Introduction: Cancer is a leading cause of death in the United States. Although treatments
have improved, patients and caregivers continue to report significant gaps in their care. The …

Concerns have been raised about the quality of life and health care received by cancer
patients at the end of life (EOL). Many patients die with pain and other distressing symptoms …

An advance directive (AD) allows a patient to communicate health care preferences in the
event that he or she is no longer able to make these decisions (1). Many view advance care …

Background Advance care planning (ACP) is a process of communication in which patients
and family caregivers discuss preferences for future care with the healthcare team. For …

Background Despite known racial disparities in advance care planning (ACP), little is known
about ACP disparities experienced by US immigrants. Methods We used data from the 2016 …

Background: No reliable instruments exist to measure prognostic awareness and its
psychological and behavioral impacts for patients with advanced cancer. Methods: We …

Objective: Rates of advance directive completion have increased over the past decade, but
significant race differences remain. This study examined how overall increases in advance …

Background Health disparities exist in end-of-life (EOL) care. Individuals and communities
that are marginalized due to their race, ethnicity, income, geographic location, language, or …

Racial disparities in hospice care are well documented for patients with cancer, but the
existence, direction, and extent of disparity findings are contradictory across the literature …

Abstract Purpose of the Study: To evaluate the extent to which religious affiliation and self-
identified religious importance affect advance care planning (ACP) via beliefs about control …