Comparison of end-of-life care for older people living at home and in residential homes: a mortality follow-back study among GPs in the Netherlands

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作者
Penders, Yolanda W. H. [1 ]
Van den Block, Lieve [1 ]
Donker, Ge A. [2 ]
Deliens, Luc [1 ]
Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje [3 ]
机构
[1] Vrije Univ Brussel, End Of Life Care Res Grp, Brussels, Belgium
[2] Netherlands Inst Hlth Serv Res, NIVEL Primary Care Database Sentinel Practices, Utrecht, Netherlands
[3] Vrije Univ Amsterdam, EMGO Inst Hlth & Care Res, Med Ctr, Amsterdam, Netherlands
来源
BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE | 2015年 / 65卷 / 640期
关键词
end of life care; general practitioner; palliative care; residential facilities; terminal care; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS; GENERAL-PRACTITIONERS; CANCER-PATIENTS; COSTS; HOSPITALIZATIONS; UPDATE; PLACE;
D O I
10.3399/bjgp15X687349
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Background The proportion of older people is increasing, therefore their place of residence and place of care at the end of life are becoming increasingly important. Aim To compare aspects of end-of-life care among older people in residential homes and home settings in the Netherlands. Design and setting Nationwide representative mortality follow-back study among GPs in the Netherlands. Method The study included patients aged >= 65 years who died non-suddenly, whose longest place of residence in their last year of life was at home or in a residential home (n = 498). Differences were analysed using Pearson's chi(2) test, Mann-Whitney U tests, and multivariate logistic regression. Results Controlling for the differences between the populations in home settings and residential homes, no differences were found in treatment goals, communication about end-of-life care, or use of specialised palliative care between the two settings. However, people living in a residential home were more likely to have received palliative care from a GP than people living at home (OR 2.84, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.41 to 5.07). In residential homes, people more often experienced no transfer between care settings (OR 2.76, 95% CI = 1.35 to 5.63) and no hospitalisations (OR 2.2, 95% CI = 1.04 to 4.67) in the last 3 months of life, and died in hospital less often (OR 0.78, 95% CI = 0.63 to 0.97) than those people living at home. Conclusion Despite similar treatment goals, care in residential homes seems more successful in avoiding transfers and hospitalisation at the end of life. Especially since older people are encouraged to stay at home longer, measures should be taken to ensure they are not at higher risk of transfers and hospitalisations in this setting.
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页码:E724 / E730
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