Background Hospital palliative care consultation teams have been shown to improve care
for adults with serious illness. This study examined the effect of palliative care teams on …

Background Although there have been many studies of physician-assisted suicide and
euthanasia in the United States, national data are lacking. Methods In 1996, we mailed …

Objectives To model the steps involved in preparing for and carrying out propensity score
analyses by providing step‐by‐step guidance and Stata code applied to an empirical dataset. …

Patients facing serious or life-threatening illnesses account for a disproportionately large
share of Medicaid spending. We examined 2004–07 data to determine the effect on hospital …

Palliative care, a rapidly growing medical specialty, uses a team approach to enhance
quality of care for persons with serious illness. This review summarizes recent trends and the …

Background: Palliative care is expanding rapidly in the United States. Objective: To examine
variation in access to hospital palliative care. Methods: Data were obtained from the …

To review the evidence for efficacy of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)
modalities in treating pain, dyspnea, and nausea and vomiting in patients near the end of life, …

Objective: To assess self-reported symptom burden of chronic critical illness. Design:
Prospective cohort study. Setting: Respiratory care unit for treatment of chronically critically ill …

Background. Delirium and pain are common following hip fracture. Untreated pain has been
shown to increase the risk of delirium in older adults undergoing elective surgery. This study …

Seriously ill persons are emotionally vulnerable during the typically protracted course of an
illness. Physicians respond to such patients' needs and emotions with emotions of their own, …