Are Demographic Characteristics Associated with Advance Directive Completion? A Secondary Analysis of Two Randomized Trials

J Gen Intern Med. 2018 Feb;33(2):145-147. doi: 10.1007/s11606-017-4223-7.

Authors

Joanna L Hart¹, Nicole B Gabler², Elizabeth Cooney², Brian Bayes², Kuldeep N Yadav², Cindy Bryce³, Scott D Halpern²

Affiliations

¹ Palliative and Advanced Illness Research Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. joanna.hart@uphs.upenn.edu.
² Palliative and Advanced Illness Research Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
³ Department of Health Policy and Management, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: advance care planning; advance directive; health policy; healthcare disparities.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Advance Directives / ethnology*
Aged
Female
Healthcare Disparities / ethnology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Terminal Care / standards

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