Temporal trends and social barriers for inpatient palliative care delivery in metastatic prostate cancer patients receiving critical care therapies.

Elio MazzoneFrancesco A MistrettaSophie KnipperZhe TianCarlotta PalumboGiorgio GandagliaNicola FossatiShahrokh F ShariatFred SaadFrancesco MontorsiMarkus GraefenAlberto BrigantiPierre I Karakiewicz

Published in: Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases (2019)

IPC use rate in mPCa patients receiving CCT sharply increased between 2004 and 2015. The highest increase of IPC use across time was recorded in the South, in Caucasian race, and in teaching hospitals. African-American race and nonteaching status were identified as independent predictors of lower IPC use and represent targets for efforts aimed at improving IPC delivery in mPCa patients receiving CCT.

Keyphrases

african american
palliative care
prostate cancer
healthcare
mental health
advanced cancer
small cell lung cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
radical prostatectomy