Timing of Palliative Care, End-of-Life Quality Indicators, and Health Resource Utilization.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Despite research supporting the benefits of early palliative care, timely initiation by gynecologic oncology patients is reportedly low, which may limit the effectiveness of palliative care.

Objective

To investigate the association of the timing of palliative care initiation with the aggressiveness of end-of-life care using established quality indicators among patients with ovarian cancer.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based retrospective cohort study of ovarian cancer decedents used linked administrative health care data to identify palliative care provision across all health care sectors and health care professionals (specialist and nonspecialist) and end-of-life quality indicators in Ontario, Canada, from 2006 to 2018. Data analyses w

SUBMITTER: Mah SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11519754 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature