1 Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Center for Palliative Care, Duke University , Durham, North Carolina.
J Palliat Med. 2013 Nov;16(11):1329-34. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2013.9468. Epub 2013 Sep 27.
Racial and ethnic disparities in health care access and quality are well documented for some minority groups. However, compared to other areas of health care, such as disease prevention, early detection, and curative care, research in disparities in palliative care is limited. Given the rapidly growing population of minority older adults, many of whom will face advanced serious illness, the availability of high-quality palliative care that meets the varied needs of older adults of all races and ethnicities is a priority. This paper reviews existing data on racial and ethnic disparities in use of and quality of palliative care and outlines priorities for future research.
在医疗保健的可及性和质量方面,一些少数群体的种族和民族差异有充分的记录。然而,与疾病预防、早期发现和治疗性护理等其他医疗保健领域相比,在姑息治疗方面的差异研究是有限的。鉴于少数族裔老年人口的迅速增长,其中许多人将面临晚期严重疾病,提供满足所有种族和族裔老年人不同需求的高质量姑息治疗服务是当务之急。本文回顾了关于使用姑息治疗服务和姑息治疗质量的种族和民族差异的现有数据,并概述了未来研究的重点。