Comparison of physician-delivered models of virtual and home-based in-person care for adults in the last 90 days of life with cancer and terminal noncancer illness during the COVID-19 pandemic
A person's type of serious illness was associated with different care models near the end-of-life. This study demonstrates persistent disease-specific differences in care delivery or possibly the tailoring of models of care in the last 90 days of life based on a person's specific care needs.
Authors
- Kieran L. Quinn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1681-5170)
- Rabia Akhter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7871-7293)
- Allan S. Detsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2772-3121)
- Chaim M. Bell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3778-9469)
- John Lapp
- Peter Tanuseputro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4409-0795)
- James Downar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7479-1560)
- Sarina Roslyn Isenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6059-5366)
- Nathan M. Stall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1239-1937)
- Hannah Chung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0135-8402)
- Thérèse A. Stukel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9283-8764)
- Media Mokhtarnia
Institutions
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Queensland University of Technology (AU)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
- Women's College Hospital (CA)
- Sinai Health System (CA)
- Bruyère (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (CA)
- NOSM University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0301813
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
- Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
- Health Canada
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Health and Social Care Delivery Research