Socioeconomic disparities in health-related quality of life and healthcare use in the last year of life of patients with advanced cancer: longitudinal results from the eQuiPe study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To examine socioeconomic disparities in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and healthcare use during the last year of life of patients with advanced cancer.

Methods

Data was used from a prospective, longitudinal, multicenter, observational study of patients with advanced cancer in forty Dutch hospitals (eQuiPe). Adult patients with stage IV cancer completed 3-monthly questionnaires until death. Socioeconomic position (SEP) was defined as estimated income on street-level. Mixed-effects regression analysis was used to identify associated factors.

Results

A total of 639 patients were included, 14% with a lower SEP, 59% medium SEP and 28% higher SEP. Patients with a lower SEP were more often lower educated (40% vs. 18%, p < 0.001) and less often reported to ha

SUBMITTER: Versluis MAJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11897117 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature