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Patterns of acute hospital and specialist palliative care use among people with non-curative upper gastrointestinal cancer.
Boland, E G; Tay, K T; Khamis, A; Murtagh, F E M.
Afiliação
  • Boland EG; Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK. elaine.boland1@nhs.net.
  • Tay KT; Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, UK. elaine.boland1@nhs.net.
  • Khamis A; Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK.
  • Murtagh FEM; Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, UK.
Support Care Cancer ; 32(7): 432, 2024 Jun 14.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38874678
ABSTRACT

PURPOSE:

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) cancers contribute to 16.7% of UK cancer deaths. These patients make high use of acute hospital services, but detail about palliative care use is lacking. We aimed to determine the patterns of use of acute hospital and hospital specialist palliative care services in patients with advanced non-curative upper GI cancer.

METHODS:

We conducted a service evaluation of hospital use and palliative care for all patients with non-curative upper GI cancer seen in one large hospital, using routinely collected data (2019-2022). We report and characterise hospital admissions and palliative care within the study time period, using descriptive statistics, and multivariable Poisson regression to estimate the unadjusted and adjusted incidence rate ratio of hospital admissions.

RESULTS:

The total with non-curative upper GI cancer was 960. 86.7% had at least one hospital admission, with 1239 admissions in total. Patients had a higher risk of admission to hospital if aged ≤ 65 (IRR for 66-75 years 0.71, IRR 76-85 years 0.68; IRR > 85 years 0.53; p < 0.05), or lived in an area of lower socioeconomic status (IMD Deciles 1-5) (IRR 0.90; p < 0.05). Over the 4-year period, the rate of re-admission was higher in patients not referred to palliative care (rate 0.52 readmissions/patient versus rate 1.47 readmissions/patient).

CONCLUSION:

People with advanced non-curative gastrointestinal cancer have frequent hospital admissions, especially if younger or from areas of lower socioeconomic status. There is clear association between specialist palliative care referral and reduced risk of hospitalisation. This evidence supports referral to specialist palliative care.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Cuidados Paliativos / Neoplasias Gastrointestinais / Hospitalização Limite: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: Europa Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Cuidados Paliativos / Neoplasias Gastrointestinais / Hospitalização Limite: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: Europa Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article