ArticleCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2023
The Impact of Frailty on Palliative Care Receipt, Emergency Room Visits and Hospital Deaths in Cancer Patients: A Registry-Based Study.
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- Components and classification of frailty and palliative care.The Journal of frailty & aging · 2026Article
- The Impact of Specialist Palliative Care on the Utilization of Health Care Services at the End of Life Among Patients With Prostate Cancer: A Nationwide Register-based Study.European urology open science · 2026Article
- End-of-life dementia: demographic, clinical as well as direct health care cost differences in nursing homes vs. ordinary housing.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Healthcare costs and resource use in advanced breast cancer at the end of life: a register study.Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) · 2026Article
- Receipt of specialized palliative care and health care utilization at the end of life in hematological cancer patients - the Stockholm experience.Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) · 2025Observational
- Differences in Health Care Expenditures by Cancer Patients During Their Last Year of Life: A Registry-Based Study.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2024Article
- Association of Cancer with Heart Failure and the Prognostic Value of NT-proBNP in Cancer Patients: Findings from the NHANES (1999-2018).Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2024Article
- Partly unequal receipt of healthcare in last month of life in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a retrospective cohort study of the Stockholm region.Upsala journal of medical sciences · 2024Observational
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Abstract
backgroundEastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status is used in decision-making to identify fragile patients, despite the development of new and possibly more reliable measures. This study aimed to examine the impact of frailty on end-of-life healthcare utilization in deceased cancer patients.
methodHospital Frailty Risk Scores (HFRS) were calculated based on 109 weighted International Classification of Diseases 10th revision (ICD-10) diagnoses, and HFRS was related to (a) receipt of specialized palliative care, (b) unplanned emergency room (ER) visits during the last month of life, and (c) acute hospital deaths.
resultsA total of 20,431 deceased cancer patients in ordinary accommodations were studied (nursing home residents were excluded). Frailty, as defined by the HFRS, was more common in men than in women (42% vs. 38%,
conclusionFrailty, as measured by the HFRS, significantly affects end-of-life cancer patients and should be considered in oncologic decision-making.
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