Secondary analyses of large datasets provide a mechanism for researchers to address high
impact questions that would otherwise be prohibitively expensive and time-consuming to …

BACKGROUND Prostate cancer (PCa) remains the most common malignancy and the
second leading cause of cancer death among men in the United States. PCa exhibits the …

Objectives: The need for better understanding of end-of-life care has never been greater.
Debate about recent US healthcare system reforms has highlighted that end-of-life decision …

The diagnosis of cancer creates anticipatory grief and fear for the patient and the family, and
the x cancer care experience is fraught with physical, emotional and spiritual challenges …

OBJECTIVE: Racial/ethnic minorities report preferences for resuscitative care at the end of
life. The main objective of this study was to determine if there are racial/ethnic differences in …

Background: Although hospice use may be increasing among heart failure patients, its
association with both cost and intensity of care in this population has not been well …

Research investigating the knowledge and attitudes of diverse older adults about hospice
care and end-of-life issues is needed to expand service utilization. This pilot study explored …

African Americans are less likely than Whites to enroll in hospice. In addition, patients are
often referred to hospice very close to death, when they may not have time to take …

BACKGROUND: Minority patients receive more aggressive care at the end of life, but it is
unclear whether this trend is consistent with their preferences. We compared the willingness …

Dating back more than 40 years, a large body of research has identified wide geographic
variation in fee-for-service Medicare spending and service utilization. A major early …