Article ; Online: Dying at home: What is needed? Findings from a nationwide retrospective cross-sectional online survey of bereaved people in Germany.
2024 , Page(s) 1–9
Abstract: Objectives: According to the "Last Year of Life in Cologne" study, 68% of patients with a serious and terminal illness wanted to die at home, but 42% died in hospital. Only 1 in 5 died at home. Most people want to spend their last days and hours at home, ...
Abstract | Objectives: According to the "Last Year of Life in Cologne" study, 68% of patients with a serious and terminal illness wanted to die at home, but 42% died in hospital. Only 1 in 5 died at home. Most people want to spend their last days and hours at home, but the reality is that this is not always possible. Recommendations are needed on how best to support families to enable people to die at home - if this is their preferred place of death. Our aim was to identify the factors that make it possible for people to die at home and to analyze factors of dying at home. Methods: Germany-wide quantitative cross-sectional online survey of bereaved adult relatives. Results: The needs of 320 relatives of patients who wished to die at home were explored. Of these, 198 patients died at home and 122 did not. In the last 3 months of life, caregivers needed support in managing out-of-hours care ( Significance of results: The process of dying at home begins long before the actual dying phase. To minimize caregiver burden and improve symptom management, advanced home care plans are needed, with ongoing reassessment of family preferences and abilities. |
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Language | English |
Publishing date | 2024-03-27 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 2454009-2 |
ISSN | 1478-9523 ; 1478-9515 |
ISSN (online) | 1478-9523 |
ISSN | 1478-9515 |
DOI | 10.1017/S1478951524000440 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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