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Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults: Do We Spend Less on Older Patients?
(1996-09)
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of age on hospital resource use
for seriously ill adults, and to explore whether age-related differences in
resource use are explained by patients' severity of illness and preferences
for ...
Patient Preferences for Communication With Physicians About End-of-Life Decisions
(1997-07-01)
BACKGROUND: Physicians are frequently unaware of patient preferences
for end-of-life care. Identifying and exploring barriers to patient-physician
communication about end-of-life issues may help guide physicians and ...
Outcomes and Cost-Effectiveness of Initiating Dialysis and Continuing Aggressive Care in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults
(1997-08-01)
BACKGROUND: Renal failure requiring dialysis in the setting of
hospitalization for serious illness is a poor prognostic sign, and dialysis
and aggressive care are sometimes withheld. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the
clinical ...
Older Age, Aggressiveness of Care, and Survival for Seriously Hospitalized Adults
(1999-11-16)
BACKGROUND: Older age is associated with less aggressive treatment
and higher short-term mortality due to serious illness. It is not known
whether less aggressive care contributes to this survival disadvantage in
elderly ...
Patient Age and Decisions to Withhold Life-Sustaining Treatments From Seriously Ill, Hospitalized Adults
(1999-01-19)
BACKGROUND: Patient age may influence decisions to withhold
life-sustaining treatments, independent of patients' preferences for or
ability to benefit from such treatments. Controversy exists about the
appropriateness of ...
Patient Age and Decisions to Withhold Life-Sustaining Treatments From Seriously Ill, Hospitalized Adults
(SUPPORT [Study to Understand Prognoses and Preferences for Outcomes and Risks of Treatments] Investigators, 1999-01-19)