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Contemporary Oncology/Współczesna Onkologia
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1/2023
vol. 27
 
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Original paper

Days at home in the last three months of life: patterns-of-care analysis in patients with non-small cell lung cancer

Carsten Nieder
1, 2
,
Siv Gyda Aanes
1
,
Ellinor Christin Haukland
1, 3

  1. Department of Oncology and Palliative Medicine, Nordland Hospital, Bodø, Norway
  2. Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway
  3. SHARE – Center for Resilience in Healthcare, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Quality and Health Technology, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway Introduction
Contemp Oncol (Pozn) 2022; 27 (1): 41–46
Online publish date: 2023/04/27
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Introduction:
To calculate the number of days patients with terminal non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) spent at home in the last 3 months of life, and to identify factors that predict a lower proportion of days at home.

Material and methods:
Retrospective study of 434 deceased patients with NSCLC. The number of days spent in a hospital or nursing home was identified from electronic health records.

Results:
Most patients received primary chemotherapy. Only 45% received palliative care provided by a dedicated palliative care team (PCT). In the last 3 months of life, only 39 patients (9%) were not hospitalized. The median number of days spent in hospital was 17, range 0–61. Hospital death occurred in 48%. Admission to a nursing home was recorded in 45%. Overall, the patients spent a median of 64 days at home. Both, older patients and females spent fewer days at home. Family network and aspects of palliative care, possibly reflecting the symptom duration or burden, also impacted days at home.

Conclusions:
Long-lasting need for PCT support (not just the final 3 months) and earlier necessity for opioid analgesics were predictive for a reduced number of days at home. However, modifiable factors such as sex were identified too.

keywords:

non-small cell lung cancer, palliative therapy, end-of-life care, hospital death, quality indicator

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