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
2020
Associations Between End-of-Life Expenditures and Hospice Stay Length Vary by Clinical Condition and Expenditure Duration
Hung P, Hsu SH, Wang SY. Associations Between End-of-Life Expenditures and Hospice Stay Length Vary by Clinical Condition and Expenditure Duration. Value In Health 2020, 23: 697-704. PMID: 32540226, DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2020.01.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCongestive heart failureEOL expendituresHospice staysEnd Results-Medicare dataLonger hospice staysObstructive pulmonary diseaseMonths of lifeDays of lifeDistinct disease trajectoriesPatient disease groupsCancer decedentsDifferential associationsHeart failureAggressive endPulmonary diseaseHospice lengthMedical covariatesCancer patientsHospice useDisease groupClinical conditionsLife careDisease trajectoriesPatients
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