Differences in place of death between lung cancer and COPD patients: a 14-country study using death certificate data.

ABSTRACT: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer are leading causes of death with comparable symptoms at the end of life. Cross-national comparisons of place of death, as an important outcome of terminal care, between people dying from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer have not been studied before. We collected population death certificate data from 14 countries (year: 2008), covering place of death, underlying cause of death, and demographic information. We included patients dying from lung cancer or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and used descriptive statistics and multivariable logistic regressions to describe patterns in place of death. Of 5,568,827 deaths, 5.8% were from lung cancer and 4.4% from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Among lung cancer

SUBMITTER: Cohen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5434782 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature