Differential effects of early palliative care based on the age and sex of patients with advanced cancer from a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early palliative care interventions enhance patient outcomes, including quality of life, mood, and coping, but it remains unclear whether certain subgroups of patients are more likely to benefit from early palliative care. We explored whether age and sex moderate the improved outcomes seen with early palliative care.

Methods

We performed a secondary analysis of data from a randomized trial of 350 patients with advanced lung and non-colorectal gastrointestinal cancer. Patients received an early palliative care intervention integrated with oncology care or usual oncology care alone. We used linear regression to determine if age (older or younger than 65) and sex moderated the effects of the intervention on quality of life (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Gen

SUBMITTER: Nipp RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6467298 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature