Dying comfortably in very old age with or without dementia in different care settings - a representative "older old" population study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Comfort is frequently ranked important for a good death. Although rising numbers of people are dying in very old age, many with dementia, little is known about symptom control for "older old" people or whether care in different settings enables them to die comfortably. This study aims to examine, in a population-representative sample, associations between factors potentially related to reported comfort during very old people's final illness: physical and cognitive disability, place of care and transitions in their final illness, and place of death.

Methods

Retrospective analyses linked three data sources for n = 180 deceased study participants (68% women) aged 79-107 in a representative population-based UK study, the Cambridge City over-75s Cohort (CC75C): i) pros

SUBMITTER: Fleming J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5628473 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature