Post-Acute Care Outcomes and Functional Status Changes of Adults with New Cancer Discharged to Skilled Nursing Facilities.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Older hospitalized adults with an existing diagnosis of cancer rarely receive cancer treatment after discharge to a skilled nursing facility (SNF). It is unclear to what degree these outcomes may be driven by cumulative effects of previous cancer treatment and their complications vs an absolute functional threshold from which it is not possible to return. We sought to understand post-acute care outcomes of adults newly diagnosed with cancer and explore functional improvement during their SNF stay.

Design

Retrospective cohort study, 2011-2013.

Setting and participants

Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results - Medicare database of patients with new stage II-IV colorectal, pancreatic, bladder, or lung cancer discharged to SNF.

Methods

Primary outcome

SUBMITTER: Singh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9912689 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature