End-of-Life Care for Persons Under Guardianship

• Published in: Journal of pain and symptom management Vol. 62; no. 1; pp. 81 - 90.e2
• Main Authors: Moye, Jennifer, Stolzmann, Kelly, Auguste, Elizabeth J., Cohen, Andrew B., Catlin, Casey C., Sager, Zachary S., Weiskittle, Rachel E., Woolverton, Cindy B., Connors, Heather L., Sullivan, Jennifer L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2021; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Access; Clinical outcomes; Courts; Decision makers; End of life decisions; end-of-life care; Ethics; Family conflict; Guardians; Guardianship; Health care; hospice; Hospice Care; Humans; Intensive care; Intensive Care Units; Legal Guardians; Management; Massachusetts; Military hospitals; Narratives; Palliative Care; Patients; Qualitative research; Terminal Care; Veterans; Massachusetts; Guardianship; intensive care; hospice; palliative care; family conflict; end-of-life care

Guardians are surrogate decision makers appointed by a court when other health care decision-makers are unable, unwilling, or unavailable to make decisions. Prior studies suggest that persons under guardianship may experience delays in transitions of care. To compare quality of end-of-life care for...