Referral to palliative care in COPD and other chronic diseases: a population-based study.

Abstract:

AIM:To describe how patients with COPD, heart failure, dementia and cancer differ in frequency and timing of referral to palliative care services. METHODS:We performed a population-based study with the Sentinel Network of General Practitioners in Belgium. Of 2405 registered deaths respectively 5%, 4% and 28% were identified as from COPD, heart failure or cancer and 14% were diagnosed with severe dementia. GPs reported use and timing of palliative care services and treatment goals in the final three months of life. RESULTS:Patients with COPD (20%) were less likely than those with heart failure (34%), severe dementia (37%) or cancer (60%) to be referred to palliative care services (p < 0.001). The median days between referral and death was respectively 10, 12, 14 and 20. Patients with COPD who were not referred more often received treatment with a curative or life-prolonging goal and less often with a palliative or comfort goal than did the other patients who were not referred. CONCLUSION:Patients with COPD are underserved in terms of palliative care compared to those with other chronic life-limiting diseases. Awareness of palliative care as an option for patients with COPD needs to increase in palliative care services, physicians and the general public.

journal_name

Respir Med

journal_title

Respiratory medicine

authors

Beernaert K,Cohen J,Deliens L,Devroey D,Vanthomme K,Pardon K,Van den Block L

doi

10.1016/j.rmed.2013.06.003

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-11-01 00:00:00

pages

1731-9

issue

11

eissn

0954-6111

issn

1532-3064

pii

S0954-6111(13)00215-1

journal_volume

107

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