2020
End-of-life (EOL) trajectories among older adults dying with lung cancer (LC).
Davidoff A, Canavan M, Wang S, Prsic E, Saphire M, Presley C. End-of-life (EOL) trajectories among older adults dying with lung cancer (LC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: e24008-e24008. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.e24008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPalliative care servicesHospital referral regionsLung cancerCancer decedentsCare intensityNon-Hispanic whitesCD careLine therapyHospice enrollmentSEER-MedicareIntensive careHospice useOlder decedentsPhysician preferenceHigh riskHospice careMultinomial logistic regressionReferral regionsMedicare decedentsHigher ageCare servicesHealth statusLogistic regressionDecedentsHospice
2016
End-of-Life Care Intensity and Hospice Use
Wang SY, Aldridge MD, Gross CP, Canavan M, Cherlin E, Johnson-Hurzeler R, Bradley E. End-of-Life Care Intensity and Hospice Use. Medical Care 2016, 54: 672-678. PMID: 27111747, PMCID: PMC4907842, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife care intensityHospital referral regionsShort hospice enrollmentEmergency department useCare intensityHospice useHospice enrollmentDepartment useLife careIntensive care unit admissionOverall hospice useCare unit admissionProportion of decedentsMonths of lifeUnit admissionICU admissionICU daysPatient characteristicsIntensive careLowest quintileReferral regionsIntensive endShort stayAORNumber of days