Is Death "The Great Equalizer"? The Social Stratification of Death Quality in the United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5742258 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Deborah Carr (0000-0002-8175-5303, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 663 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 331-354 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002716215596982 |
| OpenAlex | W2398254734 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 19 |
Socioeconomic status (SES) gradients in mortality risk are well documented, although less is known about whether the quality of older adults' dying experiences is stratified by SES. I focus on six core components of a "good death": pain and symptom management, acceptance, medical care that is concordant with one's preferences, dying at home, emotional preparation, and formal preparations for end-of-life care. Analyses are based on four data sets spanning the 1980s through 2010s, a period marked by rising economic inequalities: Changing Lives of Older Couples (1986-1994), Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (1993-2010), New Jersey End of Life study (2005-2007), and Wisconsin Study of Families and Loss (2010-2014). I find evidence of SES disparities in two outcomes only: pain and advance care planning (ACP), widely considered an important step toward a "good death." Implications for health care policy and practice, against the backdrop of the Affordable Care Act implementation, are discussed
Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Health care · Inequality · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,89 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |