Gu Xiaoli, Cheng Wenwu, Cheng Menglei, Liu Minghui, Zhang Zhe
Department of Integrated Therapy, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Department of Integrated Therapy, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2015 Dec;32(8):835-40. doi: 10.1177/1049909114542647. Epub 2014 Jul 9.
To describe the preference of place of death among Chinese patients with cancer and their caregivers and to identify factors associated with the preference.
A prospective questionnaire research was conducted in terminally ill patients with cancer and their caregivers. Questions included sociodemographic characteristics and information about patients' diseases and patients' preference of place of death.
Home (53.64%) was the first choice for 522 patients, 51.34% of participated caregivers chose home as the preferred place of death, and patient-caregiver dyads achieved 84.10% agreement. Patients who lived in rural area, with lower education level and lived with relatives, expressed more preference to die at home.
This study described information about the preference of place of death and its potential predictive factors in terminally ill patients with cancer in mainland of China.
描述中国癌症患者及其照顾者对死亡地点的偏好，并确定与该偏好相关的因素。
对晚期癌症患者及其照顾者进行前瞻性问卷调查研究。问题包括社会人口学特征、患者疾病信息以及患者对死亡地点的偏好。
522名患者中，家中（53.64%）是首选的死亡地点，51.34%的参与照顾者选择家中作为首选的死亡地点，患者与照顾者的二元组达成了84.10%的一致意见。居住在农村地区、教育水平较低且与亲属同住的患者更倾向于在家中死亡。
本研究描述了中国大陆晚期癌症患者对死亡地点的偏好及其潜在预测因素的信息。
