Table 2 Descriptive findings across four key care junctures in mBC (N = 460)
Care Juncture | Receipt of Service | Time to Receipt of Service (in Days) | |
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | Mean (SD) | Median (Range) | |
Diagnosis and Evaluation | |||
Evaluation and Management (E&M) Visit | 460 (100.0) | 17.1 (18.2) | 11.0 (0-211) |
Treatment Plan Design | |||
Treatment Plan | 421 (91.5) | 26.2 (41.4) | 17.0 (0-642) |
Distress Screening | 397 (86.3) | 820.2 (464.1) | 841.0 (0-2017) |
Treatment Implementation | |||
Anticancer Therapy Start | 419 (91.1) | 39.4 (75.1) | 26.0 (0-1022) |
Radiation Start | 82 (17.8) | 51.6 (142.1) | 22.0 (0-1201) |
Surgery Start | 51 (11.1) | 398.4 (406.9) | 223 (0-1491) |
Advance Care Planning (ACP) Visit | 152 (33.0) | 479.2 (628.6) | 98.0 (0-2107) |
End of Life Care | |||
Palliative Care Referral | 14 (3.0) | 1362.9 (452.4) | 1383.5 (6-1796) |
Hospice Enrollment | 157 (34.1) | 709.6 (465.1) | 611.0 (16-2030) |
Hospice Length of Stay (LOS)a | N/A | 32.0 (34.0) | 17.5 (2-146) |
Chemotherapy within 14 days of deathb | 21 (8.5) | N/A | N/A |