Conceptual Framework Linking Patient EOL and Family Member Healthcare Utilization

Framework for conceptualizing how EOL costs for patients may impact health care utilization for family caregivers that suggests that family health care utilization is impacted by patient treatment intensity because of shared social networks, the financial burden of costs, and the impact of treatments on patient symptom burden

If you use this resource, please cite the following manuscript:

Ornstein K, Boerner K, Siu AL, Schulz R. “Downstream effects of end-of-life care for older adults with serious illness on health care utilization of family caregivers.” J Pall Med. 2015;18(9):736–737. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2015.0165