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A Commentary
Joanne Lynn. The Gerontologist, 2002-10-01
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Planned transitions among settings need to be carried out with grace, redundancy of information and accountability, and patient/family involvement. Very good care would include institutional long-term care, and that type of care would be seen as desirable and supportive. However, my beliefs are mostly shaped by my own clinical experience and anecdotes. Leaders, planners, and involved citizens really need to have the data that evaluate patients' (and families') experiences with various alternatives. Perhaps then we can forge a consensus about what defines good end-of-life care and make reform happen.
Key findings
- Planned transitions among settings need to be carried out with grace, redundancy of information and accountability, and patient/family involvement.
- Very good care would include institutional long-term care, and that type of care would be seen as desirable and supportive.
- However, my beliefs are mostly shaped by my own clinical experience and anecdotes.
- Leaders, planners, and involved citizens really need to have the data that evaluate patients' (and families') experiences with various alternatives.
- Perhaps then we can forge a consensus about what defines good end-of-life care and make reform happen.
Why it matters
This commentary argues that planned transitions among care settings need grace, redundancy of information, accountability, and patient and family involvement. It states that its beliefs are mostly shaped by clinical experience and anecdotes, and calls for data on patients' and families' experiences.
Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 31/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on institution's track record, so that was left out: it earned 30 of the 97 points we could judge it on, which is 31 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (The Gerontologist) |
| Journal's citation record | 2 / 4 | The Gerontologist: journal h-index 238 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 2002 — older than 20 years, still counted |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 2 / 7 | Cited 12 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 0 / 5 | 0.5 citations a year over 26 year(s) since 2002 |
| Impact for its field and year | 2 / 6 | Cited 1.0× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 0 / 4 | Cited 0 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 3 / 4 | Last-listed author Joanne Lynn: h-index 75 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 0 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 0 institution(s) in 0 countries — scores zero (affiliation lists can be incomplete) |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 12415135) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Points | 30 / 97 | Scored on 19 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 30 of the 97 points we could judge it on is 31 out of 100. |
| Total | 31 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Lynn, J. (2002). A Commentary. The Gerontologist. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/42.suppl_3.68
Vancouver
Lynn J. A Commentary. The Gerontologist. 2002. doi:10.1093/geront/42.suppl_3.68. PMID: 12415135.
BibTeX
@article{lynn2002-12415135,
author = {Lynn, Joanne},
title = {{A Commentary}},
journal = {The Gerontologist},
year = {2002},
doi = {10.1093/geront/42.suppl_3.68},
pmid = {12415135},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/42.suppl_3.68}
}