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PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
卷 28, 期 2, 页码 176-183出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0269216313493125
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Family physician; primary care; continuity of care; hospitalization; cancer; palliative care
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资金
- Ontario Institute for Cancer Research and Cancer Care Ontario
- Government of Ontario
- Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC)
Background: Previous end-of-life cancer research has shown an association between increased family physician continuity of care and reduced use of acute care services; however, it did not focus on a homecare population or control for homecare nursing. Aim: Among end-of-life homecare cancer patients, to investigate the association of family physician continuity with location of death and hospital and emergency department visits in the last 2 weeks of life while controlling for nursing hours. Design: Retrospective population-based cohort study. Setting/participants: Cancer patients with 1 family physician visit in 2006 from Ontario, Canada. Family physician continuity of care was assessed using two measures: Modified Usual Provider of Care score and visits/week. Its association with location of death and hospital and emergency department visits in the last 2 weeks of life was examined using logistic regression. Results: Of 9467 patients identified, the Modified Usual Provider of Care score demonstrated a dose-response relationship with increasing continuity associated with decreased odds of hospital death and visiting the hospital and emergency department in the last 2 weeks of life. More family physician visits/week were associated with lower odds of an emergency department visit in the last 2 weeks of life and hospital death, except for patients with greater than 4 visits/week, where they had increased odds of hospitalizations and hospital deaths. Conclusions: These results demonstrate an association between increased family physician continuity of care and decreased odds of several acute care outcomes in late life, controlling for homecare nursing and other covariates.
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