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  1. Navigating (Long-Term) Care in Crisis: A Critical Ethnography of Care Partners in a Pandemic

    Article • Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, September 2025, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  2. End-of-Life Acute Care Use and Pain-Related Outcomes in Chinese-speaking Residents in Canadian Long-Term Care Homes

    Article • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, June 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  3. Clinical prediction tools for patient-reported outcomes in gastrointestinal cancer: a scoping review protocol

    Article • BMJ Open, March 2025, BMJ

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  4. From Compliance to Care: Qualitative Findings from a Survey of Essential Caregivers in Ontario Long-Term Care Homes

    Article • Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, April 2024, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  5. Financial Aspects of Outpatient Palliative Care

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  6. Financial Aspects of Outpatient Palliative Care

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  7. Perceptions of Palliative and End-Of-Life Care Capacity Among Frontline Staff and Administrators in Long-Term Care Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario, Canada: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation

    Article • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, October 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  8. At the Epicentre of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada: Experiences and Recommendations of Family Care Partners of an Older Person Living in a Long-Term Care Home

    Article • Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, September 2023, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  9. More Research is Needed to Understand the Impact of Language Discordance in Long-Term Care in Canada

    Article • Healthy Populations Journal, May 2023, Dalhousie Libraries

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  10. Digital Immunization Tracking in Long-Term Care and Assisted Living Facilities

    Article • Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, February 2023, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  11. What is the level of information technology maturity in Ontario’s long-term care homes? A cross-sectional survey study protocol

    Article • BMJ Open, February 2023, BMJ

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  12. Decline in Other Instrumental Activities of Daily Living as Indicators of Driving Risk in Older Adults at an Academic Memory Clinic

    Article • Geriatrics, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  13. Implementing and improving designated care partner programs in three Ontario long-term care homes

    Article • FACETS, January 2023, Canadian Science Publishing

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  14. The cost-effectiveness of a nursing home-based transitional care unit for increasing the potential for independent living in the community among hospitalized older adults

    Article • Journal of Medical Economics, December 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  15. Describing settings of care in the last 100 days of life for cancer decedents: a population‐based descriptive study

    Article • Cancer Medicine, October 2022, Wiley

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  16. Inpatient Palliative Care Is Associated with the Receipt of Palliative Care in the Community after Hospital Discharge: A Retrospective Cohort Study

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, June 2022, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  17. Access to Long-Term Care for Minority Populations: A Systematic Review

    Article • Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, March 2022, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  18. Program Evaluation of SeeMe™: Understanding Frailty Together

    Article • Canadian Geriatrics Journal, March 2022, Canadian Geriatrics Society

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  19. An Evaluation of the Communication at End-of-Life Education Program for Personal Support Workers in Long-Term Care

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, January 2022, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  20. Quality and Safety in Long-Term Care in Ontario: The Impact of Language Discordance

    Article • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, October 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  21. “Going Home [Is] Just a Feel-Good Idea With No Structure”: A Qualitative Exploration of Patient and Family Caregiver Needs When Transitioning From Hospital to Home in Palliative Care

    Article • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, September 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  22. Transitioning From Hospital to Palliative Care at Home: Patient and Caregiver Perceptions of Continuity of Care

    Article • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, August 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  23. All-Cause and Cancer-Specific Death of Older Adults Following Surgery for Cancer

    Article • JAMA Surgery, July 2021, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  24. Predicting death in home care users: derivation and validation of the Risk Evaluation for Support: Predictions for Elder-Life in the Community Tool (RESPECT)

    Article • Canadian Medical Association Journal, July 2021, Canadian Medical Association (CMA)

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  25. Delivery of Palliative Care in Acute Care Hospitals: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study Describing the Level of Involvement and Timing of Inpatient Palliative Care in the Last Year of Life

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, July 2021, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  26. Development and validation of a predictive algorithm for risk of dementia in the community setting

    Article • Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, June 2021, BMJ

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  27. Impact of physician-based palliative care delivery models on health care utilization outcomes: A population-based retrospective cohort study

    Article • Palliative Medicine, April 2021, SAGE Publications

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  28. The association between varying levels of palliative care involvement on costs during terminal hospitalizations in Canada from 2012 to 2015

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  29. Association of frailty with long-term homecare utilization in older adults following cancer surgery: Retrospective population-based cohort study

    Article • European Journal of Surgical Oncology, April 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  30. Diagnostic Testing in Long-Term Care and Resident Emergency Department Visits: A Retrospective Cohort Study

    Article • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, April 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  31. Association between high cost user status and end-of-life care in hospitalized patients: A national cohort study of patients who die in hospital

    Article • Palliative Medicine, March 2021, SAGE Publications

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  32. A Case-Control Study of the Sub-Acute Care for Frail Elderly (SAFE) Unit on Hospital Readmission, Emergency Department Visits and Continuity of Post-Discharge Care

    Article • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, March 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  33. Describing Differences Among Recent Immigrants and Long-Standing Residents Waiting for Long-Term Care: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study

    Article • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, March 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  34. Do Patients Retain their Family Physicians after Long-Term Care Entry? A Retrospective Cohort Study

    Article • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, December 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  35. Patient-Centered Time-at-Home Outcomes in Older Adults After Surgical Cancer Treatment

    Article • JAMA Surgery, November 2020, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  36. Describing the characteristics and healthcare use of high-cost acute care users at the end of life: a pan-Canadian population-based study

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  37. Modifiable factors associated with weight regain after bariatric surgery: a scoping review

    Article • F1000Research, September 2020, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  38. Immediate and Long-Term Health Care Support Needs of Older Adults Undergoing Cancer Surgery: A Population-Based Analysis of Postoperative Homecare Utilization

    Article • Annals of Surgical Oncology, August 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  39. Frailty Is Associated With Decreased Time Spent at Home After Critical Illness: A Population-Based Study

    Article • Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, July 2020, SAGE Publications

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  40. Cost-effectiveness of Investment in End-of-Life Home Care to Enable Death in Community Settings

    Article • Medical Care, June 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  41. Health Outcomes of Immigrants in Nursing Homes: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study in Ontario, Canada

    Article • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, June 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  42. Five-year risk of admission to long-term care home and death for older adults given a new diagnosis of dementia: a population-based retrospective cohort study

    Article • Canadian Medical Association Journal, April 2020, Canadian Medical Association (CMA)

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  43. Association Between Palliative Care and Death at Home in Adults With Heart Failure

    Article • Journal of the American Heart Association, March 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  44. Increasing Complexity of New Nursing Home Residents in Ontario, Canada: A Serial Cross‐Sectional Study

    Article • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, March 2020, Wiley

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  45. How Often, Where, and by Which Specialty Do Long-Term Care Home Residents Receive Specialist Physician Care? A Retrospective Cohort Study

    Article • Journal of Applied Gerontology, February 2020, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Peter Tanuseputro, Dr Amy T. Hsu

  46. Acute Care Utilization and Place of Death among Patients Discharged from an Inpatient Palliative Care Unit

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, January 2020, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  47. Economic evaluations of palliative care models: A systematic review

    Article • Palliative Medicine, December 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  48. Assessing attitudes towards medical assisted dying in Canadian family medicine residents: a cross-sectional study

    Article • BMC Medical Ethics, December 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  49. End‐of‐life care following leg amputation in patients with peripheral artery disease or diabetes

    Article • BJS, October 2019, Wiley

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  50. Does inpatient palliative care consultation impact outcomes following hospital discharge? A narrative systematic review

    Article • Palliative Medicine, October 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  51. Physician Availability in Long-term Care and Resident Hospital Transfer: A Retrospective Cohort Study

    Article • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, August 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  52. Rates of emergency department visits attributable to alcohol use in Ontario from 2003 to 2016: a retrospective population-level study

    Article • Canadian Medical Association Journal, July 2019, Canadian Medical Association (CMA)

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  53. End-of-life care in individuals with respiratory diseases: a population study comparing the dying experience between those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, July 2019, Dove Medical Press

    Dr. Tetyana Kendzerska, Dr Amy T. Hsu, Sunita Mulpuru, Dr. Peter Tanuseputro

  54. The Health Impact of Living in a Nursing Home With a Predominantly Different Spoken Language

    Article • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, July 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  55. Modifiable factors associated with weight regain after bariatric surgery: a scoping review

    Article • F1000Research, May 2019, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Dr Amy T. Hsu, Dr. Peter Tanuseputro

  56. Do-Not-Resuscitate and Do-Not-Hospitalize Orders in Nursing Homes: Who Gets Them and Do They Make a Difference?

    Article • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, April 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  57. Does End-of-Life Care Differ for Anglophones and Francophones? A Retrospective Cohort Study of Decedents in Ontario, Canada

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, March 2019, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  58. How are physicians delivering palliative care? A population-based retrospective cohort study describing the mix of generalist and specialist palliative care models in the last year of life

    Article • Palliative Medicine, June 2018, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Peter Tanuseputro, Dr Amy T. Hsu

  59. Associations between physician home visits for the dying and place of death: A population-based retrospective cohort study

    Article • PLOS One, February 2018, PLOS

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  60. Using the “Surprise Question” in Nursing Homes

    Article • Journal of Palliative Care, December 2017, SAGE Publications

    Dr Amy T. Hsu, Jill Rice

  61. Is current preoperative frailty assessment adequate?

    Article • Canadian Journal of Surgery, December 2017, Canadian Medical Association (CMA)

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  62. Dementia Population Risk Tool (DemPoRT): study protocol for a predictive algorithm assessing dementia risk in the community

    Article • BMJ Open, October 2017, BMJ

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  63. The Delivery of Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Ontario

    Article • Healthcare Quarterly, July 2017, Longwoods Publishing

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  64. Surgical frailty assessment: a missed opportunity

    Article • BMC Anesthesiology, July 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  65. Level of Need, Divertibility, and Outcomes of Newly Admitted Nursing Home Residents

    Article • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, April 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  66. Algorithm for predicting death among older adults in the home care setting: study protocol for the Risk Evaluation for Support: Predictions for Elder-life in the Community Tool (RESPECT)

    Article • BMJ Open, December 2016, BMJ

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  67. P001 Health Care Transitions Among People with Dementia in the Last Year of Life

    Article • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, December 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Amy T. Hsu

  68. Staffing in Ontario’s Long-Term Care Homes: Differences by Profit Status and Chain Ownership

    Article • Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, May 2016, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Amy T. Hsu