Disparities in Asians’ Hospice Utilization and Location of Death

Location of death was categorized for hospitals (inpatient), home, hospice, nursing facility or long-term care, and others (including an outpatient medical center, emergency department, and death on arrival at a hospital). [...]Filipinos and Indians were more likely than Chinese patients to die in hospitals or at home (OR = 1.05, P < .001, OR = 1.04, P < .05; OR = 1.21, P < .001; OR = 1.10, P < .001), and less likely to die to in a nursing facility/long-term care (OR = .62, P < .001; OR = .42, P < .001) or hospice (OR = .78, P < .001; OR=.82, P < .001). [...]Vietnamese patients were more likely than Chinese patients to die at home (OR = 1.28, P < .001) and less likely to die in a nursing facility/long-term care (OR = .63, P < .001) or hospice (OR = .90, P < .05).