Trends in palliative care utilization among older adult decedents with and without cancer in Taiwan: a population-based comparative studyResearch in context
Summary: Background: The leading causes of death among the older adults have shifted from cancer to non-cancer conditions such as ischemia heart diseases, stroke, and dementia, affecting end-of-life care needs. This study examined the difference in the proportion of palliative care utilization in r...
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| description | Summary: Background: The leading causes of death among the older adults have shifted from cancer to non-cancer conditions such as ischemia heart diseases, stroke, and dementia, affecting end-of-life care needs. This study examined the difference in the proportion of palliative care utilization in relation to specific causes of death and compared the trends in palliative care utilization between older adult decedents with and without cancer in Taiwan from 2010 to 2020. Methods: The study utilized data from the Health and Welfare Data Science Center in Taiwan, covering demographic and healthcare variables for 588,010 decedents aged 65+ years who died between 2010 and 2020. We used Poisson regression to investigate the temporal trends in palliative care utilization during the last six months of life. Multivariable logistic regression models were constructed to analyze cancer, and non-cancer causes of death associated with palliative care utilization. Findings: The proportion of palliative utilization in cancer deaths started at 21.7% in 2010 and increased to 63.2% by 2020 with the beta coefficient of 0.09 (95% CI: 0.09–0.09). The proportion of palliative utilization in non-cancer deaths started at 0.8% in 2010 and increased to 23.5% by 2020, with the beta coefficient of 0.26 (95% CI: 0.26–0.26). Compared to deceased cancer patients, deceased non-cancer individuals were less likely to have received palliative care (OR = 0.12, 95% CI: 0.12–0.13). Interpretation: Efforts to ensure equitable access to palliative care for non-cancer individuals should focus on expanding services, enhancing provider education, and promoting cultural sensitivity to meet the growing need for palliative care integration. Funding: This study was supported in part by grants from the National Cheng Kung University Hospital (NCKUH-11305001, NCKUH-V101-10) and the National Health Research Institutes (NHRI-13A1-CG-CO-04-2225-1). The sponsors had no influence on the study. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7d7879f4110048b79be57b38b2cc7b962025-01-30T05:15:02ZengElsevierThe Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific2666-60652025-02-0155101479Trends in palliative care utilization among older adult decedents with and without cancer in Taiwan: a population-based comparative studyResearch in contextYu-Tai Lo0Tzu-Jung Chuang1Yu-Tung Huang2Yi-Lin Wu3Yi-Ching Yang4Chung-Yi Li5Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TaiwanInstitute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, TaiwanNational Centre for Geriatrics and Welfare Research, National Health Research Institute, Yunlin, TaiwanDepartment of Nursing, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TaiwanDepartment of Geriatrics and Gerontology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TaiwanDepartment of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Corresponding author. Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.Summary: Background: The leading causes of death among the older adults have shifted from cancer to non-cancer conditions such as ischemia heart diseases, stroke, and dementia, affecting end-of-life care needs. This study examined the difference in the proportion of palliative care utilization in relation to specific causes of death and compared the trends in palliative care utilization between older adult decedents with and without cancer in Taiwan from 2010 to 2020. Methods: The study utilized data from the Health and Welfare Data Science Center in Taiwan, covering demographic and healthcare variables for 588,010 decedents aged 65+ years who died between 2010 and 2020. We used Poisson regression to investigate the temporal trends in palliative care utilization during the last six months of life. Multivariable logistic regression models were constructed to analyze cancer, and non-cancer causes of death associated with palliative care utilization. Findings: The proportion of palliative utilization in cancer deaths started at 21.7% in 2010 and increased to 63.2% by 2020 with the beta coefficient of 0.09 (95% CI: 0.09–0.09). The proportion of palliative utilization in non-cancer deaths started at 0.8% in 2010 and increased to 23.5% by 2020, with the beta coefficient of 0.26 (95% CI: 0.26–0.26). Compared to deceased cancer patients, deceased non-cancer individuals were less likely to have received palliative care (OR = 0.12, 95% CI: 0.12–0.13). Interpretation: Efforts to ensure equitable access to palliative care for non-cancer individuals should focus on expanding services, enhancing provider education, and promoting cultural sensitivity to meet the growing need for palliative care integration. Funding: This study was supported in part by grants from the National Cheng Kung University Hospital (NCKUH-11305001, NCKUH-V101-10) and the National Health Research Institutes (NHRI-13A1-CG-CO-04-2225-1). The sponsors had no influence on the study.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666606525000161Palliative careCause of deathOlder adultsPatient acceptance of health careTrends |
| spellingShingle | Yu-Tai Lo Tzu-Jung Chuang Yu-Tung Huang Yi-Lin Wu Yi-Ching Yang Chung-Yi Li Trends in palliative care utilization among older adult decedents with and without cancer in Taiwan: a population-based comparative studyResearch in context The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific Palliative care Cause of death Older adults Patient acceptance of health care Trends |
| title | Trends in palliative care utilization among older adult decedents with and without cancer in Taiwan: a population-based comparative studyResearch in context |
| title_full | Trends in palliative care utilization among older adult decedents with and without cancer in Taiwan: a population-based comparative studyResearch in context |
| title_fullStr | Trends in palliative care utilization among older adult decedents with and without cancer in Taiwan: a population-based comparative studyResearch in context |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trends in palliative care utilization among older adult decedents with and without cancer in Taiwan: a population-based comparative studyResearch in context |
| title_short | Trends in palliative care utilization among older adult decedents with and without cancer in Taiwan: a population-based comparative studyResearch in context |
| title_sort | trends in palliative care utilization among older adult decedents with and without cancer in taiwan a population based comparative studyresearch in context |
| topic | Palliative care Cause of death Older adults Patient acceptance of health care Trends |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666606525000161 |
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