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BMJ OPEN
卷 9, 期 8, 页码 -出版社
BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026238
关键词
home care services; place of death; long-term care insurance; palliative care; instrumental variable method; respite care
资金
- Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare [H27-seisaku-senryaku-012]
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [18H03021]
- Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development [JP18dk0110026]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [18H03021] Funding Source: KAKEN
Objectives To assess the association between receiving the certified care workers' home care service, which is provided by non-medical professionals prior to a patients' death and the probability of a home death. Design Observational research using the full-time translated number of certified care workers providing home care service per member of the population aged 65 or above, during the year prior to patient's death per municipality as an instrumental variable. Setting The certified care workers' home care service covered by the public long-term care insurance (LTCI) system in Japan. Participants In total, 1613391 LTCI beneficiaries aged 65 or above who passed away, except by an external cause of death, between January 2010 and December 2013 were included in the analysis. Primary outcome measures Death at home or death at other places, including hospitals, nursing homes and clinics with beds. Results Out of all participants, 173498 (10.8%) died at home. The number of patients who used the certified care workers' home care service more than once per each month during 1, 2 or 3months prior to the month of death numbered 213 848, 176686 and 155 716, respectively. This was associated with an increased probability of death at home by 9.1% points (95% CI 2.9 to 15.3), 10.5% points (3.3 to 17.6) and 11.4% points (3.6 to 19.2), respectively. Conclusions The use of the certified care workers' home care service prior to death was associated with the increased probability of a home death.
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