Trends in palliative care utilization among older adult decedents with and without cancer in Taiwan: a population-based comparative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The leading causes of death among the older adults have shifted from cancer to non-cancer conditions such as ischemia heart diseases, stroke, and dementia, affecting end-of-life care needs. This study examined the difference in the proportion of palliative care utilization in relation to specific causes of death and compared the trends in palliative care utilization between older adult decedents with and without cancer in Taiwan from 2010 to 2020.

Methods

The study utilized data from the Health and Welfare Data Science Center in Taiwan, covering demographic and healthcare variables for 588,010 decedents aged 65+ years who died between 2010 and 2020. We used Poisson regression to investigate the temporal trends in palliative care utilization during the last six mon

SUBMITTER: Lo YT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11814702 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature