Locus-of-care disparities in end-of-life care intensity among adolescents and young adults with cancer: A population-based study using the IMPACT cohort.
Hallie ColtinAdam RapoportNancy N BaxterChenthila NagamuthuPaul C NathanJason D PoleFranco MomoliSumit GuptaPublished in: Cancer (2021)
AYAs with cancer experience high rates of HI-EOL care, with patients in pediatric centers and those living in rural areas having the highest odds of ICU death. This study is the first to identify LOC-based disparities in EOL care for AYAs, and it highlights the need to explore the mechanisms underlying these disparities.
Keyphrases
- affordable care act
- healthcare
- palliative care
- papillary thyroid
- quality improvement
- end stage renal disease
- health insurance
- ejection fraction
- intensive care unit
- pain management
- childhood cancer
- prognostic factors
- squamous cell carcinoma
- peritoneal dialysis
- lymph node metastasis
- high intensity
- young adults
- mechanical ventilation
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- genome wide association study