Patterns of Symptom Management Medication Receipt at End-of-Life Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Lung Cancer
Saphire ML, Prsic E, Canavan ME, Wang SJ, Presley CJ, Davidoff AJ. Patterns of Symptom Management Medication Receipt at End-of-Life Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Lung Cancer. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2019, 59: 767-777.e1. PMID: 31778783, PMCID: PMC7338983, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.11.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedChild, PreschoolDeathFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMedicarePalliative CareRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesConceptsNausea/vomitingMedication receiptEnd of lifeLung cancerOutpatient settingOlder adultsEnd Results-Medicare databaseEmotional distressPoor patient-provider communicationReceipt of medicationSymptom management medicationsHigh symptom burdenAge 67 yearsPatient demographic characteristicsMultivariable logistic regressionPatient-provider communicationMedicare hospice benefitOutpatient medicationsConcurrent therapyRetrospective cohortSymptom burdenSymptomatic managementHospice enrollmentSymptom managementD claims