Use of Hospice and End-of-Life Care Quality Among Medical Centers with High Versus Lower Specialist Palliative Care Reach Among People with Heart Failure: An Observational Study.

IF 2.2 3区 医学 Q2 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES Journal of palliative medicine Pub Date : 2024-12-01 Epub Date: 2024-11-08 DOI:10.1089/jpm.2024.0182
Shelli L Feder, Ling Han, Yan Zhan, Erica A Abel, Kathleen M Akgün, Terri Fried, Mary Ersek, Nancy S Redeker
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Background: Rates of specialist palliative care (SPC) vary among Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAMCs) for people with advanced heart failure (aHF). We evaluated the associations between facility rates of SPC reach and the quality of end of life (EOL) care received among this population. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study among 3681 people with aHF who died in 83 VAMCs from 2018 to 2020. We used multilevel logistic regression to derive SPC reach (i.e., the predicted probability or rate of SPC) for each VAMC adjusting for demographic and clinical characteristics. We examined the associations between high (top 20%) versus lower (bottom 80%) SPC reach and receipt of inpatient hospice and family-reported EOL care quality and the interactions between receiving SPC and VAMC reach on study outcomes. Results: The sample included 97.9% male, 61.6% White, and 32.2% Black adults (mean age = 72.9 ± 10.9 years). Rates of "Excellent" EOL care quality, but not inpatient hospice care, were significantly higher in VAMCs in the top 20% of reach (predicted probability: inpatient hospice = 0.56 vs. 0.51, p = 0.32; "Excellent" EOL care quality 0.69 vs. 0.60, p = 0.04). There was a significant interaction between VAMC reach, receipt of SPC, and inpatient hospice (p < 0.001) but no interaction between VAMC reach, receipt of SPC, and EOL care quality (p = 0.049). Conclusion: Families of patients with aHF who die in VAMCs with higher SPC reach report better EOL care quality regardless of whether or not they receive SPC. Research is needed to investigate factors beyond receiving SPC associated with these EOL outcomes.

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心力衰竭患者在姑息治疗专家覆盖率较高和较低的医疗中心中使用临终关怀服务的情况以及临终关怀的质量:一项观察性研究。
背景:退伍军人事务医疗中心(VAMC)为晚期心力衰竭(aHF)患者提供的专科姑息治疗(SPC)率各不相同。我们评估了该人群接受 SPC 的机构比率与生命末期 (EOL) 护理质量之间的关联。方法:我们对 2018 年至 2020 年期间在 83 家 VAMC 死亡的 3681 名 aHF 患者进行了回顾性队列研究。我们使用多层次逻辑回归得出了每个 VAMC 的 SPC 达标率(即 SPC 的预测概率或比率),并对人口统计学和临床特征进行了调整。我们研究了 SPC 达标率高(前 20%)与低(后 80%)与接受住院安宁疗护和家庭报告的临终关怀质量之间的关联,以及接受 SPC 和 VAMC 达标率对研究结果的交互作用。研究结果样本包括 97.9% 的男性、61.6% 的白人和 32.2% 的黑人成年人(平均年龄 = 72.9 ± 10.9 岁)。在覆盖率前 20% 的自愿医疗管理中心中,"优秀 "临终关怀护理质量的比率明显较高,但住院临终关怀护理的比率却不高(预测概率:住院临终关怀护理 = 0.56 vs. 0.51,p = 0.32;"优秀 "临终关怀护理质量 0.69 vs. 0.60,p = 0.04)。到达 VAMC、接受 SPC 和住院临终关怀之间存在明显的交互作用(p < 0.001),但到达 VAMC、接受 SPC 和临终关怀质量之间没有交互作用(p = 0.049)。结论无论是否接受 SPC,在 SPC 覆盖率较高的 VAMC 死亡的 aHF 患者家属都会报告较好的临终关怀质量。除了接受 SPC 外,还需要研究与这些临终结局相关的其他因素。
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Journal of palliative medicine
Journal of palliative medicine 医学-卫生保健
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3.90
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345
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2 months
期刊介绍: Journal of Palliative Medicine is the premier peer-reviewed journal covering medical, psychosocial, policy, and legal issues in end-of-life care and relief of suffering for patients with intractable pain. The Journal presents essential information for professionals in hospice/palliative medicine, focusing on improving quality of life for patients and their families, and the latest developments in drug and non-drug treatments. The companion biweekly eNewsletter, Briefings in Palliative Medicine, delivers the latest breaking news and information to keep clinicians and health care providers continuously updated.
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