Comparison of End-of-Life Care Intensity between Cancer and Non-cancer Patients: a Single Center Experience Jae Min Kim, Sun Kyung Baek, Si-Young Kim, Chi Hoon Maeng, Jae Joon Han, Soyoung...
(Background/Objectives) To evaluate differences in end-of-life cost trajectories for cancer patients treated through Medicare versus by the Veterans Health Administration (VA). (Design) A retrospec...
Background: This study was performed to evaluate relationships between different demographic variables and hopelessness and depression in end of life Turkish cancer patients. This study was a descr...
Machine learning-triggered nudges to clinicians quadrupled rates of serious illness conversations with cancer patients, improving end-of-life care.
Patients with advanced cancer who reported having EOL conversations with physicians had significantly lower health care costs in their final week of life. Higher costs were associated with worse qu...
Objectives: To investigate in depth the use of complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) by cancer patients at the end-of-life (EOL) and how they communicate with physicians about them. Design...
Context: The End-of-Life Preferences Interview (ELPI) was developed with the purpose of supporting physicians in communicating with advanced cancer patients. Objectives: This study aimed to evaluat...
Background/Aims: While most cancer patients with end-of-life (EOL) care receive antibiotic treatments, antibiotic use should be decided appropriately considering the benefits, side effects, resista...
Improvements in End-of-Life Care with a Protocol-based Pathway for Cancer Patients Dying in a Singapore Hospital Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, v.41 no.11, 2012년, pp.483...
Objective: To examine variations in end-of-life care for breast cancer, heart failure, and dementia patients. Data and methods: Data from four Norwegian health registries were linked using a person...