Trends in Specialty Palliative Care Service Utilization and In-Hospital Outcomes for Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Che M. Harris; Callie Higgins; Ambereen K. Mehta

doi:10.1089/jpm.2023.0444

Trends in Specialty Palliative Care Service Utilization and In-Hospital Outcomes for Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Che M. Harris, Callie Higgins, Ambereen K. Mehta

School of Medicine

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Abstract

Background: Hospitalized people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) may benefit from specialty palliative care services (sPCS). Objective: To describe access to in-hospital sPCS for people with ALS (pALS). Methods: We compared years 2010-2011 to 2018-2019, and conducted trend analyses of sPCS from 2010 to 2019 stratified by race. Results: Of 103,193 pALS admitted during the study period, 13,885 (13.4%) received sPCS. Rates of sPCS increased over time (2010-2011: 8.9% vs. 2018-2019: 16.6%; p < 0.01). From 2010 to 2019, there was an increase in sPCS (p-trend<0.01) for all studied racial groups. Conclusions: Access to palliative care has increased over time for pALS admitted to hospitals in the United States.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	521-525
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of palliative medicine
Volume	27
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2023.0444
State	Published - Apr 1 2024

Keywords

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
inpatient
national inpatient sample
palliative care

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Nursing
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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