Association of Early Palliative Care Use With Survival and Place of Death Among Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer Receiving Care in the Veterans Health Administration.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Palliative care is a patient-centered approach associated with improvements in quality of life; however, results regarding its association with a survival benefit have been mixed, which may be a factor in its underuse.

Objective

To assess whether early palliative care is associated with a survival benefit among patients with advanced lung cancer.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective population-based cohort study was conducted among patients with lung cancer who were diagnosed with cancer between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2013, with follow-up until January 23, 2017. Participants comprised 23 154 patients with advanced lung cancer (stage IIIB and stage IV) who received care in the Veterans Affairs health care system. Data were analyzed

SUBMITTER: Sullivan DR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6753505 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature