Impact of socioeconomic status on end-of-life costs: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Socioeconomic inequalities in access to, and utilization of medical care have been shown in many jurisdictions. However, the extent to which they exist at end-of-life (EOL) remains unclear.

Methods

Studies in MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, ProQuest, Web of Science, Web of Knowledge, and OpenGrey databases were searched through December 2019 with hand-searching of in-text citations. No publication date or language limitations were set. Studies assessing SES (e.g. income) in adults, correlated to EOL costs in last year(s) or month(s) of life were selected. Two independent reviewers performed data abstraction and quality assessment, with inconsistencies resolved by consensus.

Results

A total of twenty articles met eligibility criteria. Two meta-analyses were perform

SUBMITTER: Yu CW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7087362 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature