Variations in Prescribing Rates of End-of-Life Medications Among Long-Term Care Residents in Alberta Compared with Ontario—a Retrospective Cohort Study
Rates of injectable end-of life medication prescribing differed across Alberta LTC homes; however, current provincial data limitations impact the validity of using these rates as a comparative indicator of the quality of end-of-life care.
Authors
- Rhiannon Roberts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5778-8949)
- Vivian Ewa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3080-0327)
- Daniel Kobewka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1812-2335)
- Kaitlyn Boese
- Shirley H. Bush (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8907-1283)
- Anna E. Clarke
- Ronald Benoit
- Asmita Bhattarai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6689-7218)
- Peter Tanuseputro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4409-0795)
- Christina Milani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2561-962X)
- James Downar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7479-1560)
- Aynharan Sinnarajah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7967-159X)
- Sarina Roslyn Isenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6059-5366)
- Jessica Simon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0865-4231)
- Danial Qureshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5703-2220)
- Amit Arya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7496-3462)
- Colleen Webber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9193-5386)
- Zhi-Yun Apoint-Hao
Institutions
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Queen's University (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
- Kensington Health (CA)
- Bruyère (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (CA)
- Ottawa University (US)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Geriatrics Journal
- Published
- 2025-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5770/cgj.28.811
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00