Who provides care in the last year of life? A description of care networks of community-dwelling older adults in the Netherlands.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Home-based care networks differ in size and composition, but little is known about the characteristics of care networks for those nearing the end of their lives. This study aimed to identify different types of home-based care networks of community-dwelling older adults in the Netherlands and to assess the association between care network type and the health status and socio-demographic characteristics of care recipients.

Methods/design

We used data from participants of the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (2001-2013) with chronic diseases or functional limitations who died within 12 months of their last interview and received home based personal and/or household care (n = 146). Latent Class Analysis was used to model distinct end-of-life care networks among this

SUBMITTER: Bijnsdorp FM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6521417 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature