The Influence of Race/Ethnicity and Education on Family Ratings of the Quality of Dying in the ICU.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Racial and ethnic differences in end-of-life care may be attributable to both patient preferences and health-care disparities. Identifying factors that differentiate preferences from disparities may enhance end-of-life care for critically ill patients and their families.

Objectives

To understand the association of minority race/ethnicity and education with family ratings of the quality of dying and death, taking into consideration possible markers of patient and family preferences for end-of-life care as mediators of this association.

Methods

Data were obtained from 15 intensive care units participating in a cluster-randomized trial of a palliative care intervention. Family members of decedents completed self-report surveys evaluating quality of dying. We used

SUBMITTER: Lee JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4701575 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature