| Autor: |
Caroline E. Stephens, Djin Tay, Eli Iacob, Michael Hollinghaus, Rebecca Goodwin, Brenna Kelly, Ken Smith, Lee Ellington, Rebecca Utz, Katherine Ornstein |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Palliative Medicine Reports, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 308-315 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2689-2820 |
| DOI: |
10.1089/PMR.2023.0023 |
| Popis: |
Background: Little is known about nursing home (NH) residents' family characteristics despite the important role families play at end-of-life (EOL). Objective: To describe the size and composition of first-degree families (FDFs) of Utah NH residents who died 1998?2016 (n?=?43,405). Methods: Using the Utah Population Caregiving Database, we linked NH decedents to their FDF (n?=?124,419; spouses?=?10.8%; children?=?55.3%; siblings?=?32.3%) and compared sociodemographic and death characteristics of those with and without FDF members (n?=?9424). Results: Compared to NH decedents with FDF (78.3%), those without (21.7%) were more likely to be female (64.7% vs. 57.1%), non-White/Hispanic (11.2% vs. 4.2%), less educated ( |
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