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Article: Acute Care Utilization and Place of Death among Patients Discharged from an Inpatient Palliative Care Unit

TitleAcute Care Utilization and Place of Death among Patients Discharged from an Inpatient Palliative Care Unit
Authors
Keywordscohort studies
end-of-life care
home care services
hospitalization
palliative care
patient discharge
survival
Issue Date2020
Citation
Journal of Palliative Medicine, 2020, v. 23, n. 1, p. 54-59 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground: Discharging patients from inpatient palliative care units to the community is aligned with patients' desires to be cared for and die at home. However, there is little research examining patient outcomes after discharge. Objective: To describe the outcomes of patients discharged from an inpatient palliative care unit. Design: A single-institution retrospective cohort study using medical record data linked to regional acute care hospital and home care data. Setting/Participants: Patients (n = 75) discharged to the community over a one-year period from a 31-bed inpatient palliative care unit in an academic continuing care facility. Measurements: Survival, postdischarge hospitalizations and emergency department visits, and place of death. Results: Patients discharged to the community had poor prognosis. Over one-third had a discharge Palliative Performance Score <50. The median survival after discharge was 96 days, and 36% of decedent patients died in an acute care hospital. Thirteen percent of patients were hospitalized, and 23% visited an emergency department within 30 days of discharge, often for reasons that could have been managed in the community. Certain groups of patients were at greater risk of acute care use and in-hospital deaths, including younger patients, patients with nonmalignant diseases, and patients discharged home or retirement home, compared to long-term care settings. Conclusions: Patients discharged from an inpatient palliative care setting are at risk of postdischarge hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and in-hospital deaths, despite having community supports in place. Variations in outcomes can point to groups of patients who may require greater intensity of supports postdischarge.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/346754
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2023 Impact Factor: 2.2
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.794

 

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dc.contributor.authorWebber, Colleen-
dc.contributor.authorHsu, Amy T.-
dc.contributor.authorTanuseputro, Peter-
dc.contributor.authorFitzgibbon, Edward-
dc.contributor.authorLi, Cecilia-
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-17T04:13:04Z-
dc.date.available2024-09-17T04:13:04Z-
dc.date.issued2020-
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Palliative Medicine, 2020, v. 23, n. 1, p. 54-59-
dc.identifier.issn1096-6218-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/346754-
dc.description.abstractBackground: Discharging patients from inpatient palliative care units to the community is aligned with patients' desires to be cared for and die at home. However, there is little research examining patient outcomes after discharge. Objective: To describe the outcomes of patients discharged from an inpatient palliative care unit. Design: A single-institution retrospective cohort study using medical record data linked to regional acute care hospital and home care data. Setting/Participants: Patients (n = 75) discharged to the community over a one-year period from a 31-bed inpatient palliative care unit in an academic continuing care facility. Measurements: Survival, postdischarge hospitalizations and emergency department visits, and place of death. Results: Patients discharged to the community had poor prognosis. Over one-third had a discharge Palliative Performance Score <50. The median survival after discharge was 96 days, and 36% of decedent patients died in an acute care hospital. Thirteen percent of patients were hospitalized, and 23% visited an emergency department within 30 days of discharge, often for reasons that could have been managed in the community. Certain groups of patients were at greater risk of acute care use and in-hospital deaths, including younger patients, patients with nonmalignant diseases, and patients discharged home or retirement home, compared to long-term care settings. Conclusions: Patients discharged from an inpatient palliative care setting are at risk of postdischarge hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and in-hospital deaths, despite having community supports in place. Variations in outcomes can point to groups of patients who may require greater intensity of supports postdischarge.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Palliative Medicine-
dc.subjectcohort studies-
dc.subjectend-of-life care-
dc.subjecthome care services-
dc.subjecthospitalization-
dc.subjectpalliative care-
dc.subjectpatient discharge-
dc.subjectsurvival-
dc.titleAcute Care Utilization and Place of Death among Patients Discharged from an Inpatient Palliative Care Unit-
dc.typeArticle-
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dc.identifier.doi10.1089/jpm.2019.0162-
dc.identifier.pmid31305204-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85077668828-
dc.identifier.volume23-
dc.identifier.issue1-
dc.identifier.spage54-
dc.identifier.epage59-
dc.identifier.eissn1557-7740-

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