Publications

• Older Adults Without Family Caregivers Need Better Access to Medicaid Support Services.
  J Am Geriatr Soc
  05/22/2025 Authors: Dickman H; Lowers J
• The needs, preferences, and experiences of LGBT+people living with dementia: a systematic review with thematic synthesis.
  BMC Geriatr Volume: 25 Page(s): 326
  05/13/2025 Authors: Chidiac C; Walshe C; Lowers J; Preston N
• Evidence-Based Medicine in Otolaryngology Part 17: A Qualitative Research Primer.
  Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Volume: 172 Page(s): 1099 - 1108
  03/01/2025 Authors: Raol N; Pattisapu P; Ikeda AK; Lowers J; Joe S; Shin JJ
• Examining Help-Seeking Behavior in People Living Alone With Cognitive Impairment.
  J Appl Gerontol Page(s): 7334648241309478
  01/09/2025 Authors: Smith CP; Perkins MM; Hepburn KW; Kavalieratos D; Lowers J
• "How do You Take that Much Time for One Person's Life?" Experiences of Dementia Caregivers Who are Not Immediate Family.
  J Appl Gerontol Volume: 44 Page(s): 166 - 175
  01/01/2025 Authors: Lowers J; Brus K; Smith C; Kavalieratos D; Hepburn K; Perkins MM
• Symptoms and quality of life in adults with cystic fibrosis: A cross-sectional analysis of the InSPIRe:CF trial.
  J Cyst Fibros Volume: 23 Page(s): 831 - 835
  09/01/2024 Authors: Smirnova N; Lowers J; Cammarata-Mouchtouris A; Dellon EP; Fitzpatrick A; Kavalieratos D
• Proactive Care-Seeking Strategies Among Adults Aging Solo With Early Dementia: A Qualitative Study.
  J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci Volume: 79
  05/01/2024 Authors: Lowers J; Datcher I; Kavalieratos D; Hepburn K; Perkins MM
• When People Facing Dementia Choose to Hasten Death: The Landscape of Current Ethical, Legal, Medical, and Social Considerations in the United States.
  Hastings Cent Rep Volume: 54 Suppl 1 Page(s): S11 - S21
  01/01/2024 Authors: Largent EA; Lowers J; Pope TM; Quill TE; Wynia MK
• Pulmonary Function and Quality of Life in Adults with Cystic Fibrosis.
  Lung Volume: 201 Page(s): 635 - 639
  12/01/2023 Authors: Smirnova N; Lowers J; Magee MJ; Auld SC; Hunt WR; Fitzpatrick A; Lama V; Kavalieratos D
• Clinician perspectives on barriers and solutions to symptom management in cystic fibrosis.
  J Cyst Fibros Volume: 22 Page(s): 1100 - 1103
  11/01/2023 Authors: Smirnova N; Trandel ET; Dubin E; Lowers J; Dellon EP; Hempstead S; Faro A; Tallarico E; Kavalieratos D
• Decision support training for advanced cancer family caregivers: Study protocol for the CASCADE factorial trial.
  Contemp Clin Trials Volume: 131 Page(s): 107259
  08/01/2023 Authors: Gazaway S; Wells RD; Azuero A; Pisu M; Guastaferro K; Rini C; Taylor R; Reed RD; Harrell ER; Bechthold AC
• Embedded Specialist Palliative Care in Cystic Fibrosis: Results of a Randomized Feasibility Clinical Trial.
  J Palliat Med Volume: 26 Page(s): 489 - 496
  04/01/2023 Authors: Kavalieratos D; Lowers J; Moreines LT; Hoydich ZP; Arnold RM; Yabes JG; Richless C; Ikejiani DZ; Teuteberg W; Pilewski JM
• Prevalence of unmet pain and symptom management needs in adults with cystic fibrosis.
  J Cyst Fibros Volume: 22 Page(s): 352 - 355
  03/01/2023 Authors: Dubin E; Lowers J; Dellon EP; Hempstead S; Faro A; Tallarico E; Fitzpatrick A; Hunt WR; Kavalieratos D
• Solo but Not Alone: An Examination of Social and Help Networks among Community-Dwelling Older Adults without Close Family.
  J Appl Gerontol Volume: 42 Page(s): 419 - 426
  03/01/2023 Authors: Lowers J; Zhao D; Bollens-Lund E; Kavalieratos D; Ornstein KA
• Barriers of Acceptance to Hospice Care: a Randomized Vignette-Based Experiment.
  J Gen Intern Med Volume: 38 Page(s): 277 - 284
  02/01/2023 Authors: Trandel ET; Lowers J; Bannon ME; Moreines LT; Dellon EP; White P; Cross SH; Quest TE; Lagnese K; Krishnamurti T
• INFORMAL CARE NETWORKS AMONG ADULTS AGING SOLO
  Volume: 6 Page(s): 358 - 358
  11/01/2022 Authors: Lowers J; Zhao D; Bollens-Lund E; Kavalieratos D; Ornstein K
• Integrating specialist palliative care to improve care and reduce suffering: cystic fibrosis (InSPIRe:CF) - study protocol for a multicentre randomised clinical trial.
  BMJ Open Respir Res Volume: 9
  09/01/2022 Authors: Lowers J; Dellon EP; Stephenson A; Arnold R; Althouse A; Jeong K; Dubin E; Soodalter J; Hovater C; Bakitas M
• PENPal-HF: A Randomized Pilot Trial of a Nurse-Led Primary Palliative Intervention in Outpatient Cardiology
  Volume: 63 Page(s): 1101 - 1101
  06/01/2022 Authors: Kavalieratos D; Harinstein M; Rose B; Hoydich Z; Lowers J; Rollman B; Bakitas M; Bekelman D; Allen L; Arnold R
• Adults with CF, Caregivers, and Clinicians Differ Regarding Perceptions of Pain and Symptom Prevalence and Distress: Results of a National Survey
  Volume: 63 Page(s): 1092 - 1092
  06/01/2022 Authors: Dubin E; Dellon E; Lowers J; Hempstead S; Faro A; Tallarico E; Kavalieratos D
• Primary palliative care for heart failure provided within ambulatory cardiology: A randomized pilot trial.
  Heart Lung Volume: 56 Page(s): 125 - 132
  01/01/2022 Authors: Kavalieratos D; Harinstein ME; Rose B; Lowers J; Hoydich ZP; Bekelman DB; Allen LA; Rollman BL; Ernecoff NC; Moreines LT
• Lessons Learned from Developing Plain Language Summaries of Research Studies.
  Health Lit Res Pract Volume: 5 Page(s): e155 - e161
  04/01/2021 Authors: Maurer M; Siegel JE; Firminger KB; Lowers J; Dutta T; Chang JS
• Experience of Caregivers Supporting a Patient through Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking.
  J Palliat Med Volume: 24 Page(s): 376 - 381
  03/01/2021 Authors: Lowers J; Hughes S; Preston N
• Overview of voluntarily stopping eating and drinking to hasten death.
  Ann Palliat Med Volume: 10 Page(s): 3611 - 3616
  03/01/2021 Authors: Lowers J; Hughes S; Preston NJ
• Comparison of the experience of caregiving at end of life or in hastened death: a narrative synthesis review.
  BMC Palliat Care Volume: 19 Page(s): 154
  10/08/2020 Authors: Lowers J; Scardaville M; Hughes S; Preston NJ