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- Title
Comparison of end-of-life care in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or lung cancer: A systematic review.
- Authors
Butler, Stacey J; Ellerton, Lauren; Gershon, Andrea S; Goldstein, Roger S; Brooks, Dina
- Abstract
Background: Palliative care has been widely implemented in clinical practice for patients with cancer but is not routinely provided to people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Aim: The study aims were to compare palliative care services, medications, life-sustaining interventions, place of death, symptom burden and health-related quality of life among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer populations. Design: Systematic review with meta-analysis (PROSPERO: CRD42019139425). Data sources: MEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMed, CINAHL and PsycINFO were searched for studies comparing palliative care, symptom burden or health-related quality of life among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer or populations with both conditions. Quality scores were assigned using the QualSyst tool. Results: Nineteen studies were included. There was significant heterogeneity in study design and sample size. A random effects meta-analysis (n = 3–7) determined that people with lung cancer had higher odds of receiving hospital (odds ratio: 9.95, 95% confidence interval: 6.37–15.55, p < 0.001) or home-based palliative care (8.79, 6.76–11.43, p < 0.001), opioids (4.76, 1.87–12.11, p = 0.001), sedatives (2.03, 1.78–2.32, p < 0.001) and dying at home (1.47, 1.14–1.89, p = 0.003) compared to people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. People with lung cancer had lower odds of receiving invasive ventilation (0.26, 0.22–0.32, p < 0.001), non-invasive ventilation (0.63, 0.44–0.89, p = 0.009), cardiopulmonary resuscitation (0.29, 0.18–0.47, p < 0.001) or dying at a nursing home/long-term care facility (0.32, 0.16–0.64, p < 0.001) than people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Symptom burden and health-related quality of life were relatively similar between the two populations. Conclusion: People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease receive less palliative measures at the end of life compared to people with lung cancer, despite a relatively similar symptom profile.
- Subjects
CINAHL database; CONFIDENCE intervals; MEDICAL information storage &; retrieval systems; PSYCHOLOGY information storage &; retrieval systems; OBSTRUCTIVE lung diseases; LUNG tumors; MEDLINE; META-analysis; ONLINE information services; PALLIATIVE treatment; QUALITY of life; TERMINAL care; SYSTEMATIC reviews; ODDS ratio
- Publication
Palliative Medicine, 2020, Vol 34, Issue 8, p1030
- ISSN
0269-2163
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0269216320929556