Introduction The dementia experience is not a monolithic phenomenon—and while core
elements of dementia are considered universal—people living with dementia experience the …

Racial and ethnic disparities in health care access and quality are well documented for
some minority groups. However, compared to other areas of health care, such as disease …

Importance Differences in utilization and costs of end-of-life care among developed
countries are of considerable policy interest. Objective To compare site of death, health care …

Importance Patients with advanced-stage cancer are receiving increasingly aggressive
medical care near death, despite growing concerns that this reflects poor-quality care …

Providing an overview of the myriad ways that we are touched by death and dying, both as
an individual and as a member of society, this book will help readers understand our …

Importance For critically ill patients with advanced medical illnesses and poor prognoses,
overuse of invasive intensive care unit (ICU) treatments may prolong suffering without …

Objectives: Published research in disparities in advance care planning, palliative, and end-
of-life care is limited. However, available data points to significant barriers to palliative and …

Context It is unclear if advance directives (living wills) are associated with end-of-life
expenditures and treatments. Objective To examine regional variation in the associations …

Population ageing poses considerable challenges to the provision of quality end-of-life care.
The population of the United States is increasingly diverse, making it imperative to design …

The goals of resuscitation are to preserve life, restore health, relieve suffering, limit disability,
and respect the individual's decisions, rights, and privacy. Decisions about cardiopulmonary …