Predicting place of death of patients with advanced cancer receiving home-based palliative care services in Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While home is frequently expressed as the favorite place of death (PoD) among terminally ill cancer patients, various factors affect the fulfillment of this wish. The determinants of the PoD of cancer patients in countries without healthcare system-integrated palliative and supportive care have not been studied before. This study aimed at identifying the predictors of the PoD of patients who suffer from advanced cancer by developing a reliable predictive model among who received home-based palliative care in Iran as a representative of the countries with isolated provision of palliative care services.

Methods

In a cross-sectional study, electronic records of 4083 advanced cancer patients enrolled in the Iranian Cancer Control Center (MACSA) palliative homecare pro

SUBMITTER: Zare MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11375916 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature