Survival and factors affecting the survival of older adult patients in palliative care

Purpose Investigate the survival and risk factors that affect the survival of aged patients in a palliative care center (PCC). Methods A total of 180 inpatients (aged ≥ 65 years) who were admitted to a PCC from January 2018 to March 2020 were included. Information regarding patients’ demographic cha...

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Published in:Irish journal of medical science 2023-08, Vol.192 (4), p.1561-1567
Main Authors: Yuruyen, Mehmet, Polat, Ozlem, Denizli, Betul Ondes, Cirak, Musa, Polat, Hakan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Family Medicine
General Practice
Internal Medicine
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
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Summary:Purpose Investigate the survival and risk factors that affect the survival of aged patients in a palliative care center (PCC). Methods A total of 180 inpatients (aged ≥ 65 years) who were admitted to a PCC from January 2018 to March 2020 were included. Information regarding patients’ demographic characteristics, chronic diseases, length of hospital stay, nutrition provided at the first hospital stay, pressure wound, pain, and laboratory results were evaluated. Results The patients 50% were women ( n  = 90). The mean age, mean comorbidity, and mean follow-up duration was 77.6 years, 3.4, and 115 days (median: 29 days), respectively. The mean NRS2002 score of patients was 4.0 ± 1.0 and the risk of malnutrition was 93%. The mortality rate of the patients was 91.7%. The life expectancy of patients without malignancy was higher than those with malignancy ( p  
ISSN:0021-1265
1863-4362
DOI:10.1007/s11845-022-03186-5