Fahad Saeed|Michael Hoerger|Sally A. Norton|Elizabeth A. Guancial|Ronald M. Epstein|Paul R. Duberstein
Preference for Palliative Care in Cancer Patients: Are Men and Women Alike?
University of Rochester|Tulane University|University of Rochester|University of Rochester|University of Rochester|University of Rochester
men low educational attainment less likely receive palliative care understanding disparities high priority issuein study advanced cancer patients hypothesized men lower levels educational attainment would less favorable attitudes toward palliative carewe performed crosssectional analysis data collected 383 patients study entry values options cancer care voice clinical trial patients asked preferences palliative care oncologist informed treatment would helpful palliative care defined comfort care focuses quality life cure response options definitely possibly unsure possibly yes definitely yes preferring palliative care definitely possibly yes compared others predictors patient gender education level covariates included age race disease aggressiveness financial strainwomen likely odds ratio 95 ci men prefer palliative care 307 180523 effect education preferences palliative care statistically significant 085 048148significant gender differences patients preferences palliative care could partially account gender disparities endoflife care interventions promote palliative care among men could reduce disparities