Differences in the palliative care phase between patients with nonmalignant pulmonary disease and lung cancer: a retrospective study
Compared to lung cancer patients, patients with nonmalignant pulmonary disease had longer palliative care phases but fewer visits to the palliative care outpatient clinic and fewer referrals to the palliative care pathways. Palliative care arrangements seemed to have more influence on the end-of-life care of lung cancer patients. There is a need for long-term palliative care services with better abilities to meet the special needs of patients with nonmalignant pulmonary disease.
Authors
- Hanna Pihlaja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8721-4818)
- Juho T. Lehto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8519-7372)
- Heidi A. Rantala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9597-5553)
- Sirpa Leivo‐Korpela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-6718)
- Reetta P. Piili (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6727-3773)
- Sonja Aho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4965-5580)
- Silja Soikkeli
- Milja Arminen
Institutions
- Tampere University of Applied Sciences (FI)
- Tampere University (FI)
- Tampere University Hospital (FI)
- Tampere University (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Palliative Care
- Published
- 2024-12-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-024-01618-w
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.09
Funders
- Tampereen Tuberkuloosisäätiö
- Tays