Evaluation of Family Characteristics and Multiple Hospitalizations at the End of Life: Evidence from the Utah Population Database.

ABSTRACT: Background: Scant research has examined the relationship between family characteristics and end-of-life (EOL) outcomes despite the importance of family at the EOL. Objectives: This study examined factors associated with the size and composition of family relationships on multiple EOL hospitalizations. Design: Retrospective analysis of the Utah Population Database, a statewide population database using linked administrative records. Setting/subjects: We identified adults who died of natural causes in Utah, United States (n = 216,913) between 1998 and 2016 and identified adult first-degree family members (n = 743,874; spouses = 13.2%; parents = 3.6%; children = 51.7%; siblings = 31.5%). Measurements: We compa

SUBMITTER: Tay DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8968848 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature