Public Health and Palliative Care.
Clin Geriatr Med
; 39(3): 395-406, 2023 08.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37385691
ABSTRACT
Meeting the needs of people at the end of life (EOL) is a public health (PH) concern, yet a PH approach has not been widely applied to EOL care. The design of hospice in the United States, with its focus on cost containment, has resulted in disparities in EOL care use and quality. Individuals with non-cancer diagnoses, minoritized individuals, individuals of lower socioeconomic status, and those who do not yet qualify for hospice are particularly disadvantaged by the existing hospice policy. New models of palliative care (both hospice and non-hospice) are needed to equitably address the burden of suffering from a serious illness.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cuidados Paliativos
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Assistência Terminal
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article