The effect of end-of-life discussions on perceived quality of care and health status among patients with COPD.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite strong preferences for discussions about end-of-life care, patients with COPD do not often have these discussions with their providers. Our objective was to determine whether patients who reported having end-of-life discussions also reported higher perceived markers of quality of care and health status.

Methods

A cross-sectional study of data collected at baseline for a trial to improve the occurrence and quality of end-of-life communication in patients with COPD was conducted. The primary exposure was self-reported acknowledgment of having discussions about end-of-life planning with their physicians. The primary outcome measures were patient-reported quality of care and satisfaction with care, which were dichotomized as best imaginable quality of care vs

SUBMITTER: Leung JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3418855 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature