Observed worse survival has been attributed to later-stage presentation. We aimed to evaluate racial differences in cancer-directed therapy and hospice care utilization in AI/ANs and non-Hispanic whites (NHW) with metastatic cancer.Shiovitz, Stacey...
Wenrich, MPH, Office of the Vice President for Medical Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine, University of Washington, Campus Box 356350, Seattle, WA 98195-6350 (e-mail: maxter@u.washington.edu). References 1. The SUPPORT Principal Investigators, A controlled trial to improve care for...
Racial Differences in Quality of End-of-Life Care View LargeDownload 1. Welch LC, Teno JM, Mor V. End-of-life care in black and white: race matters for medical care of dying patients and their families. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005;53(7):1145-1153.PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 2. Sharma...
Learning about the patients' needs and investigating their opinions on the care they receive provides an opportunity to improve the work of the interdisciplinary team. The survey focused on the assessment of the life quality in patients, in the aspect of the somatic symptoms they suffer from. ...
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Kelly A. MillerJvion Inc., Johns Creek, GA;John ShowalterJvion Inc., Johns Creek, GA;Danielle BergmanJvion, Suwanee, GA;Sibel BlauRainier Hematology Oncology/Northwest Medical Specialties, Seattle, WA;American Society of Clinical OncologyJournal of Clinical Oncology...
Integrative Pain Management for Hospice and Palliative Care (FR478)Ann Marie ChiassonUniversity of Arizona, Tucson, AZLucille MarchandUniversity of Washington, Seattle, WAElsevierJournal of Pain and Symptom Management
concurrent careconcurrent dialysisveteranBackground Patients with advanced kidney disease are less likely than many patients with other types of serious illness to enroll in hospice. Little is known about real-world clinical decision-making related to hospice for members of this population.O'Hare, Ann...
We surveyed health insurance companies that offer managed care plans in the 2014 California...doi:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.12.276Christian, ThomasAbt Associates, Cambridge, MA;University of Washington, Seattle, WA;Brown University, Providence, RI;Abt Associates, Cambridge, MA;Teno, Joan...
Wenrich, MPH, Office of the Vice President for Medical Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine, University of Washington, Campus Box 356350, Seattle, WA 98195-6350 (e-mail: maxter@u.washington.edu). References 1. The SUPPORT Principal Investigators, A controlled trial to improve care for...