Open AccessAssociations Between End-of-Life Discussion Characteristics and Care Received Near Death: A Prospective Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Jennifer W. Mack,
Angel M. Cronin,
Nancy L. Keating,
Nathan Taback,
Haiden A. Huskamp,
Jennifer L. Malin,
Craig C. Earle,
Jane C. Weeks
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of clinical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.482
H-Index - 548
eISSN - 1527-7755
pISSN - 0732-183X
DOI - 10.1200/jco.2012.43.6055
Subject(s) - medicine , end of life care , prospective cohort study , cancer , advance care planning , emergency medicine , intensive care unit , cohort study , cohort , palliative care , population , intensive care medicine , nursing , environmental health
National guidelines recommend that discussions about end-of-life (EOL) care planning happen early for patients with incurable cancer. We do not know whether earlier EOL discussions lead to less aggressive care near death. We sought to evaluate the extent to which EOL discussion characteristics, such as timing, involved providers, and location, are associated with the aggressiveness of care received near death.
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