Veterans' use of inpatient and outpatient palliative care: The national landscape
This national evaluation provides novel insights into the care setting and dose of VA specialty palliative care for veterans. Among veterans with palliative care use, one-third received at least some palliative care in the outpatient care setting. Differences between veterans with inpatient and outpatient use motivate the need for further research to understand how care settings and number of palliative care encounters impact outcomes for veterans and older adults.
Authors
- Courtney H. Van Houtven (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0783-1611)
- Sandra Woolson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9330-9298)
- Jessica Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9448-0353)
- David B. Bekelman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4939-0922)
- Brystana G. Kaufman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6553-0406)
- Paul A. Dennis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8886-3665)
- Catherine Stanwyck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9607-0005)
- S. Nicole Hastings
- Shelli L. Feder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8059-9281)
- Joshua M. Thorpe
- Madison Burns
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Duke University (US)
- Yale University (US)
- University of New Haven (US)
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (US)
- Durham VA Health Care System (US)
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (US)
- VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Published
- 2024-08-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19141
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17
Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Health Services Research and Development
- Quality Enhancement Research Initiative