Temporal Trends and Sex Differences in Intensity of Healthcare at the End of Life in Adults With Heart Failure

Temporal Trends and Sex Differences in Intensity of Healthcare at the End of Life in Adults With Heart Failure

Background Patients with chronic disease prefer an adequately supported death at home, but often die in the hospital. We assessed temporal trends and sex differences in healthcare intensity and location of death among decedents with heart failure. Methods and Results This was a retrospective cohort...

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Main Authors: Harriette G. C. Van Spall, Andrea D. Hill, Longdi Fu, Heather J. Ross, Robert A. Fowler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
end‐of‐life‐care
healthcare intensity
heart failure
sex
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.120.018495

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