Patterns and Trends in Advance Care Planning Among Older Adults Who Received Intensive Care at the End of Life

JAMA Intern Med. 2020 May 1;180(5):786-789. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.7535.

Abstract

This study uses Medicare claims data to identify and assess disparities in the use of advance care planning among adults 65 years or older who died between 2000 and 2015 and received intensive care during the last 30 days of life.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Advance Care Planning / trends*
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Critical Care*
  • Death*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Terminal Care*