End-of-Life Health Care Service Use and Cost Among Medicare Decedents With Neurodegenerative Diseases
Persons with neurodegenerative diseases in the United States are more likely to visit the ED and less likely to use inpatient and hospice services at EoL than persons with brain or pancreatic cancer. These group differences may stem from prognostic uncertainty and reflect inadequate EoL care practices, requiring further investigation to ensure more timely palliative care and hospice referrals.
Authors
- Whitley W. Aamodt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8130-2809)
- Norma B. Coe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1228-0938)
- Chuxuan Sun
- Andrea L.C. Schneider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0026-5052)
- Nabila Dahodwala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3659-0244)
- Allison Wright Willis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5724-7192)
- John T. Farrar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8656-5157)
- Holly Elser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1781-904X)
Institutions
- Anna Needs Neuroblastoma Answers (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurology
- Published
- 2024-10-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.0000000000209925
- Citations
- 11
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.97