Socio-economic inequalities in suffering at the end of life among advanced cancer patients: results from the APPROACH study in five Asian countries.
Chetna MalhotraAnirudh KrishnanJing Rong YongIrene TeoSemra OzdemirXiao Hong NingThushari HapuarachchiGayatri PalatSushma BhatnagarAnjum Khan JoadPham Nguyen TuongWynn Mon SsuEric FinkelsteinPublished in: International journal for equity in health (2020)
Results highlight that SES inequalities in EOL suffering vary depending on the suffering domain, the SES indicator assessed, and by patient age. Greater palliative care resources for patients with low SES may help reduce these inequalities.