Race, Ethnicity, Neighborhood Disparities and Palliative Care Utilization: Retrospective Cohort Study

Karen S. Moore, Alison Colbert, Rick Zoucha, Verna Hendricks-Ferguson, John Taylor, Saint Louis University, Duquesne University, Chair of Advanced Role and PhD Programs, Duquesne University, Irene Riddle Endowed Chair, Saint Louis University

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®

Published online on July 09, 2025

Abstract

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Volume 43, Issue 7, Page 736-744, July 2026.
BackgroundHistorically palliative care(PC) is utilized less in Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black(NHB) persons compared to non-Hispanic White(NHW). The potential for community and social factors to be fundamental to the disproportionality of disease burden ...