Despite aggressive multimodality treatment the prognosis of patients with primary brain tumors (BT) remains poor. At present, there are no data about the role of palliative home-care services and their impact on quality of care. We report the results of a pilot project of palliative home care for BT patients started in 2000 in the National Cancer Institute Regina Elena of Rome. We report also the result of a cost/effectiveness analysis utilizing administrative data on re-hospitalization rate in the last two months of life. Methods: Since October 2000 until December 2009, 572 patients have been followed by our home care staff. Among 394 patients who died, 276 (70%) were followed at home until death. A cost/effectiveness analysis was carried out evaluating the re-hospitalization rate in the last 2 months of life in a subgroup of patients (group 1 assisted at home, 72 patients; group 2 not assisted at home, 71). The number of hospital readmission in the last 2 months of life, and length and cost of hospitalization were retrospectively analyzed from hospital discharge records. Results: Hospitalization rate of group 1 (16.7%) was lower than group 2 (38%) (95% CI: 0.18-0.65, p = 0.001). Costs of hospitalization also differed substantially: 517 (sic) (95% CI: 512-522) in represent an alternative to in-hospital care for the management of brain tumor patients and may improve the end-of-life quality of care.
Quality of Care and Rehospitalization Rate in the Last Stage of Disease in Brain Tumor Patients Assisted at Home: A Cost Effectiveness Study / Andrea, Pace; DI LORENZO, Cherubino; Alessandra, Capon; Veronica, Villani; Dario, Benincasa; Lara, Guariglia; Salvati, Maurizio; Christian, Brogna; Valentino, Mantini; Antonio, Mastromattei; Alfredo, Pompili. - In: JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE. - ISSN 1096-6218. - STAMPA. - 15:2(2012), pp. 225-227. [10.1089/jpm.2011.0306]
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Titolo: | Quality of Care and Rehospitalization Rate in the Last Stage of Disease in Brain Tumor Patients Assisted at Home: A Cost Effectiveness Study | |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2012 | |
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Citazione: | Quality of Care and Rehospitalization Rate in the Last Stage of Disease in Brain Tumor Patients Assisted at Home: A Cost Effectiveness Study / Andrea, Pace; DI LORENZO, Cherubino; Alessandra, Capon; Veronica, Villani; Dario, Benincasa; Lara, Guariglia; Salvati, Maurizio; Christian, Brogna; Valentino, Mantini; Antonio, Mastromattei; Alfredo, Pompili. - In: JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE. - ISSN 1096-6218. - STAMPA. - 15:2(2012), pp. 225-227. [10.1089/jpm.2011.0306] | |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11573/438690 | |
Appartiene alla tipologia: | 01a Articolo in rivista |