Characteristics and Trends Among Patients With Cardiovascular Disease Referred to Palliative Care.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Use of palliative care (PC) for patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) has increased recently. However, it is unknown if patients are receiving earlier referrals to PC.

Objective

To assess characteristics and trends of patients with CVD referred to PC.

Design, setting, and participants

Cohort study in which analysis of data from the multicenter Quality Data Collection Tool for Palliative Care registry from January 2, 2015, through December 29, 2017, included patients with CVD 18 years or older referred to initial PC consultation who had a documented palliative performance score (PPS) .

Exposures

Patients with CVD who presented for an initial PC visit.

Main outcomes and measures

The primary outcome was PPS. Secondary outcomes included sympt

SUBMITTER: Warraich HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6503632 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature