Lisa Kitko, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN

Professional Experience

Dean,

University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, NY. 9/2022 - Current

Vice President,

University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, US. 9/2022 - Current

Professor of Nursing,

University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, NY, US. 9/2022 - Current

Director of the PhD Program,

The Pennsylvania State University College of Nursing, State College, PA, US. 1/2020 - 8/2022

Associate Dean of Graduate Education,

The Pennsylvania State University College of Nursing, State College, PA. 1/2020 - 8/2022

Associate Professor with tenure,

The Pennsylvania State University College of Nursing, State College, PA. 7/2017 - 8/2022

Schreyer Honors College Undergraduate Adviser,

The Pennsylvania State University College of Nursing, State College, PA. 6/2016 - 8/2022

Interim Director of the PhD Program,

The Pennsylvania State University College of Nursing, State College, PA. 6/2019 - 1/2020

Assistant Professor,

The Pennsylvania State University College of Nursing, State College, PA. 7/2011 - 7/2017

Interim Coordinator of Online MSN Programs,

The Pennsylvania State University College of Nursing, State College, PA. 7/2014 - 7/2015

Coordinator of the Clinical Nurse Specialist Option,

The Pennsylvania State University College of Nursing, State College, PA. 9/2010 - 1/2014

University Park Campus Coordinator,

The Pennsylvania State University College of Nursing, State College, PA. 9/2008 - 7/2011

Instructor,

The Pennsylvania State University College of Nursing, State College, PA. 5/2002 - 6/2011

Administrative Director, Neurovascular Services,

Altoona Hospital, Altoona, PA. 5/2000 - 9/2002

Stroke Coordinator,

Altoona Hospital, Altoona, PA. 12/1998 - 5/2000

Charge Nurse Medical Intensive Care Unit,

Altoona Hospital, Altoona, PA. 9/1992 - 12/1998

Staff Nurse Medical Intensive Care,

Altoona Hospital, Altoona, PA. 5/1992 - 9/1992

Staff Nurse Adult Critical Care Complex,

Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA. 6/1990 - 5/1992

Awards

Nurse Investigator Awards Abstract Finalist

European Society of Cardiology, 2019

Fellow

American Academy of Nursing, 2017

Faculty Scholar

The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, 2017

Honorable mention for outstanding poster abstract in the investigator category

National Institute of Nursing Research 30th Anniversary Scientific Symposium, 2015

Poster of Distinction

Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science Special Topics Conference, 2015

Fellow

American Heart Association, 2015

Second runner up in the awards session

European Society of Cardiology Nursing Investigator Award Session, 2015

Research abstract nursing investigator finalist

Heart Failure Society of America Nursing Research Award Finalist, 2014

Research Travel Stipend

American Heart Association's Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing, 2013

Nursing Education Nominee

Nightingale Awards of Pennsylvania, 2010

Janet A. Williamson excellence in teaching award

The Pennsylvania State University, College of Nursing, 2009

Grantmakers in Aging

GIA fellows program, 2008

Honor Society for Nursing

Sigma Theta Tau International, 2000

Presentations

Unexpected loss in advanced heart failure

Hupcey, J.E., Gilchrist, J.

European Association of Cardiology 6th World Congress on Heart Failure, 2019

Athens, Greece

Rehabilitation: Let us pump…you up…

HFSA 2019 Scientific Meeting, Heart Failure Society of America, 2019

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Palliative care and heart failure: Challenges and opportunities.

Visiting Scholar, Indiana University School of Nursing Center for Enhancing Quality of Life in Chronic Illness, 2019

Indianapolis, Indiana

Palliative care and heart failure: Challenges and opportunities.

University of Nebraska Medical Center School of Nursing, 2019

Omaha, Nebraska

Cognitive impairment is a family affair

American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, 2019

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Understanding wishes: The importance of advance decisions for surrogate family members

Hupcey, J.E., Gilchrist, I.

EAPC 2019 16th World Congress, European Association of Palliative Care, 2019

Berlin, Germany

Publications

• (2026). Age-Friendly Stroke Care: Harnessing the 4Ms Framework. STROKE. DOI: 10.1161/STR.57.SUPPL_1.A142
  
  
• (2025). The Heartbeat of Global Health: Advancing Cardiovascular Care Through International Nursing Research. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING. DOI: 10.1093/EURJCN/ZVAF096
  
  
• (2025). The Heartbeat of Global Health: Advancing Cardiovascular Care Through International Nursing Research. JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING. PMID: 40490875 PMCID: PMC12882734 DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000001228
  
  
• (2025). The Influence of Family Communication Patterns in Advance Care Planning: A Young Adult's Perspective. RESEARCH AND THEORY FOR NURSING PRACTICE. DOI: 10.1891/RTNP-2025-0015
  
  
• (2025). From Rochester to the World: Celebrating the Legacy of Dr. Loretta Ford. JNP- THE JOURNAL FOR NURSE PRACTITIONERS. DOI: 10.1016/J.NURPRA.2025.105473
  
  
• Graven, L.J., Kitko, L., Abshire Saylor, M., Allen, L., Durante, A., Evangelista, L.S., Fiedler, A., Kirkpatrick, J., Mixon, L. & Wells, R. (2025). Palliative Care and Advanced Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Not Just End-of-Life Care: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation. PMID: 40242854 PMCID: PMC12116236 DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001323
  
  
• (2025). Palliative Care and Advanced Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Not Just End-of-Life Care: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. CIRCULATION. PMID: 40242854 PMCID: PMC12116236 DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001323
  
  
• Williamson, N. & Kitko, L. (2025). From Rochester to the World: Celebrating Dr. Loretta Ford's Legacy. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, SSRN. DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.5205136
  
  
• Moser, D.K., Moons, P., Bartoli, D., Evangelista, L., Hendriks, J.M., Jaarsma, T., Kitko, L., Klompstra, L., Noureddine, S. & Stromberg, A. (2025). The Heartbeat of Global Health: Advancing Cardiovascular Care Through International Nursing Research. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. PMID: 40490875 PMCID: PMC12882734 DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000001228
  
  
• McPherson, M.L., & Kitko, L. (2024). Interprofessional Palliative Care Education in Academic Settings. Intentionally Interprofessional Palliative Care: Synergy in Education and Practice.
  
  
• (2024). Family Surrogates in Critical Care: When is it Time for Palliative Care?. NURSING RESEARCH.
  
  
• Birriel, B., Kitko, L., & Hupcey, J. (2024). Family Surrogates in Critical Care: When is it Time for Palliative Care?. Nursing Research.
  
  
• (2023). Addressing adolescent substance use through the integration of SBIRT into a primary care clinic:A quality improvement project. JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE USE. DOI: 10.1080/14659891.2022.2098849
  
  
• (2023). Cost-Savings of Do Not Resuscitate Orders Among Elderly Patients With Heart Failure in the United States. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL QUALITY. PMID: 37021786 DOI: 10.1097/JMQ.0000000000000121
  
  
• (2023). A Systematic Review of Interprofessional Palliative Care Education Programs. JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT. DOI: 10.1016/J.JPAINSYMMAN.2023.01.022
  
  
• (2023). A Systematic Review of Barriers and Facilitators of Pain Management in Persons with Dementia. JOURNAL OF PAIN. PMID: 36634886 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2022.12.014
  
  
• Kirkpatrick, A. J., Donesky, D., & Kitko, L. A. (2023). A Systematic Review of Interprofessional Palliative Care Education Programs. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.01.022
  
  
• Callahan, K., Van Scoy, L.J., Kitko, L., Acharya, Y., Hardy, M.A., & Hollenbeak, C.S. (2023). Cost-Savings of Do Not Resuscitate Orders Among Elderly Patients With Heart Failure in the United States. American Journal of Medical Quality. DOI: 10.1097/JMQ.0000000000000121
  
  
• (2022). Engaging Families in Adult Cardiovascular Care: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. PMID: 35446109 PMCID: PMC9238560 DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.122.025859
  
  
• Goldfarb, M.J., Bechtel, C., Capers, Q., de Valasco, A., Dodson, J.A., Jackson, J.L., Kitko, L., Pina, I.L., Rayner-Hartlye, E., Wenger, N.K., Gulati, M. and the American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Lifelong Congential Heart Disease and Heart Health in Young; Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention; Council on Hypertension; Council on Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease; and Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Heal (2022). Engaging families in adult cardiovascular care: A scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Journal of the American Heart Association. DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.122.025859
  
  
• Peachey, B., Bransby, K., & Kitko, L. (2022). Addressing adolescent substance use through the integration of SBIRT into a primary care clinic: A quality improvement project. Journal of Substance Use. DOI: 10.1080/14659891.2022.2098849
  
  
• (2022). Patient-Centered Advance Care Planning Intervention Across the Aging Continuum: A Review of the Literature Relating to Respecting Choices®. NURSING RESEARCH.
  
  
• (2022). Hospice Delivery in Rural Areas: Providers' Perspectives. NURSING RESEARCH.
  
  
• (2022). Disparities in Comorbidities in Lung Cancer: Findings From the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. CANCER NURSING. PMID: 35728011 DOI: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000001049
  
  
• (2022). Barriers and Facilitators of Pain Management in Persons with Dementia: A Systematic Review. NURSING RESEARCH.
  
  
• Johnson, L.A., Briley, P., Bolin, L.P., Kitko, L., & Ellis, C. (2022). Disparities in Comorbidities in Lung Cancer: Findings From the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Cancer nursing. PMID: 35728011 DOI: 10.1097/ncc.0000000000001049
  
  
• Thiede, E., Kitko, L., & Segel, J. (2021). Hospice delivery in rural areas: Providers perspectives on challenges and opportunities.. Nursing Research.
  
  
• Parajuli, J., Hupcey, J.E., Kitko, L., & Birriel, B. (2021). Palliative care: Oncology nurses’ confidence in provision to patients with cancer.. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing. PMID: 34269349 DOI: 10.1188/21.CJON.449-455
  
  
• Liao, Y.J., Berish, D., Jao, Y.J., Kitko, L., & Parajuli, J. (2021). Non-pharmacological interventions for pain in people with dementia: A systematic review. International Journal of Nursing Studies. PMID: 34607070 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2021.104082
  
  
• Choi, S., Kitko, L., Hupcey, J., & Birriel, B. (2021). Longitudinal family caregiving experiences in heart failure: Secondary qualitative analysis of interviews. Heart & Lung. PMID: 34091108 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2021.05.002
  
  
• (2021). Non-pharmacological interventions for pain in people with dementia: A systematic review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES. PMID: 34607070 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2021.104082
  
  
• (2021). Longitudinal family caregiving experiences in heart failure: Secondary qualitative analysis of interviews. HEART & LUNG. DOI: 10.1016/J.HRTLNG.2021.05.002
  
  
• (2021). A Concept Analysis of Resistiveness to Care. CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH. PMID: 30019920 DOI: 10.1177/1054773818789862
  
  
• Liao, Y.J., Jao, Y.L., Berish, D. and Kitko, L (2021). BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS OF PAIN MANAGEMENT IN PERSONS WITH DEMENTIA IN LONG-TERM CARE: A SCOPING REVIEW. INNOVATION IN AGING. PMCID: PMC8969696
  
  
• Husser, E., Fick, D., Hupcey, J., Boltz, M. and Kitko, L. (2021). AGE-FRIENDLY CARE, PA: A GERIATRIC WORKFORCE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM. INNOVATION IN AGING. PMCID: PMC8680112
  
  
• Jyotsana Parajuli, Judith E. Hupcey, Lisa Kitko,, and Barbara Birriel, (2021). Palliative Care Oncology nurses' confidence in provision to patients with cancer. CLINICAL JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING. PMID: 34269349 DOI: 10.1188/21.CJON.449-455
  
  
• Thiede, E., Kitko, L. and Segel, J (2021). Hospice Delivery in Rural Areas: Provider Perspectives on Challenges and Opportunities. NURSING RESEARCH.
  
  
• Liao, Y.J., Berish, D., Jao, Y.L., Kitko, L. and Parajuli, J (2021). What is the Evidence for Non-pharmacological Interventions to Reduce Pain in People Living with Dementia? A Systematic Review. NURSING RESEARCH.
  
  
• Liao, Y., Jao, Y., Berish, D., & Kitko, L. (2021). Barriers and Facilitators of Pain Management in Persons With Dementia in Long-Term Care: A Scoping Review. Innovation in aging. DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igab046.629
  
  
• Husser E., Fick D., Hupcey J., Boltz M., & Kitko L. (2021). Age-Friendly Care, PA: A Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program. Innovation in aging. PMCID: PMC8680112 DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igab046.1225
  
  
• (2020). A longitudinal comparison of health-related quality of life in rural and urban recipients of left ventricular assist devices. RESEARCH IN NURSING & HEALTH. DOI: 10.1002/NUR.22052
  
  
• Callahan, K., Kitko, L., Van Scoy, L.J., & Hollenbeak, C.S. (2020). Do-not-resuscitate orders and readmission among elderly patients with heart failure in Pennsylvania: An observational study, 2011- 2014. Heart & Lung. PMID: 33010520 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2020.09.012
  
  
• Kitko, L., McIlvennan, C.K., Bidwell, J.T., Dionne-Odom, J.N., Dunlay, S.M., Lewis, L.M., Meadows, G., Sattler, E.P., Schulz, R., & Stromberg, A (2020). American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing: Council on Quality Care and Outcomes Research; Council on Clinical Cardiology: and Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health. Family caregiving for individuals with heart failure: A scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation.
  
  
• (2020). Data Science and Computational Linguistics on a Collection of Interviews with Family Caregivers in Heart Failure. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC FAILURE.
  
  
• (2020). Do-not-resuscitate orders and readmission among elderly patients with heart failure in Pennsylvania: An observational study, 2011-2014. HEART & LUNG. DOI: 10.1016/J.HRTLNG.2020.09.012
  
  
• (2020). Excellence in Postlicensure Interprofessional Palliative Care Education Consensus Through a Delphi Survey. JOURNAL OF HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE NURSING. DOI: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000602
  
  
• (2020). Addressing Social Determinants of Health in the Care of Patients With Heart Failure: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. CIRCULATION. PMID: 32349541 DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000767
  
  
• Alonso, W.W., Faulkner, K.M., Pozehl, B.J., Hupcey, J.E., Kitko, L.A., & Lee, C.S. (2020). A longitudinal comparison of health-related quality of life in rural and urban recipients of left ventricular assist devices.. Research in nursing & health. PMID: 32627852 PMCID: PMC7500868 DOI: 10.1002/nur.22052
  
  
• Kitko, L., McIlvennan, C.K., Bidwell, J.T., Dionne-Odom, J.N., Dunlay, S.M., Lewis, L.M., Meadows, G., Sattler, E.L., Schulz, R., Strömberg, A (2020). Family Caregiving for Individuals With Heart Failure: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. CIRCULATION. PMID: 32349542 DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000768
  
  
• White-Williams, C., Rossi, L.P., Bittner, V.A., Driscoll, A., Durant, R.W., Granger, B.B., Graven, L.J., Kitko, L., Newlin, K., & Shirey, M. (2020). Addressing Social Determinants of Health in the Care of Patients With Heart Failure: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. PMID: 32349541 DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000000767
  
  
• Donesky, D., de Leon, K., Bailey, A., Doorenbos, A., Fink, R., Hurd, C., Ling, P., & Kitko, L. (2020). Excellence in Postlicensure Interprofessional Palliative Care Education: Consensus Through a Delphi Survey.. Journal of hospice and palliative nursing : JHPN : the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association. PMID: 31770160 DOI: 10.1097/njh.0000000000000602
  
  
• Kitko, L., Hupcey, J.E., & Gilchrist, J.G. (2019). Unexpected loss in advanced heart failure. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE.
  
  
• Alonso, W., Hupcey, J.E., Kitko, L., Pozehl, B., & Kupzyk, K. (2019). Adverse-Event Free Survival, Hospitalizations, and Mortality in Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients: A Rural-Urban Cohort Comparison. The Journal of cardiovascular nursing. PMID: 31365445 PMCID: PMC8381739 DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000597
  
  
• Alonso, W., Hupcey, J.E., Kitko, L., Pozehl, B. and Kupzyk, K. (2019). Adverse-Event Free Survival, Hospitalizations, and Mortality in Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients A Rural-Urban Cohort Comparison. JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING. PMID: 31365445 PMCID: PMC8381739 DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000597
  
  
• Birriel, B., Alonso, W., Kitko, L.A. and Hupcey, J.E (2019). Family caregiver-reported outcomes regarding decision-making for left ventricular assist device implantation. HEART & LUNG. DOI: 10.1016/J.HRTLNG.2019.03.002
  
  
• Birriel, B., Alonso, W., Kitko, L., & Hupcey, J.E. (2019). Family caregiver-reported outcomes regarding decision-making for left ventricular assist device implantation. Heart & Lung. PMID: 30981423 PMCID: PMC6589365 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2019.03.002
  
  
• Murphy, J., Hupcey, J., Kitko, L., Nussbaum, J. and Mogle, J. (2019). Family Communication Patterns and Young Adults in Advance Care Planning: A Mixed Methods Study. NURSING RESEARCH.
  
  
• Thiede, E., Murphy, J., Hupcey, J., & Kitko, L (2019). Using the Area Deprivation Index to Understand the Palliative Care Needs of Individuals with Advanced Heart Failure and Their Caregivers Living in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Neighborhoods. NURSING RESEARCH.
  
  
• Birriel, B., Kitko, L. and Hupcey, J (2019). FAMILY SURROGATE DECISION-MAKING IN ACUTE HEART FAILURE: A CASE SERIES. CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE.
  
  
• Spigelmyer, P.C., Hupcey, J.E., Smith, C.A., Loeb, S.J., & Kitko, L. (2018). Resistiveness to Care as Experienced by Family Caregivers Providing Care for Someone With Dementia. JOURNAL OF NURSING SCHOLARSHIP. DOI: 10.1111/JNU.12345
  
  
• (2018). Intergenerational Caregivers of Parents With End-Stage Heart Failure. RESEARCH AND THEORY FOR NURSING PRACTICE. PMID: 30567913 PMCID: PMC8381741 DOI: 10.1891/1541-6577.32.4.413
  
  
• (2018). Incongruence of subjective memory impairment ratings and the experience of memory problems in older adults without dementia: a mixed methods study. AGING & MENTAL HEALTH. DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2017.1337715
  
  
• Donesky, D., Bailey, F.A., Doorenbos, A., Fink, R., Hurd, C. and Kitko, L (2018). In Pursuit of Excellence: Post-Licensure Interprofessional Education in Palliative Care. JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT. DOI: 10.1016/J.JPAINSYMMAN.2017.12.014
  
  
• Evans, M., Hupcey, J., Kitko, L., & Johnson, H. (2018). Persons Living with Stage D Heart Failure: Reported Symptoms. NURSING RESEARCH.
  
  
• Evans, M.M., Hupcey, J.E., Kitko, L., & Alonso, W. (2018). Naive Expectations to Resignation: A Comparison of Life Descriptions of Newly Diagnosed Versus Chronic Persons Living With Stage D HF. JOURNAL OF PATIENT EXPERIENCE. PMID: 30214929 PMCID: PMC6134537 DOI: 10.1177/2374373517750412
  
  
• Doan, W.J., Fick, D.M., Hill, N.L., & Kitko, L. (2018). The Art and Science of Nursing. Journal of Gerontological Nursing. PMID: 30484839 DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20181109-01
  
  
• Doan, W.J., Fick, D.M., Hill, N.L., & Kitko, L. (2018). The art and science of nursing. Journal of Gerontological Nursing. DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20181109-01.
  
  
• Walsh, A., Kitko, L, & Hupcey, J. (2018). The Experiences of Younger Individuals Living With Heart Failure. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. PMID: 30273258 DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000525
  
  
• Murphy, J.L., Hupcey, J., Kitko, L., & Alonso, W., (2018). Bereaved Caregivers Perceptions of Supportive Services for Advanced Heart Failure: a Call for Earlyintegration Andrebranding of Palliative Care. CIRCULATION.
  
  
• Alonso, W.W., Kitko, L.A., & Hupcey, J.E. (2018). Intergenerational Caregivers of Parents With End-Stage Heart Failure.. Research and theory for nursing practice. PMID: 30567913 PMCID: PMC8381741 DOI: 10.1891/1541-6577.32.4.413
  
  
• Kitko, L., Hupcey, J., Alonso, W., McGinnis, A., & Birriel, B. (2018). LVAD-DT: The final destination. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.07.400
  
  
• Spigelmyer, P.C., Hupcey, J., & Kitko, L. (2018). A Concept Analysis of Resistiveness to Care.. Clinical nursing research. PMID: 30019920 DOI: 10.1177/1054773818789862
  
  
• Alonso, W., Kitko, L., Mogle, J., Lee, C. & Hupcey, J. (2018). Rural-Urban Comparison of VAD-Related Hospitalization Risk and Survival in the 6 Months Following Device Implantation. Circulation.
  
  
• Taylor-Piliae, R.E., Fink, A.M., & Kitko, L. (2018). Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing Liaison Report. The Journal of cardiovascular nursing. PMID: 29634647 DOI: 10.1097/jcn.0000000000000479
  
  
• Walsh, A., Alonso, W., Kitko, L., & Hupcey, J. (2018). Affording to Live: The Financial Impact of Heart Failure. NURSING RESEARCH.
  
  
• Birriel, B., Kitko, L., Hupcey, J., McGowan, M., & Loeb, S. (2018). Shared Decision-Making During the Acute Phase of Critical Illness. Nursing Research.
  
  
• Evans, M.M., Hupcey, J.E., Kitko, L. & Alonso, W. (2018). Naive Expectations to Resignation: A Comparison of Life Descriptions of Newly Diagnosed Versus Chronic Persons Living With Stage D HF. Journal of patient experience. PMID: 30214929 PMCID: PMC6134537 DOI: 10.1177/2374373517750412
  
  
• Hupcey, J., Kitko, L., Alonso, W., & Thiede, E. (2018). The use of the Seattle Heart Failure Model to Guide Palliative Care Referrals in Advanced Heart Failure. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC FAILURE. DOI: 10.1016/J.CARDFAIL.2018.07.391
  
  
• (2017). Caregivers' perceptions of illness severity and end of life service utilization in advanced heart failure. HEART & LUNG. DOI: 10.1016/J.HRTLNG.2016.09.001
  
  
• Birriel, B., Kitko, L., Hupcey, J., McGowan, M., & Loeb, S. (2017). Family Surrogates in Critical Care: The Ethical Basis for Their Decisions. Nursing Research.
  
  
• Alonso, W., Hupcey, J., & Kitko, L. (2017). Theory Integration to Examine the Influence of Rurality on Ventricular Assist Device Patient Outcomes. NURSING RESEARCH.
  
  
• Spigelmyer, P.C., Hupcey, J.E., Smith, C.A., Loeb, S.J., & Kitko, L. (2017). Resistiveness to Care as Experienced by Family Caregivers Providing Care for Someone With Dementia. Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. PMID: 28914991 DOI: 10.1111/jnu.12345
  
  
• Dionne-Odom, J.N., Hooker, S.A., Bekelman, D., Ejem, D., McGhan, G., Kitko, L., Stromberg, A., Wells, R., Astin, M., Gok Metin, Z., Mancarella, G., Pamboukian, S.V., Evangelista, L., Buck, H.G., & Bakitas, M.A. (2017). Family caregiving for persons with heart failure at the intersection of heart failure and palliative care: a state-of-the-science review.. Heart failure reviews. PMID: 28160116 PMCID: PMC5544594 DOI: 10.1007/s10741-017-9597-4
  
  
• Hill, N., Mogle, J., Kitko, L., Gilmore-Bykovskyi, A., Wion, R., Kitt-Lewis, E., & Kolanowski, A. (2017). Incongruence of subjective memory impairment ratings and the experience of memory problems in older adults without dementia: a mixed methods study. Aging & mental health. PMID: 28604058 DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2017.1337715
  
  
• Kitko, L., Hupcey, J., & Alonso, W. (2016). The Palliative Care Consult: Ventricular Assist Devices as Destination Therapy. Nursing Research .
  
  
• (2016). Comparison of the Life Descriptions of Newly Diagnosed Versus Chronic Stage D Heart Failure Patients. NURSING RESEARCH.
  
  
• Hill, N., Mogle, J., Kitko, L., Wion, R., Kitt-Lewis, E., Parisi, J., Gilmore-Bykovskyi, A., &McDermott, C.B. (2016). The Personal Implication of Perceived Memory Problems among Community-Dwelling Older Adults. Gerontologist.
  
  
• Kitko, L., Hupcey, J.E., Birriel, B., & Alonso, W. (2016). What's Missing? LVAD Patient and Caregiver Experiences With End-of-Life Planning. CIRCULATION.
  
  
• Alonso, W., Hupcey, J.E., & Kitko, L. (2016). Caregivers' perceptions of illness severity and end of life service utilization in advanced heart failure.. Heart & lung : the journal of critical care. PMID: 27788935 PMCID: PMC5167641 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2016.09.001
  
  
• Alonso, W., Birriel, B., Kitko, L., & Hupcey, J.E. (2016). Response to letter to the editor: Time to integrate sexual function in the health-related quality of life of patients with left ventricular assist devices. Heart & Lung. PMID: 26916456 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2016.01.012
  
  
• Alonso, W., Birriel, B., Kitko, L.A. and Hupcey, J.E. (2016). Response to letter to the editor: Time to integrate sexual function in the health-related quality of life of patients with left ventricular assist devices. HEART & LUNG. DOI: 10.1016/J.HRTLNG.2016.01.012
  
  
• Biddle, M. and Kitko, L (2016). Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing Liaison Report. JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000334
  
  
• Hupcey, J.E., Kitko, L. and Alonso, W (2016). Patients' Perceptions of Illness Severity in Advanced Heart Failure. JOURNAL OF HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE NURSING. PMID: 27087785 PMCID: PMC4827926 DOI: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000229
  
  
• Kitko, L., Hupcey, J.E., Birriel, B., & Alonso, W. (2016). Patients' decision making process and expectations of a left ventricular assist device pre and post implantation. Heart & Lung. PMID: 26742707 PMCID: PMC4779403 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2015.12.003
  
  
• Kitko, L.A., Hupcey, J.E., Birriel, B. and Alonso, W. (2016). Patients' decision making process and expectations of a left ventricular assist device pre and post implantation. HEART & LUNG. DOI: 10.1016/J.HRTLNG.2015.12.003
  
  
• (2015). Quality of Life Issues in Young and Middle Aged Adults with Heart Failure: A Systematic Review. NURSING RESEARCH.
  
  
• Hupcey, J.E. & Kitko, L.A. (2015). Caregivers' Perceptions of Illness Severity in Advanced Heart Failure. Journal of Cardiac Failure . DOI: 10.1016/J.CARDFAIL.2015.06.195
  
  
• Kitko, L. & Hupcey, J. (2015). Perceptions and Utilization of Palliative Care Services for HF Patients at End of Life. NURSING RESEARCH.
  
  
• Birriel, B., Kitko, L., Hupcey, J., & Palese, M. (2015). Patient and Caregiver Expectations Determine Satisfaction Post-LVAD. Nursing Research.
  
  
• Lee, C.S., Kitko, L., Biddle, M., & Riegel, B.J. (2015). Successful Mentoring Relationships: American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing.. The Journal of cardiovascular nursing. PMID: 26262916 DOI: 10.1097/jcn.0000000000000275
  
  
• Hupcey, J.E., Kitko, L., & Alonso, W. (2015). Palliative Care in Heart Failure.. Critical care nursing clinics of North America. PMID: 26567500 DOI: 10.1016/j.cnc.2015.07.007
  
  
• Knecht, P., Milone-Nuzzo, P., Kitko, L., & Hupcey, J.E. (2015). Key Attributes of LPN Job Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction in Long-Term Care Settings. Journal of Nursing Regulation. DOI: 10.1016/S2155-8256(15)30382-3
  
  
• Biddle, M. & Kitko, L. (2015). A Report from The American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. PMID: 25874669 DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000263
  
  
• Biddle, M., & Kitko, L. (2015). A report from the American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing. The Journal of cardiovascular nursing. PMID: 25874669 DOI: 10.1097/jcn.0000000000000263
  
  
• Hupcey, J.E., Kitko, L., & Alonso, W. (2015). Patients perceptions of illness severity in advanced heart failure. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing. DOI: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000229
  
  
• Kitko, L., Hupcey, J., & Palese, M. (2014). Family Caregivers' Perceptions of Illness Severity in Heart Failure Patients with Limited Life Expectancy. Circulation. DOI: 10.1161/circ.130.suppl_2.13221
  
  
• Kitko, L.A., Hupcey, J.E., & Palese, M. (2014). Palliative Care Services During Terminal Hospitalization: Stage D Heart Failure Patients. Journal of Cardiac Failure. DOI: 10.1016/J.CARDFAIL.2014.06.023
  
  
• Kitko, L.A., Hupcey, J.E., Pinto, C., & Palese, M. (2014). Patient and Caregiver Incongruence in Advanced Heart Failure. Clinical nursing research. PMID: 24599063 PMCID: PMC4156554 DOI: 10.1177/1054773814523777
  
  
• Kitko, L.A., Hupcey, J.E., Pinto, C., & Palese, M. (2014). Patient and Caregiver Incongruence in Advanced Heart Failure. Clinical Nursing Research. PMID: 24599063 PMCID: PMC4156554 DOI: 10.1177/1054773814523777
  
  
• Buck, H.G., Kitko, L., & Hupcey, J.E. (2013). Dyadic heart failure care types: Qualitative evidence for a novel typology. The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. PMID: 23388704 PMCID: PMC3655126 DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0b013e31827fcc4c
  
  
• Kitko, L.A., Barrett, A., Carton, E., Hupcey, J., &Palese, M. (2013). End-of-Life and Heart Failure Patient-Caregiver Dyads: Where Do Support Services Fit In?. NURSING RESEARCH.
  
  
• Kitko, L.A. (2013). PERCEPTION OF ILLNESS SEVERITY AND SERVICES OFFERED TO OLDER ADULT ADVANCED HF PATIENTS. Gerontologist.
  
  
• Kitko, L., Hupcey, J.E., Gilchrist, J.H., & Boehmer, J.P. (2013). Reply to letter to the editor. Heart and Lung: the Journal of Critical Care. PMID: 23998387 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2013.07.004
  
  
• Booker, S., Murff, S., Kitko, L., & Jablonski, R. (2013). Mouth care to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia. The American Journal of Nursing. PMID: 24037246 DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000435343.38287.3a
  
  
• Kitko, L.A., & Hupcey, J.E. (2013). The work of spousal caregiving of older adults with end-stage heart failure. Journal of Gerontological Nursing. PMID: 23614384 DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20130415-05
  
  
• Pinto, C., Hupcey, J., Kitko, L.A., & Palese, M. (2013). Development of a Tool to Determine Functional Status of Heart Failure Patients. Nursing Research.
  
  
• (2013). Patient and Caregiver Incongruence in Heart Failure Dyads. Circulation.
  
  
• Hupcey, J., Kitko, L., & Palese, M. (2013). Patient and Caregiver Incongruence in Heart Failure Dyads. Nursing Research.
  
  
• Booker, S., Murff, S., Kitko, L., & Jablonski, R. (2013). Mouth Care to Reduce Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NURSING. PMID: 24037246 DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000435343.38287.3a
  
  
• Crouse, S.B. & Kitko, L.A. (2013). Outcomes of coronary artery interventions: Comparing coronary artery bypass surgery and percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with unprotected left main stenosis. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. PMID: 24170643 DOI: 10.1002/2327-6924.12078
  
  
• upcey, J.E. and Kitko, L.A. (2013). ICD Deactivation at the End of Life: Patient and Caregiver Experiences. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC FAILURE. DOI: 10.1016/J.CARDFAIL.2013.06.244
  
  
• Kitko, L.A., Hupcey, J.E., Gilchrist, J.H., & Boehmer, J.P. (2013). Caring for a spouse with end-stage heart failure through implantation of a left ventricular assist device as destination therapy. Heart & Lung. DOI: 10.1016/J.HRTLNG.2012.10.004
  
  
• Hupcey, J., Boehmer, J., & Kitko, L.A. (2013). The Utility of a Visual Analog Scale to Measure Perception of Burden over Time in Patients and Their Caregivers. Nursing Research.
  
  
• Palese, M., Carton, E., Hupcey, J., Kitko, L.A., & Pinto, C. (2013). Perceptions Of Social Support And Caregiver Burden Among Heart Failure Caregivers. Nursing Research.
  
  
• Hupcey, J.E., Kitko, L., Palese, M., & Pinto, C. (2012). Home Healthcare Services for Heart Failure Patients and Family Caregivers Dyads at End of Life. Circulation.
  
  
• Kitko, L., Hupcey, J., Gilchrist, J., & Boehmer, J. (2012). The Experience of Caring for a Spouse with End-Stage Heart Failure Following Implantation of a Left Ventricular Assist Device as Destination Therapy. CIRCULATION.
  
  
• Hupcey, J.E., Fenstermacher, K., Kitko, L., & Fogg, J. (2011). Palliative needs of spousal caregivers of patients with heart failure followed up at specialized heart failure centers. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing: JHPN: the Official Journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association. PMID: 21818178 PMCID: PMC3147172 DOI: 10.1097/NJH.0b013e31820ce15e
  
  
• Kitko, L.A., Boehmer, J.P., & Hupcey, J.E. (2011). Patient and Caregiver Perceptions of Living with a Left Ventricular Assist Device as Destination Therapy. CIRCULATION. DOI: 10.1161/circ.124.suppl_21.A18224
  
  
• Hupcey, J. & Kitko, L.A. (2011). LVADS AS DESTINATION THERAPY: BURDEN OF TREATMENT VS. BURDEN OF DISEASE. GERONTOLOGIST.
  
  
• Hupcey, J.E., Fenstermacher, K., Kitko, L., & Fogg, J. (2011). Palliative Needs of Spousal Caregivers of Patients With Heart Failure Followed Up at Specialized Heart Failure Centers. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing. DOI: 10.1097/NJH.0B013E31820CE15E
  
  
• Kitko, L.A. & Hupcey, J.E. (2010). Caregiving Trajectory: A Longitudinal Exploration of the Work of Caring for Spouses in Heart Failure. Gerontologist.
  
  
• Hupcey, J.E., Fenstermacher, K., Kitko, L., & Penrod, J. (2010). Achieving Medical Stability: Wives' Experiences With Heart Failure. Clinical Nursing Research. PMID: 20601641 PMCID: PMC3817857 DOI: 10.1177/1054773810371119
  
  
• Hupcey, J.E., Kitko, L., Fogg, J., & Fenstermacher, K. (2009). The Changing Face of Heart Failure: A Needs-Driven Palliative Care Model for Advanced Heart Failure. Gerontologist.
  
  
• Kitko, L., & Hupcey, J.E. (2008). Factors that influence health-seeking behaviors of patients experiencing acute stroke. The Journal of Neuroscience Nursing: Journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses. PMID: 19170299 DOI: 10.1097/01376517-200812000-00004
  
  
• Finke, E.H., Light, J., & Kitko, L. (2008). A systematic review of the effectiveness of nurse communication with patients with complex communication needs with a focus on the use of augmentative and alternative communication. Journal of Clinical Nursing. PMID: 18705734 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02373.x
  
  

Projects

• Improving access to research and training (IMPACT)
  NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
  9/1/2019 - 8/31/2024
  Role: PI
  PI: None
  
  
• Association between communication quality during ICU family meetings and patient health outcomes
  NIH/National Institute of Nursing Research
  9/1/2022 - 8/31/2024
  Role: Co-I
  PI: Adebayo, O.
  
  
• Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP)
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  7/1/2019 - 6/30/2024
  Role: Co-Investigator (Advance Care Planning Training Coordinator)
  PI: Hupcey, J.