Are advance directives associated with better hospice care?

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1091-1096

  Ache, Kevin ^a   Harrold, Joan ^b   Harris, Pamela ^c   Dougherty, Meredith ^d   Casarett, David ^d  

^a MedAllies   (United States)

^b Hospice and Community Care   (United States)

^c Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

advance directive; hospice

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVE; HOSPICE;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84902347382     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12851     Document Type: Article

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