Background Although family caregiving has been intensively studied in the past decade,
little attention has been paid to the impact of end-of-life care on caregivers who are family …

Abstract In the United States, health care technology has contributed to rising survival rates,
yet health care spending relative to GDP has also grown more rapidly than in any other …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Studies using local samples suggest that racial minorities
anticipate a greater preference for life-sustaining treatment when faced with a terminal …

Objective: We sought to test whether variations across regions in end-of-life (EOL) treatment
intensity are associated with regional differences in patient preferences for EOL care …

Objectives: To describe where older Americans with dementia die and to compare the state
health system factors related to the location of dementia‐related deaths with those of cancer …

Many current policies and approaches to performance measurement and payment reform
focus on individual providers; they risk reinforcing the fragmented care and lack of …

Background: Achieving home care and home death is increasingly used as an outcome
measure of palliative care services. Aim: To appraise the state of the science on dying at …

The United States has experienced dramatic growth in both the technical capabilities and
share of resources devoted to medical care. While the benefits of more medical care are …

Summary Background The Palliative Medicine Unit at University Hospital of Trondheim,
Norway, started an intervention programme that aims to enable patients to spend more time …

Studies have shown that cancer care near the end of life is more aggressive than many
patients prefer. Using a cohort of deceased Medicare beneficiaries with poor-prognosis …