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
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