• Am J Hosp Palliat Care · Dec 2011

    Documentation of information and care planning for patients with advanced cancer: associations with patient characteristics and utilization of hospital care.

    • Rashmi K Sharma and Sydney M Dy.
    • Division of Hospital Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. rasharma@nmh.org
    • Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2011 Dec 1;28(8):543-9.

    ObjectiveWe evaluated the association between patient characteristics, utilization of care, and documentation of information and care planning.MethodsWe abstracted chart documentation for 238 deceased patients with advanced cancer.ResultsDo-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders were documented in 34% of charts, advance directives in 19%, hospice discussion in 49%, and hospice referral in 36%. Compared to white patients, black patients had a higher odds of hospice discussion (Adjusted Odds Ratio [AOR] 2.11; 95% CI 1.18 to 3.76) and hospice referral (AOR 2.18; 95% CI 1.21 to 3.93). Documentation of advance directive and DNR order was associated with higher utilization of care.ConclusionBlack race was associated with higher odds of hospice discussion and referral in a primarily Medicaid population. Additional research is needed to explore variations in physician-patient discussion about hospice among different patient populations.

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