Journal article
Predictors of Place of Death for those in Receipt of Home-Based Palliative Care Services in Ontario, Canada
Abstract
Many cancer patients die in institutional settings despite their preference to die at home. A longitudinal, prospective cohort study was conducted to comprehensively assess the determinants of home death for patients receiving home-based palliative care. Data collected from biweekly telephone interviews with caregivers (n = 302) and program databases were entered into a multivariate logistic model. Patients with high nursing costs (odds ratio …
Authors
Guerriere D; Husain A; Marshall D; Zagorski B; Seow H; Brazil K; Kennedy J; McLernon R; Burns S; Coyte PC
Journal
Journal of Palliative Care, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 76–88
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
6 2015
DOI
10.1177/082585971503100203
ISSN
0825-8597