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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2023

Higher overall admittance of immigrants to specialised palliative care in Denmark: a nationwide register-based study of 99,624 patients with cancer.

Mathilde Adsersen, Lau Caspar Thygesen, Maria Kristiansen, Maiken Bang Hansen, Mette Asbjoern Neergaard, Morten Aagaard Petersen, Mogens Groenvold

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Mathilde AdsersenPalliative Care Research Unit, Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Bispebjerg Hospital 20D, Bispebjerg Bakke 23B, 2400, Copenhagen, NV, Denmark. mathilde.adsersen@regionh.dk.
Lau Caspar ThygesenNational Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Maria KristiansenDepartment of Public Health & Center for Healthy Aging, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Maiken Bang HansenPalliative Care Research Unit, Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Bispebjerg Hospital 20D, Bispebjerg Bakke 23B, 2400, Copenhagen, NV, Denmark.
Mette Asbjoern NeergaardPalliative Care Team, Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Morten Aagaard PetersenPalliative Care Research Unit, Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Bispebjerg Hospital 20D, Bispebjerg Bakke 23B, 2400, Copenhagen, NV, Denmark.
Mogens GroenvoldPalliative Care Research Unit, Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Bispebjerg Hospital 20D, Bispebjerg Bakke 23B, 2400, Copenhagen, NV, Denmark.
University of Copenhagen · DKAarhus University Hospital · DKBispebjerg Hospital · DKFrederiksberg Hospital · DKUniversity of Southern Denmark · DK

Funding

Kræftens Bekæmpelse R195-A12002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe population of immigrants in Europe is ageing. Accordingly, the number of immigrants with life-threatening diseases and need for specialised palliative care will increase. In Europe, immigrants' admittance to specialised palliative care is not well explored.

aimTo investigate whether country of origin was associated with admittance to (I) palliative care team/unit, (II) hospice, and/or (III) specialised palliative care, overall (i.e. palliative care team/unit and/or hospice).

designData sources for the population cohort study were the Danish Palliative Care Database and several nationwide registers. We investigated the associations between country of origin and admittance to specialised palliative care, overall, and to type of palliative care using logistic regression analyses. SETTING/

participantsIn 2010-2016, 104,775 cancer patients died in Denmark: 96% were born in Denmark, 2% in other Western countries, and 2% in non-Western countries.

resultsOverall admittance to specialised palliative care was higher for immigrants from other Western (OR = 1.13; 95%CI: 1.03-1.24) and non-Western countries (OR = 1.22; 95%CI: 1.08-1.37) than for the majority population. Similar results were found for admittance to palliative care teams. No difference in admittance to hospice was found for immigrants from other Western countries (OR = 1.04; 95%CI: 0.93-1.16) compared to the majority population, while lower admittance was found for non-Western immigrants (OR = 0.70; 95%CI: 0.60-0.81).

conclusionAdmittance to specialised palliative care was higher for immigrants than for the majority population as higher admittance to palliative care teams for non-Western immigrants more than compensated for the lower hospice admittance. This may reflect a combination of larger needs and that hospital-based and home-based services are perceived as preferable by immigrants.

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Emigrants and ImmigrantsHospicesNeoplasmsCohort StudiesDenmarkHumansPalliative CareCancerImmigrantsNationwide registerSpecialised palliative care

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