Table 3. Association of Illness Type and Timing of Palliative Care Initiation Among Patients in the Last Year of Life Who Died of Cancer and Terminal Noncancer Illness (Chronic Organ Failure or Dementia) in Ontario Between 2010 and 2017.
| Timing of palliative care initiation relative to death | Cause of death, OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Chronic organ failure vs cancer | Dementia vs cancer | |
| >90 d vs ≤30 d | ||
| Unadjusted | 0.40 (0.38-0.42) | 0.35 (0.33-0.36) |
| Adjusteda | 0.48 (0.46-0.51) | 0.42 (0.40-0.45) |
| >90 d vs 31-90 d | ||
| Unadjusted | 0.75 (0.72-0.77) | 0.60 (0.58-0.63) |
| Adjusteda | 0.77 (0.75-0.80) | 0.60 (0.57-0.62) |
Abbreviation: OR, odds ratio.
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Models were adjusted for age, sex, comorbidities, rurality, neighborhood income, hospital frailty risk score, and total number of hospitalizations in the 1 year before the study index date.