Low Socioeconomic Status Is Associated With More Aggressive End-of-Life Care for Working-Age Terminal Cancer Patients

[摘要] Results. Up to 81% of the cancer deaths presented at least one indicator of aggressive EOL care. Those who were aged 35�?44 years and male, had low SES, had metastatic malignant disease, lived in urban areas, or were in hospitals with more abundant health care resources were more likely to receive aggressive EOL care. In multilevel logistic regression analyses, high-SES cancer deaths had less chemotherapy (p < .001), fewer ER visits (p < .001), fewer ICU admissions (p < .001), and lower rates of dying in acute hospitals (p < .001) compared with low-SES cancer deaths.

[学科分类] 肿瘤学