Tiago Fernandes Gomes, Katarina Kieselova, Victoria Guiote, Martinha Henrique, Felicidade Santiago
A low level of health literacy is a predictor of corticophobia in atopic dermatitis
Anais brasileiros de dermatologia
significant proportion patients incurable cancer receive systemic anticancer therapy sact within last 30 days life dol treatment questionable benefit nevertheless considered quality indicator endoflife eol care retrospective cohort study aims investigate rates potential predictors sact factors associated sact within last 30 dol study also evaluates scope eastern cooperative oncology group ecog performance status modified glasgow prognostic score mgps decisionmaking tools oncologists review medical records included 383 patients noncurable cancer died july 2018 december 2019 descriptive statistics chisquared tests regression analysis used identify factors associated sact within last 30 dol fiftyseven 15 patients received sact within last 30 dol sact within 30 last dol associated shorter time diagnosis death median 234 days vs 482 p 0008 ecog score 3 30 days prior death p 0001 patients receiving sact last 30 dol likely hospitalised die hospital ecog mgps score stated start last line treatment 139 51 135 49 respectively short time since diagnosis tended receive sact frequently last 30 dol use mgps decisionmaking tool modest lack documentation performance status