Incidence of aggressive end-of-life care among older adults with metastatic cancer in nursing homes and community settings

JAMA Network Open

2023-02-22

(Press-News.org) About The Study: The results of this study suggest that despite increased emphasis to reduce aggressive end-of-life care in the past several decades, such care remains common among older persons with metastatic cancer and is slightly more prevalent among nursing home residents than their community-dwelling counterparts. Multilevel interventions to decrease aggressive end-of-life care should target the main factors associated with its prevalence, including hospital admissions in the last 30 days of life and in-hospital death.

Authors: Siran M. Koroukian, Ph.D., of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.0394)

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