Martina Orlovi?|Katharine Smith|Elías Mossialos
Racial and ethnic differences in end-of-life care in the United States: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS)
St Mary's Hospital|St Mary's Hospital|Imperial College London|St Mary's Hospital|London School of Economics and Political Science
population ageing poses considerable challenges provision quality endoflife care population united states increasingly diverse making imperative design culturally sensitive endoflife care interventions examined participants health retirement study died 2002 2014 examine racial ethnic differences endoflife care utilization endoflife planning united states study reveals significant disparities endoflife care planning among studied groups findings reveal racial ethnic minorities likely die hospital less likely engage endoflife planning activities observed disparities still significant narrowing 2002 2014 efforts reduce differences target medical professionals diverse communities ensure improved models care acknowledge heterogeneous values needs culturally diverse us population