Cause and place of death in Norwegian nursing home residents.
Nursing home
cause of death
dementia
end-of-life care
long-term nursing home residents
place of death
Journal
Scandinavian journal of public health
ISSN: 1651-1905
Titre abrégé: Scand J Public Health
Pays: Sweden
ID NLM: 100883503
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 Dec 2022
06 Dec 2022
Historique:
entrez:
7
12
2022
pubmed:
8
12
2022
medline:
8
12
2022
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Nursing home (NH) residents are in their last phase of life, and two aims of the NH's medical care in Norway is to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions that would not benefit the resident and to facilitate a peaceful death in familiar surroundings when the time comes. However, little is known about the share of residents dying in NHs and the causes of death. We therefore evaluated the cause and place of death in a cohort of NH residents followed from the time of NH admission until death. NH residents were followed from admission to the NH and over the entire course of their NH stay. Demographic and clinical data were collected. Cause and place of death were retrieved from the Norwegian Cause of Death Registry. Of 1283 residents, 6.2% died in hospital and 91.2% in a NH. Those who died in hospitals were more often male, died sooner after NH admission, had a less severe degree of dementia and had poorer general health. Dementia was the most common underlying cause of death, followed by cardiovascular disease.
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BACKGROUND
UNASSIGNED
Nursing home (NH) residents are in their last phase of life, and two aims of the NH's medical care in Norway is to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions that would not benefit the resident and to facilitate a peaceful death in familiar surroundings when the time comes. However, little is known about the share of residents dying in NHs and the causes of death. We therefore evaluated the cause and place of death in a cohort of NH residents followed from the time of NH admission until death.
METHODS
UNASSIGNED
NH residents were followed from admission to the NH and over the entire course of their NH stay. Demographic and clinical data were collected. Cause and place of death were retrieved from the Norwegian Cause of Death Registry.
RESULTS
UNASSIGNED
Of 1283 residents, 6.2% died in hospital and 91.2% in a NH. Those who died in hospitals were more often male, died sooner after NH admission, had a less severe degree of dementia and had poorer general health. Dementia was the most common underlying cause of death, followed by cardiovascular disease.
CONCLUSIONS
UNASSIGNED
Identifiants
pubmed: 36474362
doi: 10.1177/14034948221140195
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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