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Susan E. Hickman

Medicine · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesFrailty in Older AdultsEthics in medical practiceFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units

Publications

171

Citations

5,002

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

41

Publishing since 1985

Research summary
AI-generated

Susan E. Hickman studies how patients, families, and clinicians plan for serious illness and end-of-life care, with a particular focus on older adults in nursing homes and long-term care settings. Much of her work examines advance care planning and POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment), which are tools used to document and honor patients' treatment preferences. She also addresses ethical questions and quality standards in delivering this kind of care.

Advance care planning and POLSTPalliative and end-of-life careNursing home and long-term care researchCare of older adults and geriatricsMedical ethics and care quality

Publication activity has been steady over the past decade, generally producing around 7 to 13 works per year with a peak in 2020.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 8.0/year recently
2017: 9 publications172018: 10 publications182019: 10 publications192020: 17 publications17202021: 7 publications212022: 13 publications222023: 11 publications232024: 9 publications242025: 7 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management×15
  • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society×13
  • Innovation in Aging×10
  • Journal of Palliative Medicine×9
  • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association×6

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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