Unmet care needs of older people: A scoping review

D Kalánková, M Stolt, PA Scott… - Nursing …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The aim was to synthesize the findings of empirical research about the unmet nursing care
needs of older people, mainly from their point of view, from all settings, focusing on (1) …

Site of death, place of care, and health care transitions among US Medicare beneficiaries, 2000-2015

JM Teno, P Gozalo, AN Trivedi, J Bunker, J Lima… - Jama, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance End-of-life care costs are high and decedents often experience poor quality of
care. Numerous factors influence changes in site of death, health care transitions, and …

Association of cigarette sales with comprehensive menthol flavor ban in Massachusetts

S Asare, A Majmundar, JL Westmaas… - JAMA Internal …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Methods| In this cohort study, we used Nielsen Retail Scanner Data of sales volume
(reported in 4-week cycles) of menthol and nonflavored cigarette brands sold by US-based …

Hospice Improves Care Quality For Older Adults With Dementia In Their Last Month Of Life: Study examines hospice care quality for older adults with dementia in their …

KL Harrison, I Cenzer, CK Ankuda, LJ Hunt… - Health …, 2022 - healthaffairs.org
The Medicare hospice benefit was originally designed around a cancer disease paradigm
but increasingly serves people living with dementia. At this time, almost half of all older …

Fragmentation of care in the last year of life: Does dementia status matter?

S Nothelle, AS Kelley, T Zhang, DL Roth… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Care at the end of life is commonly fragmented; however, little is known about
commonly used measures of fragmentation of care in the last year of life (LYOL). We sought …

Caregiver support and place of death among older adults

L Lei, LB Gerlach, VD Powell… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background/objectives As home becomes the most common place of death in the United
States, information about caregiver support and place of death is critical to improve patient …

End‐of‐life care in patients exposed to home‐based palliative care vs hospice only

SE Wang, ILA Liu, JS Lee, P Khang… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES The current evidence base regarding the effectiveness of home‐based
palliative care (HomePal) on outcomes of importance to multiple stakeholders remains …

Asian American Medicare beneficiaries disproportionately receive invasive mechanical ventilation when hospitalized at the end-of-life

Z Jia, RE Leiter, JJ Sanders, DR Sullivan… - Journal of general …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Asian Americans are the fastest-growing ethnic minority in the USA,
but we know little about the end-of-life care for this population. Objective Compare invasive …

Racial differences in health care transitions and hospice use at the end of life

SY Wang, SH Hsu, MD Aldridge, E Cherlin… - Journal of Palliative …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Background: Although the fragmentation of end-of-life care has been well documented,
previous research has not examined racial and ethnic differences in transitions in care and …

Drivers of care costs and quality in the last 3 months of life among older people receiving palliative care: a multinational mortality follow-back survey across England …

D Yi, BM Johnston, K Ryan, BA Daveson… - Palliative …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Care costs rise towards the end of life. International comparison of service use,
costs and care experiences can inform quality and improve access. Aim: The aim of this …