362 / 604
5
N = 316
Socio-demographic
characteristics of
-age,
-race,
-gender,
-education,
-survival time,
-and source of report,
were controlled for in the
adjusted analyses per capita
cost predicting quality of
death in the deceased cohort.
Funded by the National Institute of Mental
Health
and the National Cancer Institute - USA
Arch Intern Med. 2009 Mar 9;169(5):480-8
Health care costs in the last week of life:
associations with end-of-life conversations
Zhang B1, Wright AA, Huskamp HA, Nilsson ME, Maciejewski ML, Earle CC, Block SD, Maciejewski PK, Prigerson HG
QoL +40%
Cost x 2 – 8