Preference for Palliative Care in Cancer Patients: Are Men and Women Alike?

ABSTRACT:

Context

Men and those with low educational attainment are less likely to receive palliative care. Understanding these disparities is a high priority issue.

Objectives

In this study of advanced cancer patients, we hypothesized that men and those with lower levels of educational attainment would have less favorable attitudes toward palliative care.

Methods

We performed a cross-sectional analysis of data collected from 383 patients at study entry in the Values and Options in Cancer Care (VOICE) clinical trial. Patients were asked about their preferences for palliative care if their oncologist informed them that further treatment would not be helpful. Palliative care was defined as "comfort care" that focuses on "quality of life, but not a cure." Response options were def

SUBMITTER: Saeed F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6015521 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature