Differences in Health Care and Palliative Care Use at the End of Life: A Comparison Study Among Lung Cancer, COPD, and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with lung cancer, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and COPD have high symptom burden, poor quality of life, and high health care use at the end of life. Although proactive integration of palliative care in lung cancer can improve outcomes, it is unclear whether similar practices have been adopted in COPD and IPF care.

Research question

Do patients with COPD and IPF have different patterns of health care and palliative care use at the end of life compared with patients with lung cancer?

Study design and methods

We retrospectively identified deceased patients with lung cancer, COPD, or IPF with ≥ 1 outpatient visit at the University of California, San Francisco, in the last 6 months of life. We compared outpatient palliative care and opioid presc

SUBMITTER: Suen AO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11745200 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature