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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2021

End-of-life care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with cancer: an exploratory study of service utilisation and unmet supportive care needs.

Christina M Bernardes, Vanessa Beesley, Shaouli Shahid, Linda Medlin, Gail Garvey, Patricia C Valery

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. End-of-life healthcare use and associated costs for First Nations Australians diagnosed with cancer in Queensland, Australia.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Christina M BernardesQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, 300 Herston Road, Herston, QLD 4006, Australia. christina.bernardes@qimrberghofer.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8061-7013
Vanessa BeesleyQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, 300 Herston Road, Herston, QLD 4006, Australia.
Shaouli ShahidCentre for Aboriginal Studies, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, Australia.
Linda MedlinQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, 300 Herston Road, Herston, QLD 4006, Australia.
Gail GarveyMenzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia.
Patricia C ValeryQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, 300 Herston Road, Herston, QLD 4006, Australia.
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute · AUCharles Darwin University · AUCurtin University · AU

Funding

National Health and Medical Research Council 1041111National Health and Medical Research Council 1083090National Health and Medical Research Council 1153027National Health and Medical Research Council 552414
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIndigenous Australians diagnosed with cancer have substantially higher cancer mortality rates compared with non-Indigenous Australians, yet there is a paucity of information about their end-of-life service utilisation and supportive care needs. PURPOSE: To describe the service utilisation and supportive care needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with cancer at end-of-life.

methodHospital admission data were linked to self-reported data from a study of Indigenous cancer patients from Queensland, Australia during the last year of their life. Needs were assessed by the Supportive Care Needs Assessment Tool for Indigenous Cancer Patients which measures 26 need items across 4 domains (physical/psychological; hospital care; information/communication; practical/cultural). A descriptive analysis of health service utilisation and unmet needs was conducted.

resultsIn total, 58 Indigenous cancer patients were included in this analysis. All patients had at least one hospital admission within the last year of their life. Most hospital admissions occurred through emergency (38%) and outpatient (31%) departments and were for acute care (85%). Palliative care represented 14% of admissions and 78% died in hospital. Approximately half (48%) did not report any unmet needs. The most frequently reported moderate-to-high unmet need items were worry about the treatment results (17%), money worries (16%) and anxiety (16%).

conclusionsUtilisation of palliative care services that manage a full range of physical and psychosocial needs was low. Addressing worries about treatment results, finances and generalised anxiety are priorities in this population.

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AgedAustraliaAustralian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PeoplesFemaleHealth Services, IndigenousHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsPalliative CareTerminal CareCancerEnd-of-lifeIndigenous AustraliansService utilisationUnmet supportive care needs

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