Project Details
Description
Many Black/African Americans and Hispanic/Latinx patients are much more likely to receive low quality end-of-
life medical care than White individuals– in fact, they are 3 times more likely than white Americans to die after
a lengthy intensive care unit stay. Advance care planning (ACP)– the process of discussing one’s wishes with
loved ones and clinicians, and then documenting them in an advance directive (AD)– can help reduce these
health inequities by preventing costly/burdensome treatments that are unlikely to reduce suffering or improve
quality of life. Though ~60% of Americans engage in ACP,
Status | Active |
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Effective start/end date | 9/17/20 → 12/31/24 |
Funding
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities: $379,878.00
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities: $677,156.00
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities: $605,128.00
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