Barriers to Hospice Care in Trauma Patients: The Disparities in End-of-Life Care.
Krista L HainesHee Soo JungTiffany ZensScott TurnerCharles Warner-HillardSuresh AgarwalPublished in: The American journal of hospice & palliative care (2018)
Race and ethnicity are independent predictors of a trauma patient's transition to hospice care and significantly affect LOS. Our data demonstrate prominent racial and socioeconomic disparities exist, with uninsured and minority patients being less likely to receive hospice services and having a delay in transition to hospice care when compared to their insured Caucasian counterparts.
Keyphrases
- palliative care
- affordable care act
- advanced cancer
- trauma patients
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- health insurance
- chronic kidney disease
- quality improvement
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- primary care
- pain management
- mental health
- peritoneal dialysis
- case report
- african american
- patient reported outcomes
- chronic pain