Factors Influencing Family Members in Choosing the Preferred Place of Death for Hospitalized Dying Older Patients
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13629003 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shu-Yun Kao (Department of Nursing, Cardinal Tien Junior College of Healthcare and Management, Yilan, Taiwan), Chieh-Yu Liu (National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences), Chieh‐yu Liu (0000-0003-3283-028X, Ministry of Health and Welfare), Meei-Ling Gau (0000-0001-6186-8397, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences), Hung-Ru Lin (0000-0003-0474-6902, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 90 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 953-970 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00302228221113617 |
| PMID | 35796427 |
| OpenAlex | W4284885250 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 36 |
This study aims to explore the factors that influence family members in choosing the preferred place of death for hospitalized dying older patients in Taiwan. This study enrolled 100 family members. The relevant factors influencing the families' choice of the preferred place of death for older patients were family members' previous discussions with the patients about their expected place of death; patients' education levels; family members' incomes; whether they were hiring a caregiver to take care of the patients at the hospital; their degree of social support; and their family functioning. The logistic regression analysis showed that family members who had discussed the preferred place of death with the patients, and those with better family functioning, were 1.41 and 2.72 times more likely, respectively, to chose for patients to return home to die than for the patients to die in a hospital
Family medicine · Family member · Logistic regression · Palliative care · Place of death · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Patient Dignity and Privacy · Psychology · Gerontology
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |