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The effect of age on referral to and use of specialist palliative care services in adult cancer patients
— a systematic review | | Author(s) | Jenn Burt, Rosalind Raine |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 35, no 5, September 2006 |
| Pages | pp 469-476 |
| Source | http://www.ageing.oxfordjournals.org |
| Keywords | Cancer ; Referrals ; Terminal care ; Pain ; Usage [services] ; Cross sectional surveys ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | There is some evidence that older people are less likely to be referred to, or to use, specialist palliative care (SPC). In a systematic review, Medline, Embase, Web of Science, HMIC, SIGLE and AgeInfo were searched for studies published between 1966 and March 2005, and references in the articles identified were also examined. Inclusion criteria were all studies which provided data on age in relation to use of or referral to SPC. 14 studies were identified. All reported a statistically significant lower use of SPC among older cancer patients (age 65+) at a univariate level. However, there were important methodological weaknesses in all of the studies identified; most crucially, studies failed to consider variations in use in relation to need for SPC. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-061211219 A |
| Classmark | CK: L5R: LV: CT7: QLD: 3KB: 64A |
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