Effects of the Time of Hospice and Palliative Care Enrollment before Death on Morphine, Length of Stay, and Healthcare Expense in Patients with Cancer in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT: We aimed to investigate the effects of the time from hospice and palliative care enrollment to death on the quality of care and the effectiveness and trend of healthcare utilization in patients with terminal cancer. Data on the cancer-related mortality rates between 2005 and 2018 reported in the National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan were obtained. The effect of hospice and palliative care enrollment at different timepoints before death on healthcare utilization was explored. This retrospective cohort study included 605,126 patients diagnosed with terminal cancer between 2005 and 2018; the percentage of patients receiving hospice and palliative care before death increased annually. Terminal cancer patients who enrolled in hospice and palliative care at different timepoints b

SUBMITTER: Liao YS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10648820 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature