J Palliat Care
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Comparative Study
Palliative care intervention in the intensive care unit: comparing outcomes among seriously ill Asian patients and those of other ethnicities.
The literature describing the attitude of Asians toward palliative care in the intensive care unit (ICU) is scarce. ⋯ Asians are as likely as people of other ethnicities to decide on advance care directives, life-sustaining treatments, and comfort measures after palliative care evaluation in the ICU.
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We aimed to identify which structures and processes of care are key determinants of overall satisfaction with palliative care. ⋯ Our finding that nursing is the most critical determinant of overall satisfaction within many structure and process domains has an important implication for clinical quality improvement and resource allocation.
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The increasing attention on home-based service provision for end-of-life care has resulted in greater financial demands being placed on family caregivers. The purpose of this study was to assess publicly financed costs within a home-based setting from a societal perspective. ⋯ These findings warrant affording greater attention to policies and interventions intended to reduce the economic burden on palliative patients and their caregivers.