The Preference of Place of Death and its Predictors Among Terminally Ill Patients With Cancer and Their Caregivers in China

Gu, Xihui; Cheng, Wenwu; Cheng, Menglei; Liu, Minghui; Zhang, Zhe

doi:10.1177/1049909114542647

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“…However, there are few studies that investigates the associations between preference for home death and level of education 32 . Previous research in Ibiza 33 and China 34 showed that low educational attainment is associated with a greater preference for death at home and those with higher attainment prefer to die in institutions 32 . Our results point to a contrary association.…”

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Preference for death at home and associated factors among older people in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Jorge

Calanzani

Freitas

et al. 2019

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We examined people’s preferences for place of death and identified factors associated with a home death preference. We asked a representative sample (N = 400) of older people (≥ 60 years) residents in the city of Belo Horizonte, about their preferences for place of death in a situation of serious illness with less than a year to live. Data were analyzed using binomial regression to identify associated factors. 52.2% indicate home as the preferred place of death. Five variables were associated with preference for death at home: those living with 1 child (odds ratio (OR)0.41; 95% confidence interval (CI):0.18-0.92; ref: without children); being in education for up to 4 years (OR0.42; 95% CI:0.20-0.89; ref: higher education); finding it difficult to live with the present income (OR3.18; 95% CI:1.53-6.62; ref: living comfortably); self-assessed fair overall health (OR2.07; 95% CI:1.06-4.03; ref: very good health) and selecting “choosing who makes decisions about your care” as the care priority that would matter to them the most (OR2.43; 95%CI:1.34-4.40; ref: dying in the place you want). Most respondents chose home as preferred place of death. However, most residents of Belo Horizonte die in hospitals, suggesting that preferences are not being considered.

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Preference for death at home and associated factors among older people in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Jorge

Calanzani

Freitas

et al. 2019

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“…The palliative care needs were developed by the research based on literature reviews consisting of 13 items. It asks about different of needs: information (item 1-3), physical (item 4-7), emotional/spiritual (items 8-10) and social supports (item [11][12][13]. Each item represents one need of cancer patients and scale was rated on a scale from 1 (not importance) to 5 (very importance).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The ultimate goal is to provide patients and families with the best QOL during the trajectory of diseases [11]. The data from previous studies showed that many terminally ill patients would prefer to stay and die in their own homes, but unfortunately some of patients may not be able to do so [11][12][13][14]. Evidence has presented many benefits of home care for palliative care patients.…”

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Needs of patient with advanced stages of cancer in a Thai community

Krongyuth

Viwatwongkasem

Campbell

2018

JHR

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Purpose-The purpose of this paper is to explore the needs of people with cancer in advanced stages and to analyze factors that influence them. Design/methodology/approach-A concurrent mixed-method design was used. Descriptive design was conducted in Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand. Data were collected from a convenience sample of patients with advanced cancer of any tissue or organ. Questionnaires were completed by 110 patients aged 60 years and above (response rate 110/130 ¼ 84.6 percent). In-depth interviews were conducted with a total of eight patients. Content analysis of semi-structured interviews of a sub-sample was subsequently performed to better understand the real needs of patients with advanced stages of cancer at home setting. Findings-The majority (77.5 percent) reported a preference to spend their final days at home. The four most common palliative care needs were more information about disease and medical treatment (98.2 percent), more treatment for pain (97.3 percent), health education for family caregivers (95.5 percent) and health volunteers visit at home (95.5 percent). Content analysis of the qualitative data suggested that patient needs health care providers to deliver open communication, pain management and provide psychosocial supports. Originality/value-The result showed that patients-related variables are associated with the palliative care needs in patients with advanced stages of cancer. Communication skills and pain management are the key components to support the need for palliative care at home and to benefit the quality of life in terminally ill patients.

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“…Only a few studies have investigated possible associations between preference for home death and demographic, socio-economic and disease-related factors. It has been found that being male, living with a partner and having a lower level of education were associated with a higher preference for dying at home (1,(11)(12)(13). Regional differences were also found as people living in rural areas tend to have a higher preference for home death (13,14).…”

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Factors associated with preference for dying at home among terminally ill patients with cancer

Schou-Andersen

Ullersted

Jensen

et al. 2015

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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The study showed that socio-economic factors such as gender, level of income and size of community were associated with preference for dying at home. Hence, this study qualifies prior studies on preferences for end-of-life care and advocates for a more nuanced picture of the subject. Advocacy in end-of-life nursing recommends optimising active listening and communication skills striving towards more patients' preferences in all settings may be heard and fulfilled.

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The Preference of Place of Death and its Predictors Among Terminally Ill Patients With Cancer and Their Caregivers in China

Abstract: This study described information about the preference of place of death and its potential predictive factors in terminally ill patients with cancer in mainland of China.

Cited by 49 publications

References 17 publications

Preference for death at home and associated factors among older people in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Preference for death at home and associated factors among older people in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Needs of patient with advanced stages of cancer in a Thai community

Factors associated with preference for dying at home among terminally ill patients with cancer

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