2022
End-of-life care trajectories among older adults with lung cancer
Davidoff AJ, Canavan ME, Prsic E, Saphire M, Wang SY, Presley CJ. End-of-life care trajectories among older adults with lung cancer. Journal Of Geriatric Oncology 2022, 14: 101381. PMID: 36202695, PMCID: PMC9974538, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2022.09.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedDeathHospice CareHumansLung NeoplasmsMedicareRetrospective StudiesTerminal CareUnited StatesConceptsCancer-directed therapyLung cancerCare trajectoriesOlder adultsSupportive care servicesSEER-Medicare dataSkilled nursing facilitiesNon-Hispanic whitesRace/ethnicityCancer decedentsSymptom managementIntensive careOlder decedentsConcurrent careHospice careReferral regionsHigh riskMultinomial logistic regressionNursing facilitiesMedicare decedentsCare servicesLogistic regressionCancerHospiceDecedents
2021
End-of-life patterns of symptom management and cancer-directed care among Medicare beneficiaries with lung cancer: a claims-based analysis
Davidoff AJ, Canavan ME, Prsic E, Saphire M, Wang SY, Presley CJ. End-of-life patterns of symptom management and cancer-directed care among Medicare beneficiaries with lung cancer: a claims-based analysis. Supportive Care In Cancer 2021, 29: 3921-3932. PMID: 33389087, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-020-05964-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMedicareRetrospective StudiesTerminal CareUnited StatesConceptsCancer-directed therapySymptom management servicesLung cancerMedicare beneficiariesCare contentYounger ageEarlier hospice enrollmentLife care patternsLung cancer decedentsPercentage of patientsClaims-based analysisMethodsThis retrospective studyMost Medicare beneficiariesNonhospice settingsCancer decedentsUsual careHospice enrollmentSymptom managementRetrospective studyMedicare databaseSkilled nursingHigh comorbidityCare intensityMedicare claimsMultinomial logistic regression