2019
Racial Differences in Health Care Transitions and Hospice Use at the End of Life
Wang SY, Hsu SH, Aldridge MD, Cherlin E, Bradley E. Racial Differences in Health Care Transitions and Hospice Use at the End of Life. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2019, 22: 619-627. PMID: 30615546, PMCID: PMC6533794, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2018.0436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care transitionCare transitionsEnd of lifeHospice enrollmentHospice useLife careEthnic differencesAfrican AmericansRetrospective cohort studyMonths of lifeRace/ethnic groupsPatterns of endHospice disenrollmentCohort studyNonwhite patientsWhite patientsHospice enrolleesRacial/Ethnic DifferencesMedicare beneficiariesHospice usersDisenrollment ratesMean numberRacial differencesCareAsian Americans
2016
Continuous Home Care Reduces Hospice Disenrollment and Hospitalization After Hospice Enrollment
Wang SY, Aldridge MD, Canavan M, Cherlin E, Bradley E. Continuous Home Care Reduces Hospice Disenrollment and Hospitalization After Hospice Enrollment. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2016, 52: 813-821. PMID: 27697564, PMCID: PMC5154927, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.05.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospice disenrollmentHospice enrollmentPatient characteristicsContinuous home careCHC utilizationMinority of patientsHome careMore comorbiditiesMultivariable analysisMultivariable modelHospice carePatientsHospitalizationService MedicareHospice agenciesHospiceDisenrollmentExpensive careStudy periodCareEnrollmentAssociationComorbiditiesCancer