How do cancer patients who die at home differ from those who die elsewhere? Export

@article{citeulike:1204176, abstract = {Our objective was to investigate how cancer patients who die at home differ from those who do not. A postbereavement survey of 229 people who registered the death of a random sample of cancer deaths in an inner London health authority was conducted. It was found that a fifth of patients (21\%) died in their own home. Overall, 38\% were reported to have expressed a preference for place of death, 73\% of whom wanted to die at home. Only 58\% achieved this. Having special equipment and stating a preference for place of death was associated with an increased likelihood of dying at home; using social and health services for social care was associated with a decreased likelihood of so doing. It was concluded that, as in previous studies, most patients who expressed a preference wanted a home death, but nearly half did not achieve this. Recognition of a preference for home death, providing the motivation to 'stick it out' at home, and adequate community support to provide the practical means to fulfil the preference, appear to be crucial in the achievement of a home death for all who desire it.}, address = {Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College, London, UK.}, author = {Karlsen, S. and Addington-Hall, J.}, citeulike-article-id = {1204176}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9743826}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=9743826}, comment = {geen gratis full text}, issn = {0269-2163}, journal = {Palliat Med}, keywords = {home}, month = {July}, number = {4}, pages = {279--286}, posted-at = {2007-04-03 14:10:28}, priority = {4}, title = {How do cancer patients who die at home differ from those who die elsewhere?}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9743826}, volume = {12}, year = {1998} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1204176 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1204176 N2 - Our objective was to investigate how cancer patients who die at home differ from those who do not. A postbereavement survey of 229 people who registered the death of a random sample of cancer deaths in an inner London health authority was conducted. It was found that a fifth of patients (21%) died in their own home. Overall, 38% were reported to have expressed a preference for place of death, 73% of whom wanted to die at home. Only 58% achieved this. Having special equipment and stating a preference for place of death was associated with an increased likelihood of dying at home; using social and health services for social care was associated with a decreased likelihood of so doing. It was concluded that, as in previous studies, most patients who expressed a preference wanted a home death, but nearly half did not achieve this. Recognition of a preference for home death, providing the motivation to 'stick it out' at home, and adequate community support to provide the practical means to fulfil the preference, appear to be crucial in the achievement of a home death for all who desire it. IS - 4 JF - Palliat Med SN - 0269-2163 AD - Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College, London, UK. EP - 286 TI - How do cancer patients who die at home differ from those who die elsewhere? VL - 12 SP - 279 KW - home N1 - geen gratis full text AU - Karlsen, S AU - Addington-Hall, J PY - 1998/07// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9743826 ER -