Predictors of Unplanned Hospitalizations in Patients With Nonmetastatic Lung Cancer During Chemotherapy.
Oncol Nurs Forum
; 44(5): E203-E212, 2017 09 01.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:
To determine predictors of unplanned hospitalizations in patients with lung cancer to receive chemotherapy in the outpatient setting and examine the potential financial burden of these events.â©.DESIGN:
Retrospective, longitudinal cohort study.â©.SETTING:
The National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare linked database.â©. SAMPLE Of 104,388 incident cases of lung cancer diagnosed from 2005-2009, 2,457 cases of patients with lung cancer who received outpatient chemotherapy were identified. Patients were aged 66 years or older at diagnosis, had uninterrupted Medicare Part A and B coverage with no health maintenance organization enrollment, and received IV chemotherapy at least once.â©.METHODS:
Generalized estimating equations was used.â©. MAIN RESEARCH VARIABLES Patient age, sex, race, marital status, degree of residential urbanization, median income, education level, stage, receipt of radiation therapy, and comorbidities.â©.FINDINGS:
Younger age, non-White race, lower education, higher income, receipt of radiation therapy, and lack of preexisting comorbidity were significant predictors of the likelihood of an initial unplanned hospitalization for lung cancer. Non-White race, receipt of radiation therapy, and comorbidity were factors associated with an increased number of hospitalizations. â©.CONCLUSIONS:
Unplanned hospitalizations are frequent, disruptive, and costly. This article defines areas for further exploration to identify patients at high risk for unexpected complications. â©. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING This article represents a foundation for development of risk models to enable nursing evaluation of patient risk for chemotherapy treatment interruption and unplanned hospitalization.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Programa de SEER
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Hospitalização
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
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Antineoplásicos
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Oncol Nurs Forum
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article