Ethnicity, race, and advance directives in an inpatient palliative care consultation service

Abstract

This study demonstrates the impact of a PCC on the completion of advance directives, on both whites and nonwhites. The PCC Intervention significantly reduced differences between whites and African Americans in completing advance directives, which have been consistently documented in the end-of-life literature.

Conducting Record Review Studies in Clinical Practice

“…Attributes of patient population availing a serviceRecord reviews can also analyse the characteristics of subjects attending a particular treatment service; both inpatient, as well as outpatient [26]. This may help in guiding policies and making amendments to the services provided, keeping in view the features of the clinical populations served.…”

Opinions of the Dutch public on palliative sedation: a mixed-methods approach

“…People with non-Christian religions may have other opinions on end-of-life care and palliative sedation. 22 Secondly, an internet panel may involve selection bias. To minimise this bias, an existing panel consisting of a randomised sample of people (thus not self-selected) was used, which enabled all selected members to participate (no restriction to internet users only).…”

A Hospice-Hospital Partnership: Reducing Hospitalization Costs and 30-Day Readmissions among Seriously Ill Adults

“…11,12 In addition, studies have shown that IPC services reduce the likelihood of intensive care unit (ICU) readmission. [13][14][15] There is, however, scant evidence supporting ongoing cost savings for those patients who survive to discharge.…”