期刊
MEDICAL CARE RESEARCH AND REVIEW
卷 64, 期 4, 页码 351-378出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1077558707301810
关键词
site of death; end-of-life; multilevel analysis; nursing home
资金
- NIA NIH HHS [5-27361 (AG20557)] Funding Source: Medline
Despite documented preferences for home death, the majority of deaths from terminal illness occur in hospital. To better understand variation in place of death, we conducted a systematic literature review and a multilevel analysis in which we linked death certificates with county and state data. The results of both components revealed that opportunities for home death are disproportionately found in certain groups of Americans; more specifically, those who are White, have greater access to resources and social support, and die of cancer. From the multilevel analysis, the higher the proportion minority and the lower the level of educational attainment, the higher the probability of hospital death while investment in institutional long-term care, measured by regional density of nursing home beds and state Medicaid payment rate, was associated with higher probability of nursing home death. These results reinforce the importance of both social and structural characteristics in shaping the end-of-life experience.
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