Place of Death for Persons With and Without Cognitive Impairment in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

There is increasing recognition that place of death is an important component of quality of end-of-life care (EOLC) and quality of death. This study examined where older persons with and without cognitive impairment die in the United States, what factors contribute to place of death, and whether place of death influences satisfaction with EOLC.

Design

Cross-sectional secondary data analysis.

Setting

In-person interviews with community-dwelling proxy respondents.

Participants

Data were collected from 1,500 proxies for deceased participants in the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), a nationally-representative sample of community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older.

Measurements

Study variables were obtained

SUBMITTER: Regier NG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8900008 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature