Background: Aggressive end-of-life (EOL) care is associated with lower quality of life and
greater regret about treatment decisions. Higher EOL costs are also associated with lower …

A practical introduction to qualitative research across fields and disciplines Qualitative
Research in Practice offers a hands-on introduction to qualitative research design, methods …

Purpose Informed medical decision‐making at the end of life often requires engaging in
highly emotional, potentially upsetting discussions about prognosis, while ensuring that …

Background: Racial and ethnic disparities in the provision of end-of-life care are well
described in the adult oncology literature. However, the impact of racial and ethnic …

OBJECTIVES Prior studies have reported mixed findings about the existence of racial
disparities in readmission rates among Medicare Advantage beneficiaries, but these studies …

Background: Advance care planning for end-of-life care emerged in the mid-1970's to
address the need for tools, such as the advance directive (AD) legal document, to guide …

Abstract Background and Aims There have been improving survival trends after in‐hospital
cardiac arrest for the general population, but there is limited information on the outcomes of …

Background: End-of-life (EOL) care for Latinos with chronic illness is a critically important
problem. Latinos with chronic illness suffer worse health outcomes and poorer quality of …

Context Few randomized controlled trials of advance care planning (ACP) with a decision
aid (DA) show an effect on patient preferences for end-of-life (EOL) care over time …

Purpose US Hispanics are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced cancer as parents
than their non-Hispanic white counterparts but little is known about Hispanic parents' …