Abstract:Background: Palliative care is associated with increased patient satisfaction, a better understanding of symptoms and prognosis, and more family-centered care for cancer patients. However, knowledge of palliative care is limited and often physician referral occurs late in prognosis. Our objective was to describe predictors of palliative care knowledge and healthcare utilization in a U.S. population.
Methods: We analyzed data from the 2018 cross-sectional National Cancer Institute's Health Inform… Show more
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