Factors Affecting the Use of Hospice and Palliative Care among Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Patients

The purpose of this study is to examine factors affecting the use of hospice and palliative care among adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients diagnosed with cancer. A secondary data analysis of an existing dataset from Dr. Jennifer Mack’s study, “Barriers to Hospice and Palliative Care Utilization among Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients Living in Poverty” will be conducted. Guided by the Andersen's Behavioral Model for Healthcare Utilization, predictor variables that correspond to factors from each of the model’s three domains - predisposing, enabling, and need factors - will be selected and tested for association with outcome variables on hospice or palliative care utilization.