Home or hospital as the place of end-of-life care and death
A survey among Chinese residents of Macao
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22075929 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kuai In Tam (0000-0001-7725-4787, Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau), Sok Leng (0000-0002-5580-2815, Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau), Sok Leng Che, Mingxia Zhu (0000-0003-1438-2460, Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau), Sok Man Leong (0000-0002-4674-5521, Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Pages | 1043144-1043144 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-27 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1043144 |
| PMID | 36778560 |
| OpenAlex | W4318192246 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 29 |
Objectives: The study was the first to explore Chinese residents' preferred place of care at the end of life and preferred place of death in Macao. Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted online and face-to-face. The questionnaire was designed in Chinese, and both online and face-to-face surveys were conducted in Chinese. The study was conducted in Macao. Macao residents aged 18 years and older were recruited. Results: A total of 737 responses were valid, 65% were female, aged between 19 and 101 years; 43.4% of respondents preferred to be cared for at home in the last 6 months; however, less than one-fifth preferred to die at home. One-third of respondents chose to die in the hospice, and over a quarter of them preferred to die in hospitals. Compared with people aged between 18 and 39 years, people aged between 40 and 64 years did not want to be cared for at home in the last 6 months, and they did not want to die at home either. Conclusion: The results of the study suggested that there is a need for palliative home care in Macao, and the government should consider developing such a service and review current laws and regulations in supporting the service. Education is equally important for healthcare professionals, enabling them to support palliative care development in the community
End-of-life care · Family medicine · Palliative care · Place of death · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Gerontology
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |