End-of-Life Care in the Last Three Months before Death in Older Patients with Cancer in Belgium: A Large Retrospective Cohort Study Using Data Linkage.

geriatric oncology population-based data specialized palliative care terminal healthcare utilization

Journal

Cancers
ISSN: 2072-6694
Titre abrégé: Cancers (Basel)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101526829

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
26 Jun 2023
Historique:
received: 23 05 2023
revised: 16 06 2023
accepted: 18 06 2023
medline: 14 7 2023
pubmed: 14 7 2023
entrez: 14 7 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

This study aims to describe end-of-life (EOL) care in older patients with cancer and investigate the association between geriatric assessment (GA) results and specialized palliative care (SPC) use. Older patients with a new cancer diagnosis (2009-2015) originally included in a previous multicentric study were selected if they died before the end of follow-up (2019). At the time of cancer diagnosis, patients underwent geriatric screening with Geriatric 8 (G8) followed by GA in case of a G8 score ≤14/17. These data were linked to the cancer registry and healthcare reimbursement data for follow-up. EOL care was assessed in the last three months before death, and associations were analyzed using logistic regression. A total of 3546 deceased older patients with cancer with a median age of 79 years at diagnosis were included. Breast, colon, and lung cancer were the most common diagnoses. In the last three months of life, 76.3% were hospitalized, 49.1% had an emergency department visit, and 43.5% received SPC. In total, 55.0% died in the hospital (38.5% in a non-palliative care unit and 16.4% in a palliative care unit). In multivariable analyses, functional and cognitive impairment at cancer diagnosis was associated with less SPC. Further research on optimizing EOL healthcare utilization and broadening access to SPC is needed.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37444458
pii: cancers15133349
doi: 10.3390/cancers15133349
pmc: PMC10340177
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Subventions

Organisme : Kom op tegen Kanker
ID : NA

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Auteurs

Victoria Depoorter (V)

Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.

Katrijn Vanschoenbeek (K)

Research Department, Belgian Cancer Registry, 1210 Brussels, Belgium.

Lore Decoster (L)

Department of Medical Oncology, Oncologisch Centrum, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.

Geert Silversmit (G)

Research Department, Belgian Cancer Registry, 1210 Brussels, Belgium.

Philip R Debruyne (PR)

Division of Medical Oncology, Kortrijk Cancer Centre, AZ Groeninge, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium.
School of Life Sciences, Medical Technology Research Centre (MTRC), Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge CB1 1PT, UK.
School of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK.

Inge De Groof (I)

Department of Geriatric Medicine, Iridium Cancer Network Antwerp, Sint-Augustinus, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.

Dominique Bron (D)

Department of Hematology, ULB-Institute Jules Bordet, 1070 Brussels, Belgium.

Frank Cornélis (F)

Department of Medical Oncology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc-UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.

Sylvie Luce (S)

Department Medical Oncology, University Hospital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles ULB, 1000 Brussels, Belgium.

Christian Focan (C)

Department of Oncology, Groupe Santé CHC-Liège, Clinique CHC-MontLégia, 4000 Liège, Belgium.

Vincent Verschaeve (V)

Department of Medical Oncology, GHDC Grand Hôpital de Charleroi, 6000 Charleroi, Belgium.

Gwenaëlle Debugne (G)

Department of Geriatric Medicine, Centre Hospitalier de Mouscron, 7700 Mouscron, Belgium.

Christine Langenaeken (C)

Department of Medical Oncology, AZ Klina, 2930 Brasschaat, Belgium.

Heidi Van Den Bulck (H)

Department of Medical Oncology, Imelda Hospital, 2820 Bonheiden, Belgium.

Jean-Charles Goeminne (JC)

Department of Medical Oncology, CHU-UCL-Namur, 5530 Namur, Belgium.

Wesley Teurfs (W)

Department Medical Oncology, ZNA Stuivenberg, 2060 Antwerp, Belgium.

Guy Jerusalem (G)

Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sart Tilman, Liège University, 4000 Liège, Belgium.

Dirk Schrijvers (D)

Department of Medical Oncology, ZNA Middelheim, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium.

Bénédicte Petit (B)

Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Hospitalier Jolimont, 7100 La Louvière, Belgium.

Marika Rasschaert (M)

Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Antwerp, 2650 Edegem, Belgium.

Jean-Philippe Praet (JP)

Department of Geriatric Medicine, CHU St-Pierre, Free Universities Brussels, 1000 Brussels, Belgium.

Katherine Vandenborre (K)

Department of Medical Oncology, AZ Vesalius, 3700 Tongeren, Belgium.

Harlinde De Schutter (H)

Research Department, Belgian Cancer Registry, 1210 Brussels, Belgium.

Koen Milisen (K)

Academic Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Department of Geriatric Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.

Johan Flamaing (J)

Department of Geriatric Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.

Cindy Kenis (C)

Academic Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Department of Geriatric Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Department of General Medical Oncology, University Hospitals Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.

Freija Verdoodt (F)

Research Department, Belgian Cancer Registry, 1210 Brussels, Belgium.

Hans Wildiers (H)

Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Department of General Medical Oncology, University Hospitals Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.

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