Advance Care Planning Prior to Death in Older Adults with Hip Fracture.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although hip fractures in older adults are associated with a high degree of mortality and disability, the use of advance care planning (ACP) in this population is unknown.

Objective

To determine the prevalence of ACP and need for surrogate decision-making prior to death in older adults with hip fracture and to identify factors associated with ACP.

Design

Retrospective cohort study using Health and Retirement Study (HRS) interviews linked to Medicare fee-for-service claims data.

Participants

Six hundred six decedent participants aged 65 or older who sustained a hip fracture during HRS enrollment and had a proxy participate in the exit HRS survey.

Main measures

Survey responses by proxies were used to determine ACP, defined by either advance dir

SUBMITTER: Kata A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7351969 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature