 Connie Cole
| Title | Assistant Professor |
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| Institution | University of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus |
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| Department | SOM-MED |
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ORCID
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 Biography | Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, IN | PhD | 05/2022 | Nursing; Geriatrics | | Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN | DNP | 05/2014 | Nursing; Gerontology | | Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN | MS | 05/2011 | Adult Nurse Practitioner |
| 2019 | DAISY Faculty Award, DAISY Foundation |
Overview Dr. Connie Cole is an Assistant Professor in the University of Colorado School of Medicine in the Division of Geriatric Medicine. Dr. Cole’s program of research is aimed at reducing symptom burden and improving quality of life for nursing home residents, particularly persons living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia. In her previous work she identified that despite evidence-based pain treatment guidelines, nursing home residents continue to experience pain and distressing symptoms amenable to treatment. To address this conundrum, she is focusing on the integration of palliative care in nursing homes through improved methods for identifying nursing home residents with unmet palliative care needs.
Dr. Cole has extensive clinical experience with nursing home residents as a nursing assistant, director of nursing, minimum data set (MDS) coordinator, and nurse practitioner. In these roles, she has seen the challenges associated with end-of-life care, pain and symptom management, and complex care requirements of nursing home residents.
Research (Connie S. Cole)Sep 14, 2024 - Sep 14, 2025 Gerontological Advance Practice Nurses Association Foundation
Identifying Palliative Care Needs Among Nursing Home Residents with and without Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
Role Description: The objective of this research is to develop a palliative care screening tool for use by nursing home staff to identify and prioritize unmet palliative care needs for residents with and without dementia. |
| (Connie S. Cole)Sep 17, 2022 - Sep 17, 2023 Gerontological Advance Practice Nurses Association Foundation
Understanding provider perspectives about the use of palliative care referral criteria or tools with nursing facility residents
Role Description: The goal of this research is to understand the nursing home nurse practitioner experience identifying residents appropriate for palliative care and use of palliative care screening tools. Findings are expected to lay a foundation for improved referral and treatment of unmet palliative care needs in nursing home residents. |
Bibliographic
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Cole CS, Jackson A, Bennett CR, Fink RM, Unroe KT, Levy CR, Carpenter JG. Nursing Home Palliative Care Referral Process, Barriers, and Proposed Solutions: A Qualitative Study. J Appl Gerontol. 2025 Apr; 44(4):582-590. PMID: 39431974.
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Ogilvie AC, Cole CS, Kluger BM, Lum HD. Exploring Place of Death among Individuals with Huntington's Disease in the United States. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2025 Jan; 26(1):105304. PMID: 39401748.
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Cole CS, Bennett CR, Carpenter JG, Fink RM, Jackson A, Unroe KT, Levy CR. Palliative care in nursing homes: A qualitative study on referral criteria and implications for research and practice. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Aug; 72(8):2590-2594. PMID: 38721913.
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Cole CS, Lum HD, Hickman SE. Factors influencing clinician decision-making about POLST use with nursing facility residents: A qualitative study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Apr; 72(4):1199-1206. PMID: 38126923.
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Cole CS, Dafoe A, Tietbohl CK, Jordan SR, Huebschmann AG, Lum HD, Jones CD. Care challenges of home health patients living with dementia: a pathway forward with palliative care. BMC Palliat Care. 2023 Aug 29; 22(1):122. PMID: 37641096.
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Cole CS, Roydhouse J, Fink RM, Ozkaynak M, Carpenter JG, Plys E, Wan S, Levy CR. Identifying Nursing Home Residents with Unmet Palliative Care Needs: A Systematic Review of Screening Tool Measurement Properties. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2023 05; 24(5):619-628.e3. PMID: 37030323.
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Cole CS, Blackburn J, Carpenter JS, Chen CX, Hickman SE. Pain and Associated Factors in Nursing Home Residents. Pain Manag Nurs. 2023 08; 24(4):384-392. PMID: 37003932.
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Cole CS, Carpenter JS, Blackburn J, Chen CX, Jones BL, Hickman SE. Pain trajectories of nursing home residents. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 04; 71(4):1188-1197. PMID: 36508731.
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Cole CS, Carpenter JS, Chen CX, Blackburn J, Hickman SE. Prevalence and Factors Associated with Pain in Nursing Home Residents: A Systematic Review of the Literature. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2022 12; 23(12):1916-1925.e1. PMID: 36162443.
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Hickman SE, Cole CS, Unroe KT. Leveraging Value-Based Purchasing to Improve Advance Care Planning. J Gerontol Nurs. 2022 Feb; 48(2):31-35. PMID: 35103523.
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Cole CS, Zimmerman R. Anticoagulant options in atrial fibrillation: When new treatments become standard practice. Nurse Pract. 2017 Dec 15; 42(12):29-35. PMID: 29176437.
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Bane TJ, Cole C. Prevention of Alzheimer disease: The roles of nutrition and primary care. Nurse Pract. 2015 May 15; 40(5):30-5; quiz 35-6. PMID: 25839697.
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| 2015 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | | 2022 | 3 | | 2023 | 4 | | 2024 | 3 |
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