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Erschienen in: Supportive Care in Cancer 6/2018

05.01.2018 | Original Article

Factors associated with palliative care referral among patients with advanced cancers: a retrospective analysis of a large Brazilian cohort

verfasst von: Talita Caroline de Oliveira Valentino, Bianca Sakamoto Ribeiro Paiva, Marco Antonio de Oliveira, David Hui, Carlos Eduardo Paiva

Erschienen in: Supportive Care in Cancer | Ausgabe 6/2018

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of the study is to estimate the proportion of patients who had access to palliative care (PC) and to identify the timing and factors associated with this access.

Methods

A retrospective longitudinal study that included patients who died of advanced cancer between the years of 2010 and 2014 was conducted. The proportion of patients who received PC consultations was compared during those years. Sociodemographic and clinical factors, the timing between first PC consultation and death (early, ≥ 3 months; late, < 3 months), and first PC consultation were assessed.

Results

Of the 1284 studied patients, 988 (76.9%) were referred to PC and 839 (65.3%) had a PC consultation. The proportion of patients who received late PC consultation increased between the years 2010 and 2014 (44.2 vs. 60.4%, p = 0.001). Multivariate analysis revealed that younger age (odds ratio (OR) = 0.98, p = 0.016) and gynecologic cancer (OR = 2.17, p = 0.011) were associated with a PC consultation. Upper gastrointestinal tract (GIT) cancer (OR = 2.42, p = 0.001) and hematologic malignancies (OR = 0.37, p = 0.001) were associated with late PC consultations. The median time interval between the first PC consultation and death was 2.66 months: timing differed significantly among cancer subtypes (p = 0.002).

Conclusion

Most patients received PC consultation before death, and the number of patients with late consultation increased throughout the study. Patients with late referrals could have received PC earlier. The current findings suggest the need to standardize the referral criteria to optimize access to PC.
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Metadaten
Titel
Factors associated with palliative care referral among patients with advanced cancers: a retrospective analysis of a large Brazilian cohort
verfasst von
Talita Caroline de Oliveira Valentino
Bianca Sakamoto Ribeiro Paiva
Marco Antonio de Oliveira
David Hui
Carlos Eduardo Paiva
Publikationsdatum
05.01.2018
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Supportive Care in Cancer / Ausgabe 6/2018
Print ISSN: 0941-4355
Elektronische ISSN: 1433-7339
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-017-4031-y

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