Journal article
Are family physician visits and continuity of care associated with acute care use at end-of-life? A population-based cohort study of homecare cancer patients
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Previous end-of-life cancer research has shown an association between increased family physician continuity of care and reduced use of acute care services; however, it did not focus on a homecare population or control for homecare nursing.
AIM: Among end-of-life homecare cancer patients, to investigate the association of family physician continuity with location of death and hospital and emergency department visits in the last 2 …
Authors
Almaawiy U; Pond GR; Sussman J; Brazil K; Seow H
Journal
Palliative Medicine, Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 176–183
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
2 2014
DOI
10.1177/0269216313493125
ISSN
0269-2163