End-of-Life Care for Older Adults With Dementia by Race and Ethnicity and Physicians' Role.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Evidence is limited regarding whether end-of-life care for individuals with dementia varies by race and ethnicity, and whether observed variations can be explained by differences in the physicians providing their care.

Objective

To evaluate end-of-life care among individuals with dementia across racial and ethnic groups, and to investigate whether care variations are explained by differences in treating physicians.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used national, population-based claims data from a 20% random sample of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries aged 66 years or older with a diagnosis of dementia who died between 2016 and 2019. Data were analyzed from January 2024 to June 2025.

Main outcomes and measures

Emergency depart

SUBMITTER: Oyeyemi DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12619101 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature