Journal article
Mapping the patterns of care, the receipt of palliative care and the site of death for patients with malignant glioma
V Sundararajan, MA Bohensky, G Moore, CA Brand, C Lethborg, M Gold, MA Murphy, A Collins, J Philip
Journal of Neuro Oncology | SPRINGER | Published : 2014
Abstract
High-grade malignant glioma patients face a poor prognosis, preceded by rapid functional and neuro-behavioural changes, making multidisciplinary care incorporating supportive and palliative care important. This study aimed to quantify the association between symptoms, receipt of supportive and palliative care and site of death. We undertook a retrospective cohort study between 2003 and 2009 of incident malignant glioma cases who survived for at least 120 days between their first hospitalisation and their death (n = 678) in Victoria, Australia, using linked hospital, emergency department and death data. The median age of patients was 62 years, 40 % were female, and the median survival was 11 ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors would like to acknowledge the time and expertise of the study advisory group who ensured the methodology, results, and interpretation of findings were clinically grounded: Ros Aylot, Amanda Bolleter, Dr Dianne Clifton, Dr Jeremy Couper, Dr Michael Dally, Prof Mark Rosenthal, Dr Peter Sherwen, and Jane Staker. This study was supported by translational cancer research grant [EO109_29] from the Victorian Cancer Agency of the Victorian State Government Department of Health.