Trajectories of Activities of Daily Living in the Last Eight Weeks of Life Among Patients With Terminal Cancer in a Palliative Care Unit: A Retrospective Study.

Ryo SoedaAiko IshikawaShunsuke OyamadaMana MitsuhashiSuzune OkanoAiko YokosawaTeruo OkutsuTetsuya Tsuji

Published in: Palliative medicine reports (2024)

Multiple ADL trajectories were identified in the last eight weeks of life of patients with terminal cancer. These findings suggest that palliative care needs to be tailored to the characteristics of each patient.

Keyphrases

palliative care
papillary thyroid
advanced cancer
squamous cell
depressive symptoms
case report
gestational age
smoking cessation