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Factors Influencing the Preferred Place of Death in Community-dwelling Elderly People in Japan

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Author	Izumi Ohmachi Kazuhiko Arima Yasuyo Abe Takayuki Nishimura Hisashi Goto Kiyoshi Aoyagi
Abstract	Background: To investigate factors influencing the preferred place of death among community-living elderly people in Japan in relation to personal attributes, health status, self-rated health, and social capital indicators. Methods: A self-report questionnaire survey was conducted between July 2009 and September 2009 on a total of 238 elderly people aged ≥65 years living in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Patients were either members of a social club for the elderly, individuals undergoing special health check-ups, or participants of health workshops held by cities. A total of 178 patients who provided complete responses (79 men, 99 women) were analyzed. Results: Half or more of the patients (men: 68.4%, women: 52.5%) indicated home as their preferred place of death. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that good self-rated health [odds ratio (OR): 2.6, 95% confidence interval (95% CI): 1.2–5.7, p = 0.013], participation in volunteer activities (OR: 2.0, 95% CI: 1.0–3.8, p = 0.038) and the spouse as the preferred caregiver (OR: 2.5, 95% CI: 1.3–4.8, p = 0.007) were associated with home as the preferred place of death. Conclusion: It is necessary to consider individual preferences and public health strategies in order to enable elderly people to receive suitable and comfortable end-of-life care in their preferred location.
Related Links	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959815000113
ISSN	18739598
DOI	10.1016/j.ijge.2014.03.008
Journal	International Journal of Gerontology
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	9
Language	English
Publisher	Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM)
Publisher Date	2015-01-01
Publisher Place	Taiwan, Province of China
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Geriatrics End-of-life Care Place of Death Social Capital
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Geriatrics and Gerontology

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