Advanced cancer and concomitant dementia: access to specialized palliative care, emergency room, hospital care, and place of death.
Per FürstPeter StrangChristel HedmanTorbjörn SchultzPublished in: Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) (2022)
The probability of being admitted to SPC was lower in cancer patients with known dementia. Access to SPC reduced emergency room visits and acute admissions to hospitals for the whole group, and hospital deaths both for CA and CA-DEM.
Keyphrases
- palliative care
- advanced cancer
- healthcare
- mild cognitive impairment
- public health
- emergency department
- cognitive impairment
- liver failure
- acute care
- papillary thyroid
- adverse drug
- protein kinase
- squamous cell
- drug induced
- respiratory failure
- intensive care unit
- hepatitis b virus
- aortic dissection
- mechanical ventilation
- pain management
- health insurance