The Utilization of Specialist Palliative Care and Other Health Care Services at the End of Life Among Patients with Head and Neck Cancer: A Nationwide Cohort Study
Patients with HNC utilize health care services at high rates at the end of life. Early SPC contact is associated with increased SPC service use and decreased utilization of secondary health care and emergency care, highlighting the need for early and greater access to SPC services for patients with HNC.
Authors
- Antti A. Mäkitie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0451-2404)
- Timo Carpén (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0117-8559)
- Mikko Nuutinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7429-3710)
- Outi Akrén (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9037-0557)
- Martti Merikari
- Timo Carpén
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Helsinki Institute of Physics (FI)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
- Turku University Hospital (FI)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Oncology and Therapy
- Published
- 2025-04-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40487-025-00335-5
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.39