Reform influences location of death: Interrupted time-series analysis on older adults and persons with dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Norway instituted a Coordination Reform in 2012 aimed at maximizing time at home by providing in-home care through community services. Dying in a hospital can be highly stressful for patients and families. Persons with dementia are particularly vulnerable to negative outcomes in hospital. This study aims to describe changes in the proportion of older adults with and without dementia dying in nursing homes, home, hospital and other locations over an 11-year period covering the reform.

Methods and findings

This is a repeated cross-sectional, population-level study using mortality data from the Norwegian Cause of Death Registry hosted by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. Participants were Norwegian older adults 65 years or older with and without dementia who

SUBMITTER: MacNeil Vroomen JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7641450 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature