Journal article
The determinants of home and nursing home death: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract
BackgroundMost Canadians die in hospital, and yet, many express a preference to die at home. Place of death is the result of the interaction among sociodemographic, illness- and healthcare-related factors. Although home death is sometimes considered a potential indicator of end-of-life/palliative care quality, some determinants of place of death are more modifiable than others. The objective of this systematic review was to evaluate the …
Authors
Costa V; Earle CC; Esplen MJ; Fowler R; Goldman R; Grossman D; Levin L; Manuel DG; Sharkey S; Tanuseputro P
Journal
BMC Palliative Care, Vol. 15, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2016
DOI
10.1186/s12904-016-0077-8
ISSN
1472-684X