Barriers to inpatient palliative care consultation among patients with newly diagnosed cancer after emergency admission
Author(s) -
Takahiro Higashibata,
Takayuki Hisanaga,
Miki Kobayashi,
Shingo Hagiwara,
Miho Shimokawa,
Ritsuko Yabuki,
Shigeru Atake,
Mototsugu Kohno,
Yasuo Shima
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of palliative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2224-5839
pISSN - 2224-5820
DOI - 10.21037/apm-19-504
Subject(s) - medicine , palliative care , cancer , psychological intervention , emergency department , observational study , emergency medicine , nursing
Many patients with advanced cancer diagnosed following emergency presentation will likely benefit from palliative care (PC) interventions. This study assessed the potential patient-related barriers to inpatient PC consultation among patients who were newly diagnosed with cancer after emergency admission (EA) and received only supportive care.
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