Impact of place of residence on place of death in Wales: an observational study

BMC Palliative Care

Research Article

R. T. Edwards¹  S. R. Ziwary¹  C. D. Johnson²  D. Samad³ 

[1] Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation (CHEME), Bangor University, Ardudwy Building, LL57 2PZ, Bangor, UK;Speciality registrar in Public Health, Public Health Wales, Mold, UK;University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;

关键词: Wales;    Deprivation;    Death place;    Socioeconomic;    Residence;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12904-017-0261-5

 received in 2016-12-08, accepted in 2017-12-05,  发布年份 2017

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundPrevious research in England showed that deprivation level of a person’s place of residence affects the place of death and quality of care received at the end of life. People dying in their preferred place of death has also been shown to act as an indication for high quality of end of life care services and social equality. This study expands on current research to explore the effects of deprivation and place of residence on health related choices and place of death in Wales.MethodsWe used ten years combined mortality statistics from 2005 to 2014 and Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation rankings for each lower super output area. After accounting for the population’s age, the number of deaths in Hospital, Hospice, Home, Care Home, Psychiatric Units, and Elsewhere were compared across deprivation quintiles.ResultsDistribution of place of death was found to be concentrated in three places – hospital (60%), home (21%) and care home (13%). Results from this study shows a high number of hospital deaths, especially for more deprived areas, despite being the least preferred place of death.ConclusionThis is the first Welsh study investigating place of death in relation to deprivation, which could be of major importance to academics, end of life care providers and policy makers interested in to reduce health care inequality in Wales.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s). 2017