Costs and advance directives at the end of life: A case of the 'Coaching Older Adults and Carers to have their preferences Heard (COACH)' trial

Costs and advance directives at the end of life: A case of the 'Coaching Older Adults and Carers to have their preferences Heard (COACH)' trial

Background: Total costs associated with care for older people nearing the end of life and the cost variations related with end of life care decisions are not well documented in the literature. Healthcare utilisation and associated health care costs for a group of older Australians who entered Transi...

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Main Authors: Kaambwa, B., Ratcliffe, J., Bradley, S.L., Masters, Stacey, Davies, O., Whitehead, C., Milte, C., Cameron, I.D., Young, T., Gordon, J., Crotty, M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015
Subjects:
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Health Care Sciences & Services
End of life
Advance directives
Care plans
Costs
ILL HOSPITALIZED-PATIENTS
NURSING-HOME RESIDENTS
OF-LIFE
HEALTH-CARE
LAST YEAR
DECISION-MAKING
SOUTH-AUSTRALIA
RISK-FACTORS
AGED CARE
FALLS
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/77925

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/77925

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