Association of the Frequency of In-Home Care Services Utilization and the Probability of In-Home Death.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The provision of end-of-life care is an important policy issue associated with population aging around the world. Yet it is unclear whether the provision of in-home care services can allow patients the option of in-home death at end of life.

Objective

To assess whether the frequent use of in-home care services can assist recipients to stay at home at the end of life.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study of older adults in Japan's long-term care insurance system used national claims data. Participants were long-term care insurance beneficiaries aged 65 years or over who died in 2015, excluding those who died due to external causes such as accidents. Data analyses were conducted from October to December 2020.

Exposures

Mean days of in-ho

SUBMITTER: Abe K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8576578 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature