Open AccessSocioeconomic Disparity Trends in End-of-Life Care for Cancer and Non-Cancer Patients: Are We Closing the Gap?
Author(s) -
Anne Høy Seemann Vestergaard,
Christian Fynbo Christiansen,
Mette Asbjoern Neergaard,
Jan Brink Valentin,
Søren Paaske Johnsen
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.868
H-Index - 58
ISSN - 1179-1349
DOI - 10.2147/clep.s362170
Subject(s) - medicine , socioeconomic status , cancer , palliative care , confidence interval , disease , comorbidity , health care , gerontology , demography , environmental health , population , nursing , sociology , economics , economic growth
Socioeconomic disparities in end-of-life care have been reported across underlying diseases, but there is a paucity of information on potential time trends. Thus, we aimed to examine time trends in use of health-care services at the end of life according to socioeconomic position in patients dying from cancer and non-cancer diseases.