Tag: Death & Dying: Misc.
Declines in Life Expectancy in Many High-Income Countries
And increase in midlife death rates across racial and ethnic groups in the United States
Factors Examined for End-of-Life Spending Levels in Cancer Care
Physicians' beliefs, availability of services, but not patients' beliefs, explain geographic variation
Death Records Estimate 1,139 Deaths Due to Hurricane Maria
Accurate estimates of deaths from disasters needed for informing rescue, recovery, and policy decisions
Lay Health Workers Can Improve End-of-Life Cancer Care
Incorporating LHWs into cancer care increases goals-of-care documentation, patient satisfaction
Majority of Those in Residential Care Have Advance Directives
Geographical differences seen, with percentage of residents with directives ranging from 65% to 88%
Decline in Medicare Patients Who Die in Acute Care Hospitals
2000 to 2015 also saw increase in ICU use in last month of life, deaths in home or community setting
Many Physicians Not Prepared for End-of-Life Talks With Patients
Additional training, reimbursement may foster these critical conversations, authors say
Post-Hurricane Deaths in Puerto Rico Underestimated
New estimate puts hurricane-related deaths at 4,645; many attributed to delayed, interrupted health care
Prompts May Up Goals-of-Care Dialogues at Outpatient Visits
Patient-specific intervention tied to increase in goals-of-care discussions for patients with serious illness
Prompts May Up Goals-of-Care Dialogues at Outpatient Visits
Patient-specific intervention tied to increase in goals-of-care discussions for patients with serious illness
