横断面研究
帕金森病
死亡地点
疾病
医学
老年学
心理学
缓和医疗
护理部
内科学
病理
作者
Anna J. Pedrosa Carrasco,Sarah Feldmann,John H. Klippel,Christian Volberg,Christiane Weck,L Štefan,David J. Pedrosa
出处
期刊:Journal of Parkinson's disease
[IOS Press]
日期:2024-03-04
卷期号:: 1-11
摘要
Background: A significant proportion of people with Parkinson’s disease (PwPD) die in hospital settings. Although one could presume that most PwPD would favor being cared for and die at home, there is currently no evidence to support this assumption. Objective: We aimed at exploring PwPD’s preferences for place of end-of-life care and place of death, along with associated factors. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate PwPD’s end-of life wishes regarding their preferred place of care and preferred place of death. Using different approaches within a generalized linear model framework, we additionally explored factors possibly associated with preferences for home care and home death. Results: Although most PwPD wished to be cared for and die at home, about one-third reported feeling indifferent about their place of death. Preferred home care was associated with the preference for home death. Furthermore, a preference for dying at home was more likely among PwPD’s with informal care support and spiritual/religious affiliation, but less likely if they preferred institutional care towards the end of life. Conclusions: The variation in responses regarding the preferred place of care and place of death highlights the need to distinguish between the concepts when discussing end-of-life care. However, it is worth noting that the majority of PwPD preferred care and death at home. The factors identified in relation to preferred place of care and death provide an initial understanding of PwPD decision-making, but call for further research to confirm our findings, explore causality and identify additional influencing factors.
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