期刊
BMC NEUROLOGY
卷 14, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2377-14-59
关键词
Dementia; Location of death; Terminal care; Hospitals; Nursing homes
资金
- National Institute for Health Research Health Services and Delivery Research(NIHR HSDR) programme [09/2000/58]
- Cicely Saunders International
- NIHR
- Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS) [AMS-SGCL10-Sleeman] Funding Source: researchfish
- National Institute for Health Research [09/2000/58, CL-2010-17-009] Funding Source: researchfish
Background: England has one of the highest rates of hospital death in dementia in Europe. How this has changed over time is unknown. This study aimed to analyse temporal trends in place of death in dementia over a recent ten year period. Methods: Population-based study linking Office for National Statistics mortality data with regional variables, in England 2001-2010. Participants were adults aged over 60 with a death certificate mention of dementia. Multivariable Poisson regression was used to determine the proportion ratio (PR) for death in care home (1) and home/hospice (1) compared to hospital (0). Explanatory variables included individual factors (age, gender, marital status, underlying cause of death), and regional variables derived at area level (deprivation, care home bed provision, urbanisation). Results: 388,899 deaths were included. Most people died in care homes (55.3%) or hospitals (39.6%). A pattern of increasing hospital deaths reversed in 2006, with a subsequent decrease in hospital deaths (-0.93% per year, 95% CI -1.08 to -0.79 p < 0.001), and an increase in care home deaths (0.60% per year, 95% CI 0.45 to 0.75 p < 0.001). Care home death was more likely with older age (PR 1.11, 1.10 to 1.13), and in areas with greater care home bed provision (PR 1.82, 1.79 to 1.85) and affluence (PR 1.29, 1.26 to 1.31). Few patients died at home (4.8%) or hospice (0.3%). Home/hospice death was more likely in affluent areas (PR 1.23, 1.18 to 1.29), for women (PR 1.61, 1.56 to 1.65), and for those with cancer as underlying cause of death (PR 1.84, 1.77 to 1.91), and less likely in the unmarried (PRs 0.51 to 0.66). Conclusions: Two in five people with dementia die in hospital. However, the trend towards increasing hospital deaths has reversed, and care home bed provision is key to sustain this. Home and hospice deaths are rare. Initiatives which aim to support the end of life preferences for people with dementia should be investigated.
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