Gender differences in palliative care needs among Swedish cancer patients prior to specialist palliative care referral
Compared to women, men have more hospitalizations and fewer serious illness conversations prior to referral to specialized palliative care, suggesting greater unmet palliative care needs.
Authors
- Sanjoy Mahajan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9565-9283)
- Rebecca Selberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6962-5602)
- Juliet Jacobsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2416-8759)
- Jenny Klintman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9544-5058)
- Karin Boo Hammas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5327-2972)
Institutions
- Lund University (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Oncologica
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2340/1651-226x.2025.43308
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88