Tag: Palliative Care

Findings seen in older hospitalized patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, dementia, or kidney failure

Likelihood of receiving specialty palliative care increased for those reporting moderate or severe symptoms

Authors note that much information is missing on the consultation and decision-making processes

High frequency of discrimination, microaggressions in health care settings reported by seriously ill Black patients

Increases in palliative care greater for expansion versus nonexpansion states

Increases seen in both advance directives and end-of-life conversations for patients with advanced cancer

Among patients with cancer, intervention can increase serious illness conversations for all patients and decrease end-of-life systemic therapy

Intervention to increase social work staffing on primary care teams serving rural veterans tied to increased use of palliative care following hospitalization

Authors say emergency departments should be prepared to deliver end-of-life care

Additional benefits seen for patients with heart failure include higher rates of clinician home visits, more days spent at home