Prevalence of aggressive care among patients with cancer near the end of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aggressive care near patients' end-of-life (EOL) entails limited therapeutic values, high costs, and compromised quality of life (QoL). In this study, we aimed to estimate the global prevalence of aggressive care in patients with cancer and explore potential subgroup differences.

Methods

We searched PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library from database inception to Feb 16, 2024. Eligible studies reported the prevalence of aggressive EOL care using at least one quantifiable measure. Random-effects models were used to derive the pooled prevalence and subgroup analyses were performed to investigate differences in the prevalence of aggressive care across regions, the country's level of economic development, tumor types, ages, and sample sizes. This review is register

SUBMITTER: Ma Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10972834 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature