Public Data Sources: Sizing the Palliative Population

Abstract

Characteristics that impact the levels of palliative care are introduced. Patients with the potential to be classified as palliative may be overlooked or simply so not seek medical attention. The population is much higher than those being treated on an annual basis. Data from the American Community Survey (ACS) and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) are applied to the characteristics of palliative care and used to estimate the size of the palliative population in the United States (US).

Citation

Miori, V.M. (2023), "Public Data Sources: Sizing the Palliative Population", Miori, V.M., Miori, D.J., Burton, F. and Cardamone, C.G. (Ed.) Data Ethics and Digital Privacy in Learning Health Systems for Palliative Medicine (Studies in Media and Communications, Vol. 23), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 61-77. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2050-206020230000023005