Unresolved Palliative Care Needs of Elderly Non-Cancer Patients at Home: A Multicenter Prospective Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction/objectives

There is growing consensus on the benefits of initiating palliative care early in the disease trajectory; however, palliative care needs for non-cancer patients remain to be elucidated. We investigated the trajectory of unresolved palliative care needs of non-cancer patients at home and explored associated factors.

Methods

We conducted a multicenter prospective cohort study of elderly non-cancer patients at home in Japan between Jan 2020 and Dec 2020. Physicians assessed their palliative care needs using the Integrated Palliative Care Outcome Scale (IPOS). Unresolved palliative care needs were defined as IPOS symptoms above 2 (moderate).

Results

In total, 785 patients were enrolled. The most frequent unresolved palliative care needs at enrollme

SUBMITTER: Hamano J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10748546 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature