The Influence of Race/Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status on End-of-Life Care in the ICU
Chest, ISSN: 0012-3692, Vol: 139, Issue: 5, Page: 1025-1033
2011
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There is conflicting evidence about the influence of race/ethnicity on the use of intensive care at the end of life, and little is known about the influence of socioeconomic status. We examined patients who died in the ICU in 15 hospitals. Race/ethnicity was assessed as white and nonwhite. Socioeconomic status included patient education, health insurance, and income by zip code. To explore differences in end-of-life care, we examined the use of (1) advance directives, (2) life-sustaining therapies, (3) symptom management, (4) communication, and (5) support services. Medical charts were abstracted for 3,138/3,400 patients of whom 2,479 (79%) were white and 659 (21%) were nonwhite (or Hispanic). In logistic regressions adjusted for patient demographics, socioeconomic factors, and site, nonwhite patients were less likely to have living wills (OR, 0.41; 95% CI, 0.32-0.54) and more likely to die with full support (OR, 1.59; 95% CI, 1.30-1.94). In documentation of family conferences, nonwhite patients were more likely to have documentation that prognosis was discussed (OR, 1.47; 95% CI, 1.21-1.77) and that physicians recommended withdrawal of life support (OR, 1.57; 95% CI, 1.11-2.21). Nonwhite patients also were more likely to have discord documented among family members or with clinicians (OR, 1.49; 95% CI, 1.04-2.15). Socioeconomic status did not modify these associations and was not a consistent predictor of end-of-life care. We found numerous racial/ethnic differences in end-of-life care in the ICU that were not influenced by socioeconomic status. These differences could be due to treatment preferences, disparities, or both. Improving ICU end-of-life care for all patients and families will require a better understanding of these issues. ClinicalTrials.gov ; No.: NCT00685893 ; URL: www.clinicaltrials.gov
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012369211602262; http://dx.doi.org/10.1378/chest.10-3011; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=79952173988&origin=inward; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21292758; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00685893; https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0012369211602262
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