Association between Goals of Care Designation orders and health care resource use among seriously ill older adults in acute care: a multicentre prospective cohort study

Madalene A. Earp; Konrad Fassbender; Seema King; Maureen Douglas; Patricia Biondo; Amanda Brisebois; Sara N. Davison; Winnie Sia; Eric Wasylenko; LeAnn Esau; Jessica Simon

doi:10.9778/cmajo.20210155

Article Information

vol. 10 no. 4 E945-E955

DOI

https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20210155

PubMed

36319025

History

Published online November 1, 2022.

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Author Information

Madalene A. Earp, PhD,
Konrad Fassbender, PhD,
Seema King, MSc MSW,
Maureen Douglas, JD,
Patricia Biondo, PhD,
Amanda Brisebois, MD MSc,
Sara N. Davison, MD MSc,
Winnie Sia, MD,
Eric Wasylenko, MD MHSc,
LeAnn Esau, RN,
Jessica Simon, MB ChB

Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Oncology (Earp), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Covenant Health Palliative Institute (Fassbender), Grey Nuns Community Hospital, St. Marguerite Health Services Centre; Division of Palliative Care Medicine, Department of Oncology (Fassbender), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Community Health Sciences (King), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary; Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Oncology (Douglas), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Covenant Health Palliative Institute (Douglas), Grey Nuns Community Hospital, St. Marguerite Health Services Centre, Edmonton, Alta.; Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Oncology (Biondo), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Medicine and Oncology (Palliative Care) (Brisebois) and Department of Medicine (Davison, Sia), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Oncology (Wasylenko), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Wasylenko), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Alberta Health Services, South Zone Seniors Health Integrated Home Care/Palliative Care (Esau), Edmonton, Alta.; Departments of Oncology, Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Simon), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.