ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2019
Factors affecting use of unscheduled care for people with advanced cancer: a retrospective cohort study in Scotland.
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Abstract
backgroundPeople with advanced cancer frequently attend unscheduled care, but little is known about the factors influencing presentations. Most research focuses on accident and emergency (A&E) and does not consider GP out-of-hours (GPOOH).
aimTo describe the frequency and patterns of unscheduled care use by people with cancer in their last year of life and to examine the associations of demographic and clinical factors with unscheduled care attendance. DESIGN AND
settingRetrospective cohort study of all 2443 people who died from cancer in Tayside, Scotland, during 2012-2015. Clinical population datasets were linked to routinely collected clinical data using the Community Health Index (CHI) number.
methodAnonymised CHI-linked data were analysed in SafeHaven, with descriptive analysis, using binary logistic regression for adjusted associations.
resultsOf the people who died from cancer, 77.9% (
conclusionUnscheduled care attendance by people with advanced cancer was substantially higher than previously reported, increased dramatically towards the end of life, was largely independent of demographic factors and cancer type, and was commonly for pain and palliative care.
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