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Dissertation
May 26, 2015
Examines the past, present, and future of end-of-life care in order to shed light on the most effective ways to organize and deliver it.
Commentary
May 15, 2015
After his father's unexpected death, RAND's Jeffrey Wasserman questions his instinct to always play it safe, and decides what risks in life are worth taking.
Journal Article
Apr 29, 2015
In imminently dying patients, mechanical ventilation withdrawal is often a comfort measure and avoids prolonging the dying process.
Physicians often perceive as futile intensive care interventions that prolong life without achieving an effect that the patient can appreciate as a benefit.
Apr 28, 2015
Futile critical care was associated with delays in care to other patients.
Mar 15, 2015
We conducted a systematic review of PubMed, PsycINFO, and PsycTESTS for all English-language articles published after 1990 using instruments to measure adult patient, family, or informal caregiver experiences with end-of-life care.
Feb 11, 2015
The authors describe changes in pain intensity and symptom prevalence during the last year of life from 1998 to 2010.
Jan 8, 2015
This article describes the current status of home-based medical care in the United States and offers a brief narrative of a fictional homebound patient and the health events and fragmented care she faces.
Event
Nov 26, 2014
Rabbi Baroness Neuberger DBE presented the Annual CCHSR Lecture on 26 November 2014 on the topic, Caring for Dying People: What Matters?
Report
Aug 8, 2014
This report describes development of the Hospice Experience of Care Survey, field test design, procedures, analytic methods and findings, and the final survey for national implementation by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Feb 1, 2014
The nursing home culture change movement aims to improve resident quality of life and quality of care by emphasizing the deinstitutionalization of nursing home culture and focusing on person-centered care.
Brochure
Jun 26, 2013
RAND helps policymakers, health care leaders, and practitioners determine cost-effective and accurate ways to measure and report on the quality of health care in the United States.
