International study of the place of death of people with cancer: a population-level comparison of 14 countries across 4 continents using death certificate data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Where people die can influence a number of indicators of the quality of dying. We aimed to describe the place of death of people with cancer and its associations with clinical, socio-demographic and healthcare supply characteristics in 14 countries.

Methods

Cross-sectional study using death certificate data for all deaths from cancer (ICD-10 codes C00-C97) in 2008 in Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, England, France, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Korea, Spain (2010), USA (2007) and Wales (N=1,355,910). Multivariable logistic regression analyses evaluated factors associated with home death within countries and differences across countries.

Results

Between 12% (South Korea) and 57% (Mexico) of cancer deaths occurred at home; betwe

SUBMITTER: Cohen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4815784 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature