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Elizabeth C. Clipp

Researcher at Duke University

Publications -  74
Citations -  9589

Elizabeth C. Clipp is an academic researcher from Duke University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cancer & Quality of life (healthcare). The author has an hindex of 44, co-authored 74 publications receiving 9071 citations. Previous affiliations of Elizabeth C. Clipp include University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill & University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

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Factors Considered Important at the End of Life by Patients, Family, Physicians, and Other Care Providers

TL;DR: Although pain and symptom management, communication with one's physician, preparation for death, and the opportunity to achieve a sense of completion are important to most, other factors important to quality at the end of life differ by role and by individual.
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In search of a good death: observations of patients, families, and providers.

TL;DR: This study describes the attributes of a good death, as understood by various participants in end-of-life care, and compared the perspectives of different groups of persons who had experienced death in their personal or professional lives.
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Preparing for the End of Life: Preferences of Patients, Families, Physicians, and Other Care Providers

TL;DR: Patients, families, and health care providers' preferences regarding preparation for the end of life were examined in qualitative focus group discussions and subsequently tested for generalizability in a quantitative national survey.
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A summated score for the medication appropriateness index: development and assessment of clinimetric properties including content validity

TL;DR: The development and validation of a weighting scheme used to produce a single summated MAI score per medication appears to be a relatively reliable, valid measure of prescribing appropriateness and may be useful for research studies, quality improvement programs, and patient care.
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Caregivers' Reasons for Nursing Home Placement: Clues for Improving Discussions With Families Prior to the Transition

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that caregiving task demand and a single-item measure of caregiver life satisfaction significantly predict placement and that institutionalization of dementia patients results from caregiver and patient factors evident in the year before placement.