Timing of Palliative Care, End-of-Life Quality Indicators, and Health Resource Utilization
Findings from this cohort study suggested that early palliative care may be associated with less-aggressive end-of-life care than late palliative care. Implementation strategies for early palliative care initiation are needed to optimize care quality and health resource utilization at the end of life.
Authors
- Hsien Seow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6701-1714)
- Kara Schnarr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8511-1540)
- Anastasia Gayowsky
- Lua Eiriksson
- Sarah Mah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1104-7763)
- Daniel M. Carter Ramirez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0805-1171)
Institutions
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2024-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.40977
- Citations
- 17
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.23