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dc.contributor.authorNieder, Carsten
dc.contributor.authorAanes, Siv Gyda
dc.contributor.authorHaukland, Ellinor Christin
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-08T09:06:42Z
dc.date.available2023-09-08T09:06:42Z
dc.date.issued2023-04-27
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: To calculate the number of days patients with terminal nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) spent at home in the last 3 months of life, and to identify factors that predict a lower proportion of days at home.<p> <p>Material and methods: Retrospective study of 434 deceased patients with NSCLC. The number of days spent in a hospital or nursing home was identified from electronic health records. <p>Results: Most patients received primary chemotherapy. Only 45% received palliative care provided by a dedicated palliative care team (PCT). In the last 3 months of life, only 39 patients (9%) were not hospitalized. The median number of days spent in hospital was 17, range 0–61. Hospital death occurred in 48%. Admission to a nursing home was recorded in 45%. Overall, the patients spent a median of 64 days at home. Both, older patients and females spent fewer days at home. Family network and aspects of palliative care, possibly reflecting the symptom duration or burden, also impacted days at home. <p>Conclusions: Long-lasting need for PCT support (not just the final 3 months) and earlier necessity for opioid analgesics were predictive for a reduced number of days at home. However, modifiable factors such as sex were identified too.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNieder, Aanes, Haukland. Days at home in the last three months of life: patterns-of-care analysis in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Wspólczesna Onkologia. 2023;27(1):41-46en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2170831
dc.identifier.doi10.5114/wo.2023.127192
dc.identifier.issn1428-2526
dc.identifier.issn1897-4309
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/30804
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherTermedia Publishingen_US
dc.relation.journalWspólczesna Onkologia
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dc.rights.holderCopyright 2023 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)en_US
dc.titleDays at home in the last three months of life: patterns-of-care analysis in patients with non-small cell lung canceren_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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