| Autor: |
Yukio Suzuki, Soshi Dohmae, Kohei Ohyama, Taiga Chiba, Sachiko Nakagami, Etsuko Miyagi, Jun Shuri |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
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| Zdroj: |
Aging Medicine, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 163-169 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2475-0360 |
| DOI: |
10.1002/agm2.12246 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background Cancer incidence is expected to increase with population aging, making the availability of places for treating patients with terminal cancer a pressing issue. However, little is known about the actual state of home end‐of‐life care (HEC) in Japan. Objective The objective of this study was to examine the real‐world state of HEC for older adults with cancer. Methods The Yokohama Original Medical Database was used to identify the cohort. Data of target patients was extracted based on three criteria: age ≥65 years, malignant neoplasm diagnosis, and having a specific billing code of HEC. Multivariable linear and logistic regression models were used to evaluate the association between age groups and HEC services or outcome indexes. Results Overall, 1323 people (554 and 769 aged |
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