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| Title |
Is dying in hospital better than home in incurable cancer and what factors influence this? A population-based study
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| Published in |
BMC Medicine, October 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12916-015-0466-5 |
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| Authors |
Barbara Gomes, Natalia Calanzani, Jonathan Koffman, Irene J. Higginson |
| Abstract |
Studies show that most patients with advanced cancer prefer to die at home. However, not all have equal chances and the evidence is unclear on whether dying at home is better. This study aims to determine the association between place of death, health services used, and pain, feeling at peace, and grief intensity. Mortality follow-back study of 352 cancer patients who died in hospital (n = 177) or at home (n = 175) in London, UK. Bereaved relatives identified from death registrations completed a questionnaire including validated measures of patient's pain and peace in the last week of life and their own grief intensity. We determined factors influencing death at home, and associations between place of death and pain, peace, and grief. Where people died was, for most (80 %), the place where they lived during their last week of life. Four factors explained >91 % of home deaths: patient's preference, relative's preference, home palliative care, or district/community nursing. The propensity of death at home also increased when the relative was aware of incurability and the patient discussed his/her preferences with family. Dying in hospital was associated with more hospital days, fewer general practitioner (GP) home visits, and fewer days taken off work by relatives. Adjusting for confounders, patients who died at home experienced similar pain levels but more peace in their last week of life (ordered log odds ratio 0.69, P = 0.007). Grief was less intense for their relatives than for those of patients who died in hospital (β, -0.15 around time of death and -0.14 at questionnaire completion, P = 0.02). The study suggests that dying at home is better than hospital for peace and grief, but requires a discussion of preferences, GP home visits, and relatives to be given time off work. National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network Portfolio. UKCRN7041 . |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 71 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 22 | 31% |
| Spain | 7 | 10% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 4% |
| Canada | 3 | 4% |
| Australia | 2 | 3% |
| New Zealand | 2 | 3% |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1% |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1% |
| Thailand | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 6 | 8% |
| Unknown | 23 | 32% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 43 | 61% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 18 | 25% |
| Scientists | 9 | 13% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 292 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 287 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 50 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 34 | 12% |
| Researcher | 30 | 10% |
| Other | 21 | 7% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 7% |
| Other | 68 | 23% |
| Unknown | 70 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 97 | 33% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 71 | 24% |
| Social Sciences | 15 | 5% |
| Psychology | 8 | 3% |
| Unspecified | 6 | 2% |
| Other | 13 | 4% |
| Unknown | 82 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 178. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 November 2023.
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#225,166
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Outputs from BMC Medicine
#192
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#2,952
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#11
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