Characteristics of cancer patients dying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic: A study based on vital statistics from 2015 to 2022 in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has markedly affected end-of-life care, notably increasing home deaths among cancer patients in Japan. This study investigated the characteristics of cancer patients who died at home during the pandemic and the associated factors before and during the pandemic.

Methods

Vital statistics from January 2015 to December 2022 were analyzed to evaluate trends in home deaths among cancer patients aged 0 to 113 years, pre-pandemic (January 2015 to March 2020) and during the pandemic (April 2020 to December 2022). Home deaths were assessed by demographics, including age, sex, marital status, and residential location. Multivariable modified Poisson regression analyses were performed to identify factors associated with home dea

SUBMITTER: Sun Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11565075 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature