Characteristics, Outcomes and Factors for Place of Death in Patients Admitted to Community-Based Palliative Care Services in Shanghai China: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community-based palliative care (CBPC) is only available in large cities in mainland China and little is known about who utilizes it.

Objectives

This study examined the characteristics, outcomes, and factors associated with place of death (PoD) among inpatient CBPC patients.

Design

This was a multicenter retrospective cohort study.

Settings/subjects

All patients admitted to the inpatient CBPC unit in four community health centers in 2021 in Shanghai, China, were included.

Methods

Characteristics and outcome data were extracted from electronic health records and paper version notes between September 4 and December 29, 2022. PoD was followed up on May 12, 2023. Data were analyzed using descriptive analysis and categorized using two-step clusteri

SUBMITTER: Lin Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11512087 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature