Objectives To determine whether advance care planning influences quality of end‐of‐life
care. Design In this observational cohort study, Medicare data and survey data from the H …

Importance Previous studies report associations between medical utilization at the end-of-
life (EoL) and religious coping and spiritual support from the medical team. However, the …

BACKGROUND Death in the US frequently occurs in institutions despite the overwhelming
majority of persons who state that they prefer to die at home. Little research to date has …

Objectives To examine the effect of the relationship between literacy and other individual‐
level factors on having an advance directive (AD). Design Face‐to‐face structured interview …

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 …

Background: The role of end-of-life (EOL) care preferences and conversations in receipt of
care near death for Latinos is unclear. Objective: This study examines rates and predictors of …

Objective: Although race and ethnic background are known to be important factors in the
completion of advance directives, there is a dearth of literature specifically investigating the …

Objectives. To examine patterns of use of end-of-life care in patients receiving treatment at a
large, urban safety-net hospital from 2000 to 2010. Methods. Data from the Parkland …

Objective: To examine the effectiveness of palliative medicine consultation on completion of
advance directives/do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders by racial/ethnic minorities. Method: A …

This study examined racial/ethnic differences in spiritual well-being (SWB) among survivors
of cancer. We hypothesized higher levels of Peace and Faith, but not Meaning, among Black …