2021
Associations Between Health Literacy and End-of-Life Care Intensity Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Luo Q, Shi K, Hung P, Wang SY. Associations Between Health Literacy and End-of-Life Care Intensity Among Medicare Beneficiaries. American Journal Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine® 2021, 38: 626-633. PMID: 33472379, DOI: 10.1177/1049909120988506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAggressive EOL careLow health literacyEOL careHealth literacyMedicare beneficiariesHospital deathCare intensityHigher oddsEOL care intensityLife care intensityPatient-provider communicationProportion of decedentsMonths of lifeDays of lifeHospice enrollmentHL scoreMultivariable analysisHospice useCare measuresRetrospective analysisLife careMedicare feeService decedentsDecedentsCare
2016
Transitions Between Healthcare Settings of Hospice Enrollees at the End of Life
Wang SY, Aldridge MD, Gross CP, Canavan M, Cherlin E, Johnson-Hurzeler R, Bradley E. Transitions Between Healthcare Settings of Hospice Enrollees at the End of Life. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2016, 64: 314-322. PMID: 26889841, PMCID: PMC4762182, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13939.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonths of lifeSkilled nursing facilitiesHospice enrollmentHealthcare settingsNursing facilitiesHospice usersHospital-based palliative careRetrospective cohort studyHome health agenciesEnd of lifeCohort studyPalliative careCare transitionsHospice enrolleesHealthcare transitionHigher oddsClaims dataHospice decedentsMedicare beneficiariesHospice programsHospiceHealth agenciesCareNotable proportionDecedents