2024
Trends in use of intensive care during hospitalizations at the end‐of‐life among older adults with advanced cancer
Jain S, Long J, Rao V, Law A, Walkey A, Prsic E, Lindenauer P, Krumholz H, Gross C. Trends in use of intensive care during hospitalizations at the end‐of‐life among older adults with advanced cancer. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024 PMID: 39090970, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnd-of-life hospitalizationsLife-sustaining treatmentEnd-of-lifeIntensity of careIn-hospital deathOlder adultsIntensive care unitAdvanced cancerRisk-adjusted hospitalEvaluate trendsIncreased intensity of careIntensive care unit useSEER-Medicare dataIntensive care unit careMultinomial regression modelsYear of diagnosisIntensive careHospital categoryMedicare beneficiariesSEER-MedicareHospitalization ratesCareCancer characteristicsNoninvasive ventilationHospital
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 ResearchConceptsCancer-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
2020
End-of-life (EOL) trajectories among older adults dying with lung cancer (LC).
Davidoff A, Canavan M, Wang S, Prsic E, Saphire M, Presley C. End-of-life (EOL) trajectories among older adults dying with lung cancer (LC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: e24008-e24008. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.e24008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPalliative care servicesHospital referral regionsLung cancerCancer decedentsCare intensityNon-Hispanic whitesCD careLine therapyHospice enrollmentSEER-MedicareIntensive careHospice useOlder decedentsPhysician preferenceHigh riskHospice careMultinomial logistic regressionReferral regionsMedicare decedentsHigher ageCare servicesHealth statusLogistic regressionDecedentsHospice