Trajectory of End-of-Life Pain and Other Physical Symptoms among Cancer Patients Receiving Home Care.
Hsien-Yeang SeowDawn M GuthrieTara StevensLisa C BarberaFred BurgeKimberlyn Marie McGrailKelvin K W ChanStuart J PeacockRinku SutradharPublished in: Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) (2021)
In this large home care cancer cohort, trajectories of physical symptoms worsened close to death. While presence of moderate-severe pain was common, it was also reported as mostly controlled. Covariates, such as caregiver distress and social decline, were associated with having more physical symptoms at end of life.