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Health and Well-Being in the Year before Death

The Association with Quality of Life and Care at the End-of-Life

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ID12798554
AuthorsHyo Jung Lee (0000-0002-3835-9647, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, corresponding author), Brent J Small (0000-0002-7444-4689, University of South Florida, FL USA), William E Haley (0000-0003-0780-3482, University of South Florida, FL USA)
Year2020
Volume32
Issue10
Pages1475-1485
Publication date2020-07-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Aging and Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1552-6887 • E-ISSN: 0898-2643
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0898264320935297
PMID32618482
OpenAlexW3039713948
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited31

Objective: We examined whether older adults' health and well-being during their final year of life predicts end-of-life (EOL) quality of life (QOL) and quality of care (QOC). Methods: Using data from deceased participants ( n = 1125) in the 2011-2015 National Health and Aging Trends Study, we performed latent class analysis to identify profiles of health and well-being, and we examined the association between these classes and EOL QOL and QOC. Results: Four classes were identified: healthy/happy (20%), frail/happy (37%), cognitively impaired/moderately distressed (27%), and highly impaired/highly distressed (16%). Persons in the highly impaired/highly distressed class showed a poorer QOL at the EOL, whereas those in the healthy/happy class reported a lower level of QOC at the EOL. Discussion: The benefits of maintaining health and well-being often carry forward to EOL. Older adults with high impairment and distress merit greater attention such as assuring care and advance care plans

Association (psychology · End-of-life care · Health care · Palliative care · Political science · Psychotherapist · Quality of life (healthcare · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Gerontology

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Unique citing works3
Citations per year0,75
Citation span2022 - 2024 (3)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 3
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