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dc.contributor.authorMichel, Yvonne Anne
dc.contributor.authorAas, Eline
dc.contributor.authorAugestad, Liv Ariane
dc.contributor.authorBurger, Emily Annika
dc.contributor.authorThoresen, Lisbeth
dc.contributor.authorBjørnelv, Gudrun Maria Waaler
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-13T11:02:17Z
dc.date.available2024-06-13T11:02:17Z
dc.date.created2024-06-12T15:48:15Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.identifier.issn1472-6963
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/3133863
dc.description.abstractBackground: Existing knowledge on healthcare use and costs in the last months of life is often limited to one patient group (i.e., cancer patients) and one level of healthcare (i.e., secondary care). Consequently, decision-makers lack knowledge in order to make informed decisions about the allocation of healthcare resources for all patients. Our aim is to elaborate the understanding of resource use and costs in the last six months of life by describing healthcare use and costs for all causes of death and by all levels of formal care. Method: Using five national registers, we gained access to patient-level data for all individuals who died in Norway between 2009 and 2013. We described healthcare use and costs for all levels of formal care—namely primary, secondary, and home- and community-based care —in the last six months of life, both in total and differentiated across three time periods (6-4 months, 3-2 months, and 1-month before death). Our analysis covers all causes of death categorized in ten ICD-10 categories. Results: During their last six months of life, individuals used an average of healthcare resources equivalent to €46,000, ranging from €32,000 (Injuries) to €64,000 (Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs). In terms of care level, 63% of healthcare resources were used in home- and community-based care (i.e., in-home nursing, practical assistance, or nursing home care), 35% in secondary care (mostly hospital care), and 2% in primary care (i.e., general practitioners). The amount and level of care varied by cause of death and by time to death. The proportion of home- and community-based care which individuals received during their last six months of life varied from 38% for cancer patients to 92% for individuals dying with mental diseases. The shorter the time to death, the more resources were needed: nearly 40% of all end-of-life healthcare costs were expended in the last month of life across all causes of death. The composition of care also differed depending on age. Individuals aged 80 years and older used more home- and community-based care (77%) than individuals dying at younger ages (40%) and less secondary care (old: 21% versus young: 57%). Conclusions: Our analysis provides valuable evidence on how much healthcare individuals receive in their last six months of life and the associated costs, broken down by level of care and cause of death. Healthcare use and costs varied considerably by cause of death, but were generally higher the closer a person was to death. Our findings enable decision-makers to make more informed resource-allocation decisions and healthcare planners to better anticipate future healthcare needs.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Natureen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleHealthcare use and costs in the last six months of life by level of care and cause of deathen_US
dc.title.alternativeHealthcare use and costs in the last six months of life by level of care and cause of deathen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.source.volume24en_US
dc.source.journalBMC Health Services Researchen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12913-024-10877-5
dc.identifier.cristin2275655
dc.source.articlenumber668en_US
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