Latent Class Analysis of Symptom Burden Among Seriously Ill Adults at the End of Life.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Serious illness is characterized by high symptom burden that negatively affects quality of life (QOL). Although palliative care research has highlighted symptom burden in seriously ill adults with cancer, symptom burden among those with noncancer serious illness and multiple chronic conditions has been understudied. Latent class analysis is a statistical method that can be used to better understand the relationship between severity of symptom burden and covariates, such as the presence of multiple chronic conditions. Although latent class analysis has been used to highlight subgroups of seriously ill adults with cancer based on symptom clusters, none have incorporated multiple chronic conditions.

Objectives

The objectives of this study were to (a) describe the dem

SUBMITTER: Murali KP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8563402 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov-Dec 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature