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- Title
Length of Survival in Hospice for Cancer Patients Referred From a Comprehensive Cancer Center.
- Authors
Younis, Tallal; Milch, Robert; Abul-Khoudoud, Nawal; Lawrence, David; Mirand, Amy; Levine, Ellis
- Abstract
This retrospective study examined 180 hospice patients referred from a comprehensive cancer center over 6 months in 2002 to (1) identify the variables associated with shorter length of survival (LOS) in hospice and (2) examine the LOS in hospice for those who previously participated in clinical trials and/or phase I studies. The median LOS in hospice for this cohort was 35 days. In multivariate analysis, low Palliative Performance Score (PPS) at hospice enrollment and male gender were associated with shorter LOS in hospice: males with low PPS had the shortest LOS while females with high PPS had the longest LOS. No correlation was found between the LOS in hospice and prior participation in clinical trials and/or phase I studies.
- Subjects
HOSPICE care; CANCER treatment; TERMINALLY ill; HEALTH expectancy; HOSPICES; PROGNOSIS
- Publication
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine, 2009, Vol 26, Issue 4, p281
- ISSN
1049-9091
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1049909109333928