNH, CIC.
March/April 2004; 21(2): 149-151.
Advance care planning redux: It’s time to talk.
Gary Reisfield, MD; George R. Wilson, MD.
January/February 2004; 21(1): 7-9.
Ethics roundtable. Honoring the patient’s wishes
or passive euthanasia? Steven J. Baumrucker,
MD, FAAFP, FAAHPM; Paul Rousseau, MD;
The perfect hospice patient. Amy KaLee
Henderson, MD, MPH. September/October
2004; 21(5): 389-394.
The cost of breathing: An economic analysis of
the patient cost of home oxygen therapy. Gary
M. Reisfield, MD; George R. Wilson, MD.
September/October 2004; 21(5): 348-352.
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Volume 22, Number 1, January/February 2005
Hospice: A medical student’s perspective. M.
Todd Brandt, DDS, MD; Jennifer M. Joyce,
MD. July/August 2004; 21(4): 314-316.
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Living in the present. Paul Rousseau, MD.
November/December 2004; 21(6): 467-468.
In memoriam
The extraordinary ordinary death of Elisabeth
Kübler-Ross. David Kessler, RN. November/
December 2004; 21(6): 415-416.
Letters to the editor
Subjectively interpreting the “good death”;
Dying alone with the TV; Author reply;
Autonomy, advanced directives, and artificial
nutrition and hydration. July/August 2004;
21(4): 253-254.
Pharmaceutical cost trends: Other factors;
Place of death and caregiver satisfaction;
Reply: Place of death and caregiver satisfaction. November/December 2004; 21(6): 417418.
Management
Association of admission date with cancer
patient survival at a regional hospice: Utility of
a statistical process control analysis. Wilson C.
Mertens, MD; Nancy E. Hoople, MPH; Carol
Rodrigues, RN; Peter K. Lindenauer, MD;
Evan M .Benjamin, MD. July/August 2004;
21(4): 275-284.
Music therapy
The use of music in facilitating emotional
expression in the terminally ill. Amy ClementsCortés, BMT, MTA. July/August 2004; 21(4):
255-260.
News briefs
COPD patients rarely discuss end-of-life
plans with physicians; Bereavement summary
cites “disconnect” between research and practice; Significant racial discrepancies seen in
pain perception and treatment; NIH funds
eight new grants on cancer and aging; British
government reopens assisted dying debate;
Second VMS vote on assisted suicide cancels
out first; Long-term use of fentanyl patch safe
and effective for cancer pain; Specialized palliative care units offer better and more affordable care for dying patients. January/February
2004; 21(1): 13-15.
Palliative medicine advancing rapidly as a specialty; End-stage cancer patients are being
treated more and more aggressively; Virtual
reality shown to lessen chemo-related stress in
breast cancer patients; Cancer drugs and herbal
CAM remedies may not mix, British study
warns; JAMA: US patients report highest level
of satisfaction with at-home hospice care.
March/April 2004; 21(2): 91-93.
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“Best” hospitals may be anything but when it
comes to end-of-life care; FDA approves new
pain management device; Oxycodone extended-release tablets receive final FDA approval;
NHPCO: Earlier access to hospice for noncancer patients and families is critical; Death
with dignity law report: Oregon DHS.
May/June 2004; 21(3): 172-173.
For-profit hospices provide fewer services to
patients; Oregon assisted suicide ban blocked;
National Consensus Project for quality palliative care releases guidelines; Genetic link to
quality of life during cancer treatment; Gender
affects opioid analgesic response. July/August
2004; 21(4): 249-250.
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality
Palliative Care available online; Seizure medication a promising adjunct to opioid therapy
for cancer pain; Tendency to disregard patients’
last wishes still prevalent among doctors;
Terminal sedation at end of life a common
practice in the Netherlands; Nurses’ coping
skills improve with specialized palliative care
training; Web sites promoting unproven cancer
treatments prevalent—and potentially dangerous. September/October 2004; 21(5): 333-335.
Hospice patients are living longer but costing
the system less; Florida Supreme Court strikes
down “Terri’s Law”; High-dose morphine safe
for home hospice patients; GAO: Medicare
hospice payment methodology may need
revamping; Access the end-of-life care limited
for breast cancer patients; Dementia patients
receive “suboptimal” end-of-life care; Open
Society Institute reviews impact of $45 million
in grants to improve EOL care. November/
December 2004; 21(6): 411-413.
Pain and symptom management
Palliative oncology update. Acute pain in
advanced cancer: An opioid dosing strategy
and illustration. Mellar P. Davis, MD, FCCP.
January/February 2004; 21(1): 47-50.
Current use of guidelines, protocols, and care
pathways for symptom management in hospice. Daniel C. Johnson, MD; Cordt T. Kassner,
PhD; Jean S. Kutner, MD, MSPH. January/
February 2004; 21(1): 51-57.
Pharmaceutical update. Intravesical lidocaine for
formalin-induced suprapubic pain: Case report.
Seema Mishra, MD; Amit Kumar Singhal, MD;
T. R. Kannan, MD; Sushma Bhatnagar, MD.
January/February 2004; 21(1): 58-60.
Survey of cannabis use in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Dagmar Amtmann,
PhD; Patrick Weydt, MD; Kurt L. Johnson,
PhD; Mark P. Jensen, PhD; Gregory T. Carter,
MD. March/April 2004; 21(2): 95-104.
Institutional patterns of symptomatic medication in hospitalized patients with advanced cancer. Kevin Panico, MD; Paolo Manfredi, MD.
March/April 2004; 21(2): 134-136.
Palliative oncology update. Epidemiology of
cancer pain and factors influencing poor pain
control. Mellar P. Davis, MP, MD, FCCP;
Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP, FRCP (Edin).
March/April 2004; 21(2): 137-142.
Pharmaceutical update. The conversion challenge: From intrathecal to oral morphine.
Robert K. Sylvester, PharmD; Stephanie M.
Kindsay, PharmD; Caroline Schauer, Rn, BSN,
CHPN. March/April 2004; 21(2): 143-147.
Reduction of edema of lower extremities by
subcutaneous, controlled drainage: Eight cases.
Lawrence J. Clein, MB, BS, FRCSC, Ceter.
ABHPM; Eglee Pugachev, MD. May/June
2004; 21(3): 228-232.
Radiopharmaceuticals for palliation of painful
osseous metastases. Howard Smith, MD; Annu
Navani, MD; Scott M. Fishman, MD.
July/August 2004; 21(4): 303-313.
Medical house officers’ attitudes toward vigorous
analgesia, terminal sedation, and physician-assisted suicide. Lauris C. Kaldjian, MD; Barry J. Wu,
MD; James N. Kirkpatrick, MD; Asha ThomasGeevarghese,MD; Mary Vaughan-Sarrazin, PhD.
September/October 2004; 21(5): 381-387.
Case report: An unusual care of constipation.
Eric Bush, MD; Irwin Friedman, MD.
November/December 2004; 21(6): 455-456.
Palliative oncology update
Acute pain in advanced cancer: An opioid dosing
strategy and illustration. Mellar P. Davis, MD,
FCCP. January/February 2004; 21(1): 47-50.
Epidemiology of cancer pain and factors influencing poor pain control. Mellar P. Davis, MP,
MD, FCCP; Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP, FRCP
(Edin). March/April 2004; 21(2): 137-142.
The business of palliative medicine—Part 4:
Potential impact of an acute-care palliative
medicine inpatient unit in a tertiary care cancer
center. Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP, FRCP
(Edin). May/June 2004; 21(3): 217-221.
Communication in palliative medicine: A pilot
study of a problem list to capture complex medical information. Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP,
FRCP (Edin); Donna S. Zhukovsky, MD, FACP.
September/October 2004; 21(5): 365-371.
Hematology in palliative medicine. Mellar P.
Davis, MD, FCCP. November/December 2004;
21(6): 445-454.
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Volume 22, Number 1, January/February 2005
Pet therapy
Companion animals in palliative care: Stories
from the bedside. Annette M. Geisler, MD.
July/August 2004; 21(4): 285-288.
Pharmaceutical update
Intravesical lidocaine for formalin-induced
suprapubic pain: Case report. Seema Mishra,
MD; Amit Kumar Singhal, MD; T. R. Kannan,
MD; Sushma Bhatnagar, MD. January/
February 2004; 21(1): 58-60.
The conversion challenge: From intrathecal to
oral morphine. Robert K. Sylvester, PharmD;
Stephanie M. Kindsay, PharmD; Caroline
Schauer, Rn, BSN, CHPN. March/April 2004;
21(2): 143-147.
Gefitinib: A new agent in palliative care. Eric
Prommer, MD. May/June 2004; 21(3): 222227.
Hospice pharmaceutical cost trends. David
Nowels, MD, MPH; Jean S. Kutner, Md,
MSPH; Cordt Kassner, PhD; Connie Beehler,
MD, MS. July/August 2004; 21(4): 297-302.
Establishing the safety and efficacy of an opioid titration protocol. Nancy Wells, DNSc, RN;
Barbara Murphy, MD; Stacey Douglas, MSN,
RN; Nancy Yelton, MSN, RN. September/
October 2004; 21(5): 373-380.
Palliative oncology update. Epidemiology of
cancer pain and factors influencing poor pain
control. Mellar P. Davis, MP, MD, FCCP;
Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP, FRCP (Edin).
March/April 2004; 21(2): 137-142.
Pharmaceutical update. The conversion challenge: From intrathecal to oral morphine.
Robert K. Sylvester, PharmD; Stephanie M.
Kindsay, PharmD; Caroline Schauer, Rn,
BSN, CHPN. March/April 2004; 21(2): 143147.
Sounding board. Sudden withdrawal of corticosteroids: A commentary. Paul Rousseau,
MD. May/June 2004; 21(3): 169-171.
Pharmaceutical update. Gefitinib: A new agent
in palliative care. Eric Prommer, MD. May/
June 2004; 21(3): 222-227.
Pharmaceutical update. Hospice pharmaceutical cost trends. David Nowels, MD, MPH; Jean
S. Kutner, Md, MSPH; Cordt Kassner, PhD;
Connie Beehler, MD, MS. July/August 2004;
21(4): 297-302.
Pharmaceutical update. Establishing the safety
and efficacy of an opioid titration protocol.
Nancy Wells, DNSc, RN; Barbara Murphy,
MD; Stacey Douglas, MSN, RN; Nancy
Yelton, MSN, RN. September/October 2004;
21(5): 373-380.
Changes in endocrine therapy: Anastrozole and
advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal
women. Jean-Marc Nabholtz, MD, MSc.
November/December 2004; 21(6): 457-465.
Pharmaceutical update. Changes in endocrine
therapy: Anastrozole and advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Jean-Marc
Nabholtz, MD, MSc. November/December
2004; 21(6): 457-465.
Pharmacotherapy
Professional development
Palliative oncology update. Acute pain in
advanced cancer: An opioid dosing strategy
and illustration. Mellar P. Davis, MD, FCCP.
January/February 2004; 21(1): 47-50.
Hospice referral decisions: The role of physicians. Brenda S. Sanders, MS; Tracy L.
Burkett, PhD; George E. Dickinson, PhD;
Robert E. Tournier, PhD. May/June 2004;
21(3): 196-202.
Pharmaceutical update. Intravesical lidocaine
for formalin-induced suprapubic pain: Case
report. Seema Mishra, MD; Amit Kumar
Singhal, MD; T. R. Kannan, MD; Sushma
Bhatnagar, MD. January/February 2004; 21(1):
58-60.
Survey of cannabis use in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Dagmar Amtmann,
PhD; Patrick Weydt, MD; Kurt L. Johnson,
PhD; Mark P. Jensen, PhD; Gregory T. Carter,
MD. March/April 2004; 21(2): 95-104.
Pain and symptom management. Institutional
patterns of symptomatic medication in hospitalized patients with advanced cancer. Kevin
Panico, MD; Paolo Manfredi, MD. March/
April 2004; 21(2): 134-136.
Joining forces, joining futures: Hospice at the
crossroads. Julie Pietroburgo, PhD, MPA.
May/June 2004; 21(3): 209-215.
Palliative oncology update. The business of
palliative medicine—Part 4: Potential impact
of an acute-care palliative medicine inpatient
unit in a tertiary care cancer center. Declan
Walsh, MSc, FACP, FRCP (Edin). May/June
2004; 21(3): 217-221.
Sexuality at the end of life. Julie M. Stausmire,
MSn, APRN, BC, CCRN. January/February
2004; 21(1): 33-39.
Ethics roundtable. Discontinuing life support:
Whose call? Steven J. Baumrucker, MD,
FAAFP, FAAHPM; Gregory T. Carter, MD;
Matt Stolick, PhD; Joanne E. Sheldon, RN,
MEd, CRNH, CIC; Gerald M. Morris, JD,
LLM. January/February 2004; 21(1): 61-65.
Sounding board. The Palliative Care Quality of
Life Instrument (PQLI): A new tool for measuring
quality of life. Steven J. Baumrucker, MD, FAAFP,
FAAHPM. March/April 2004; 21(2): 87-89.
Understanding of the term “palliative care”: A
Canadian survey. Stephen Claxton-Oldfield,
PhD; Jane Claxton-Oldfield; Giselle Rishchynski. March/April 2004; 21(2): 105-110.
Which primary care resident is more likely to initiate
the discussion of designating a healthcare proxy?
Marie L. Eloi-Stiven, MD; Maria Melissa S. Tobias,
MD; Madelon Finkel, PhD; Luisa Lopez-Luciano,
MD; Vansantha Kondamudi, MD; Maritza DeLaRosa, MD. March/April 2004; 21(2): 111-115.
Dying with dignity: The good patient versus
the good death. Kathryn Proulx, RN, MS, CS;
Cynthia Jacelon, PhD, RN, CRRN-A.
March/April 2004; 21(2): 116-120.
A focus group for caregivers of hospice
patients with severe dyspnea. Linda E. Moody,
PhD, MPH, FAAN; Mary Webb, PhD, RN;
Robyn Cheung, PhD, RN; Janice Lowell,
MPH, RN. March/April 2004; 21(2): 121-130.
Practical recommendations for ethnically and
racially sensitive hospice services. Jennifer
Lyke, PhD; Merydawilda Colón, MSW, LSW.
March/April 2004; 21(2): 131-133.
Ethics roundtable. Denying admission of a suicidal patient to a nursing home. Steven J.
Baumrucker, MD, FAAFP, FAAHPM; Matt
Stolick, PhD; Gerald M. Morris, JD. LLM;
Joanne E. Sheldon, RN, MEd, CRNH, CIC.
March/April 2004; 21(2): 149-151.
Editorial. Dying alone with the TV. Florence
Gelo, DMin. May/June 2004; 21(3): 167-168.
Psychosocial issues
Ethics roundtable. Honoring the patient’s wishes or passive euthanasia? Steven J. Baumrucker, MD, FAAFP, FAAHPM; Paul
Rousseau, MD; Gerald M. Morris, JD, LLM;
Matt Stolick, PhD; Patricia Hentz, APRN, CS,
EdD. May/June 2004; 21(3): 233-236.
Hospice forum. Social invitations, time constraints, and professional distance. Paul C.
Rousseau, MD. January/February 2004; 21(1):
17-18.
Psychological models that help hospice workers perform mental status evaluations. Aubrey
A. Crawford, EdD, STB, CSW. July/August
2004; 21(4): 261-266.
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine
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Estimating goodwill: An application of Pine’s
procedures for hospices. Kenneth J. Doka,
PhD; Vanderlynn Pike, PhD.
Ethics roundtable. When should the scope of
care extend beyond the patient? Gregory T.
Carter, MD; Gerald M. Morris, JD, LLM; Matt
Stolick, PhD; Patricia Hentz, APRN, CS, EdD.
July/August 2004; 21(4): 294-296.
Sounding board. Empathy and compassion:
Where have they gone? Paul Rousseau, MD.
September/October 2004; 21(5): 331-332.
Pain and symptom management. Medical house
officers’ attitudes toward vigorous analgesia, terminal sedation, and physician-assisted suicide.
Lauris C. Kaldjian, MD; Barry J. Wu, MD; James
N. Kirkpatrick, MD; Asha Thomas-Geevarghese,
MD; Mary Vaughan-Sarrazin, PhD. September/
October 2004; 21(5): 381-387.
Editorial. Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in ALS: A commentary. Stanley H. Appel,
MD. November/December 2004; 21(6): 405-406.
Sounding board. Choices about mortality. Peter
Sarver. November/December 2004; 21(6): 407408.
Identifying barriers to psychosocial spiritual care
at the end of life: A physician group study. John T.
Chibnall, PhD; Mary Lou Bennett, PhD; Susan D.
Videen, PhD; Paul N. Duckro, PhD; Douglas K.
Miller, MD. November/ December 2004; 21(6):
419-426.
Hospice use for the patient with advanced
Alzheimer’s disease: The role of the geriatric
psychiatrist. Peter M. Aupperle, MD, MPH;
Edward R. MacPhee, BA; Janet E. Strozeski,
MD; Myra Finn, BA; John M. Heath, MD.
November/December 2004; 21(6): 427-437.
Ethics roundtable. Death or damnation—refusing life-prolonging therapy on religious
grounds. Steven J. Baumrucker, MD, FAAFP,
FAAHPM; Samuel L. Oliver, BCC, MDiv;
Paul Rousseau, MD; Matt Stolick, PhD; Gerald
M. Morris, JD, LLM; Joy Ufema, RN, MS.
November/December 2004; 21(6): 469-473.
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Sounding board
Therapeutic interventions
Differential advantage and hospice care.
Steven J. Baumrucker, MD, FAAFP, FAAHPM. January/February 2004; 21(1): 11-12.
Pain and symptom management. Current use of
guidelines, protocols, and care pathways for
symptom management in hospice. Daniel C.
Johnson, MD; Cordt T. Kassner, PhD; Jean S.
Kutner, MD, MSPH. January/February 2004;
21(1): 51-57.
The Palliative Care Quality of Life Instrument
(PQLI): A new tool for measuring quality of
life. Steven J. Baumrucker, MD, FAAFP,
FAAHPM. March/April 2004; 21(2): 87-89.
Sudden withdrawal of corticosteroids: A commentary. Paul Rousseau, MD. May/June 2004;
21(3): 169-171.
Physician orders for scope of treatment: An
idea whose time has come. Steven J. Baumrucker, MD, FAAFP, FAAHPM. July/August
2004; 21(4): 247-248.
Empathy and compassion: Where have they
gone? Paul Rousseau, MD. September/October
2004; 21(5): 331-332.
Choices about mortality. Peter Sarver. November/December 2004; 21(6): 407-408.
Spiritual care
Educational needs of hospice social workers:
Spiritual assessment and interventions with
diverse populations. Carol Wesley, PhD, ACSW,
LCSW; Kathleen Tunney, PhD, LCSW; Ella
Duncan, MSW. January/February 2004; 21(1):
40-46.
Religious maturity in the midst of death and
dying. Xolani Kacela, MDiv, MBA. May/June
2004; 21(3): 203-208.
Pastoral care, spirituality, and religion in palliative care journals. Maaike A. Hermsen, MA;
Henk A. M. J. ten Have, MD, PhD. September/
October 2004; 21(5): 353-356.
Identifying barriers to psychosocial spiritual
care at the end of life: A physician group study.
John T. Chibnall, PhD; Mary Lou Bennett,
PhD; Susan D. Videen, PhD; Paul N. Duckro,
PhD; Douglas K. Miller, MD. November/
December 2004; 21(6): 419-426.
Pain and symptom management. Reduction of
edema of lower extremities by subcutaneous, controlled drainage: Eight cases. Lawrence J. Clein,
MB, BS, FRCSC, Ceter. ABHPM; Eglee
Pugachev, MD. May/June 2004; 21(3): 228-232.
The use of music in facilitating emotional expression in the terminally ill. Amy Clements-Cortés,
BMT, MTA. July/August 2004; 21(4): 255-260.
Companion animals in palliative care: Stories
from the bedside. Annette M. Geisler, MD.
July/August 2004; 21(4): 285-288.
Pain and symptom management. Radiopharmaceuticals for palliation of painful
osseous metastases. Howard Smith, MD; Annu
Navani, MD; Scott M. Fishman, MD.
July/August 2004; 21(4): 303-313.
Pharmaceutical update. Establishing the safety
and efficacy of an opioid titration protocol. Nancy
Wells, DNSc, RN; Barbara Murphy, MD; Stacey
Douglas, MSN, RN; Nancy Yelton, MSN, RN.
September/October 2004; 21(5): 373-380.
Pharmaceutical update. Changes in endocrine
therapy: Anastrozole and advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Jean-Marc
Nabholtz, MD, MSc. November/December
2004; 21(6): 457-465.
Video reviews
Caring at the End of Life. By Ben Achtenberg
with Christine Mitchell, RN, FAAN. Reviewed
by Louise M. Manetta, RN, MSN, NP-C, CS.
March/April 2004; 21(2): 157-158.
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross: Facing death. Produced
by Stefan Haupt. Reviewed by Dana G. Cable,
PhD. July/August 2004; 21(4): 317-318.
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Volume 22, Number 1, January/February 2005