Place of Care Trajectories in the Last Two Weeks of Life: A Population-Based Cohort Study of Ontario Decedents.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Place of death is a commonly reported indicator of palliative care quality, but does not provide details of service utilization near end of life. This study aims to explore place of care trajectories in the last two weeks of life in a general population and by disease cohorts.

Design/setting

A retrospective population-based cohort study using linked administrative-health data to examine Ontario decedents between April 1, 2010 and December 31, 2012.

Measurements

Place of care trajectories in the last two weeks of life.

Results

We identified 235,159 decedents. Of which, 215,533 represented the major cohorts of our analysis-cancer (32%), frailty (29%), and organ failure (31%). Sixty-one percent of all decedents died in hospital-based settings

SUBMITTER: Qureshi D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6211822 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature