Evaluation of Family Characteristics and Multiple Hospitalizations at the End of Life: Evidence from the Utah Population Database.
J Palliat Med
; 25(3): 376-387, 2022 03.
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Scant research has examined the relationship between family characteristics and end-of-life (EOL) outcomes despite the importance of family at the EOL.Objectives:
This study examined factors associated with the size and composition of family relationships on multiple EOL hospitalizations.Design:
Retrospective analysis of the Utah Population Database, a statewide population database using linked administrative records. Setting/subjects:
We identified adults who died of natural causes in Utah, United States (n = 216,913) between 1998 and 2016 and identified adult first-degree family members (n = 743,874; spouses = 13.2%; parents = 3.6%; children = 51.7%; siblings = 31.5%). Measurements We compared demographic, socioeconomic, and death characteristics of decedents with and without first-degree family. Using logistic regression models adjusting for sex, age, race/ethnicity, marital status, comorbidity, and causes of death, we examined the association of first-degree family size and composition, on multiple hospitalizations in the last six months of life.Results:
Among decedents without documented first-degree family members in Utah (16.0%), 57.7% were female and 7 in 10 were older than 70 years. Nonmarried (aOR = 0.90, 95% CI = 0.88-0.92) decedents and decedents with children (aOR = 0.97, 95% CI = 0.94-0.99) were less likely to have multiple EOL hospitalizations. Family size was not associated with multiple EOL hospitalizations.Conclusions:
First-degree family characteristics vary at the EOL. EOL care utilization may be influenced by family characteristics-in particular, presence of a spouse. Future studies should explore how the quality of family networks, as well as extended family, impacts other EOL characteristics such as hospice and palliative care use to better understand the EOL care experience.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
1_ASSA2030
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2_ODS3
Problema de salud:
1_desigualdade_iniquidade
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1_geracao_evidencia_conhecimento
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2_muertes_prevenibles
Asunto principal:
Cuidado Terminal
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Cuidados Paliativos al Final de la Vida
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Equity_inequality
Límite:
Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Palliat Med
Asunto de la revista:
SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos