| Title | The role of race and ethnicity in predicting length of hospice care among older adults |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2012 |
| Authors | Park, NS, Carrion, IV, Lee, BS, Dobbs, D, Shin, HJ, Becker, MA |
| Journal | J Palliat MedJ Palliat Med |
| Volume | 15 |
| Pagination | 149-53 |
| Date Published | Feb |
| ISBN Number | 1557-7740 (Electronic)<br/>1557-7740 (Linking) |
| Accession Number | 22313431 |
| Keywords | African Americans/statistics & numerical data, Aged, Aged, 80 and Over, European Continental Ancestry Group/statistics & numerical data, Female, Florida, Hispanic Americans/statistics & numerical data, Hospice Care/ utilization, Hospices/ utilization, Humans, Length of Stay, Male, Minority Groups/statistics & numerical data, Proportional Hazards Models, Referral and Consultation, Survival Analysis |
| Abstract | BACKGROUND: The purpose of the study was to examine both direct and interactive roles of race/ethnicity with patients' characteristics (age, gender, relationship with caregiver, diagnosis, referral source, and payment type) in predicting length of hospice care. METHOD: This study included a total of 16,323 patients 65 years of age and older (M(age)=81.4, SD=8.3) who were served by a hospice in central Florida during a four-year period, 2002-2006. Survival analyses were conducted using the Cox proportional hazards model to predict the length of hospice care and test the interaction effects of race/ethnicity. RESULTS: The majority of subjects (83.5%) were white, 7.6% were African-American, and 8.9% were Hispanic. During the study period, 58.5% died. All patient characteristics were significantly associated with the length of hospice care (p |
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