Scholars@Duke
Joseph Neiman

Joseph Neiman

Affiliate
Medicine

Selected Publications

A Thematic Analysis of Family Perspectives on Traumatic Stress and Critical Illness of a Loved One

Journal Article Chest Critical Care · March 1, 2026 Background: Trauma-informed care is a promising framework for understanding and ultimately mitigating traumatic stress associated with critical care. Specific components of trauma-informed adult critical care have not been defined. Research Question: How d ... Full text Cite

Overhauling US Long-Term Services and Supports: Looking Toward Japan.

Journal Article Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · June 2025 In the context of a rapidly growing aging population, the United States must address challenges with long term services and supports as that is what the acronym refers to. These challenges include affordability and access to home- and-community-based servi ... Full text Cite

Family-involved interventions may offer unique benefits for Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) experiencing high family strain.

Journal Article Psychol Trauma · February 10, 2025 OBJECTIVE: Family strain, which reflects the overall function of the family system, could play an important role in routine posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) care. We examined how high/low family strain influences perceptions of a family-involved interv ... Full text Link to item Cite

HOW ARE FAMILIES INVOLVED IN THE CARE OF HOSPITALIZED OLDER ADULTS? A QUALITATIVE EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS

Conference Innovation in Aging · December 31, 2024 AbstractIn the outpatient setting, roughly 36 million family members in the US assist with caregiving tasks for older adults including managing medications, coordinating care, communicating with clinicians, ... Full text Cite

Patient and Family Partnerships in the ICU: History, Benefits, and Strategies for the Future

Journal Article ICU Management & Practice · April 19, 2024 The seamless integration of patient- and family-centred care in the critical care setting remains elusive. This review discusses the history and benefits of patient- and family-centred care, plus strategies for partnering with patients and families in the ... Open Access Cite

Comparing Self-Management Programs with and without Peer Support among Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Clinical Trial.

Journal Article Annals of the American Thoracic Society · October 2022 Rationale: Self-management support (SMS) is an essential component of care for patients who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but there is little evidence on how to provide SMS most effectively to these patients. Peer support (i.e., ... Full text Open Access Cite

Methodology and baseline characteristics of a randomized controlled trial testing a health care professional and peer-support program for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: The BREATHE2 study.

Journal Article Contemporary clinical trials · July 2020 BackgroundSelf-management support (SMS) for patients with COPD can improve health-related quality of life (HRQOL). However, it remains unclear what SMS strategies are most effective. Using peer support to advance self-management is promising, as p ... Full text Open Access Cite

Stakeholder Perspectives on the Use of Community Health Workers To Improve Palliative Care Use by African Americans with Cancer.

Journal Article Journal of palliative medicine · March 2019 BackgroundAfrican Americans in the United States have worse end-of-life care and cancer outcomes than whites. Palliative care may improve this disparity. Community Health Workers may provide a means to improve palliative care disparities.Metho ... Full text Open Access Cite

Participation of the elderly, women, and minorities in pivotal trials supporting 2011-2013 U.S. Food and Drug Administration approvals.

Journal Article Trials · April 2016 BackgroundPivotal trials, the clinical studies that inform U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval decisions, provide the foundational evidence supporting the safety and efficacy of novel therapeutics. We determined the representation of ... Full text Open Access Cite

What do mechanically ventilated patients want? A sense of normalcy and partnership.

Conference 1) Background: Research was carried out at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU and their family members are the target population. 2) Problem: Mechanical ventilation (MV), although life saving, is associated with sig ... Open Access Cite

Improving Patient and Family Communication in the Care of Patients Undergoing Mechanical Ventilation

Conference Introduction: Approximately 800,000 hospitalized patients are mechanically ventilated each year in the United States, and as the population ages, the incidence of mechanical ventilation (MV) is increasing at a high rate. Patients often describe their exper ... Open Access Cite