Comparison of survival times of advanced cancer patients with palliative care at home and in hospital.

Scott MurrayAyano TakeuchiMasanori MoriYasuhiro SaitouTakahide YamaguchiNobuyuki MiyataMasakatsu ShimizuRyo YamamotoYousuke KimuraYoshiyuki KamiyamaYasuyuki AraiHiroshi MatsuoHideki ShishidoKazushi NakanoTomohiro NishiHiroka NagaokaNaosuke YokomichiIsseki MaedaTakashi YamaguchiTatsuya MoritaTakuya Shinjo

Published in: PloS one (2023)

In this cohort of advanced cancer patients with a Weeks or Months prognosis, those receiving home-based PC survived longer than those receiving hospital-based PC after adjusting for symptoms and treatments.

Keyphrases

advanced cancer
palliative care
healthcare
adverse drug
sleep quality
depressive symptoms
preterm birth