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ArticleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2026

Ethnographic Study of Surgical Palliative Care Delivery for Older Adults With Hip Fracture.

Daniel I Hoffman, Amanda J Reich, Christina Sheu, Duco W P M Laane, Thirushan Wignakumar, Masami Tabata-Kelly, Michael J Weaver, Christine S Ritchie, Maura Kennedy, Kei Ouchi and 2 more

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Article in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Daniel I HoffmanCenter for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0301-7724
Amanda J ReichCenter for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Christina SheuCenter for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Duco W P M LaaneDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Thirushan WignakumarDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5506-770X
Masami Tabata-KellyCenter for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2317-2628
Michael J WeaverHarvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Christine S RitchieHarvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Maura KennedyHarvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Kei OuchiHarvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Daniel DohanCenter for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Zara CooperCenter for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Funding

A Layered Examination of the Patient Experience to Elucidate the Role of Palliative Care in Surgical Care for Seriously Ill Older AdultsR01AG070252 · NIA · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI COOPER, ZARA R · 2021 to 2025
$4.0M
Leadership to Enhance Aging Research and Innovation in Medical Culture (LEARN-MC)K07AG066814 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI DOHAN, DANIEL P. · 2020 to 2024
$675k
NIA NIH HHS K07 AG066814NIA NIH HHS R01 AG070252NIA NIH HHS R01AG070252-04S1NIA NIH HHS R01AG070252ANIH HHS K07AG066814
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Older adults with hip fracture face a sudden decline in health, yet most never receive palliative care. This study used ethnography to examine how palliative care is woven into surgical care, revealing strengths in primary palliative care integration as well as unmet needs such as psychosocial and caregiving challenges.

Indexed as

Hip FracturesPalliative CareAgedAged, 80 and overAnthropology, CulturalFemaleHumansMalegeriatricship fracturepalliative careserious illnesssurgery

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PMID42157653
PMCPMC13241835

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