BACKGROUND: Ethnicity may be associated with important aspects of end-of-life care, such
as what treatments are received, access to palliative care and where people die. However …

Background There is conflicting evidence about the influence of race/ethnicity on the use of
intensive care at the end of life, and little is known about the influence of socioeconomic …

Population ageing poses considerable challenges to the provision of quality end-of-life care.
The population of the United States is increasingly diverse, making it imperative to design …

Background: Although racial/ethnic minorities receive more intense, nonbeneficial
healthcare at the end of life, the role of race/ethnicity independent of other social …

Background: Few studies have examined comprehensively racial/ethnic variations in quality
of end-of-life care. Objective: Examine end-of-life care quality received by Veterans and their …

BACKGROUND Although end-of-life care preferences vary across racial/ethnic groups, little
is known about how cultural values affect end-of-life care preferences among South Asian …

Background Recently immigrated and ethnic minority patients in Ontario, Canada are more
likely to receive aggressive life-prolonging treatment at the end of life in comparison to other …

Background Tailoring care for patients and their families at the end of life is important.
Purpose To examine factors associated with patients' choices for level of care at the end of …

Background: Substantial ethnic differences have been reported in the probability that death
will occur in a hospital setting rather than at home, in a hospice, or in a nursing home. To …

Past efforts in the palliative and end-of-life care field have been laudably directed at
increasing the cultural competence of providers and institutions and improving outreach to …