ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Illnesses and Symptoms in Older Adults at the End of Life at Different Places of Death in Korea.
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- Making Home-Based End-of-Life Care a Realistic Choice: A Narrative Review of Linkages Between Community Care and Specialized Hospice Institutions in South Korea.Journal of hospice and palliative care · 2026Review
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- Determinants of place of death among individuals with cardiovascular disease: A Saudi sub-national register study.PloS one · 2025Article
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Abstract
contextA comprehensive plan has been launched by the Korean government to expand hospice and palliative care from hospital-based inpatient units to other services, such as palliative care at home, palliative consultation, and palliative care at a nursing home.
objectiveTo examine the illnesses and symptoms at the end of life associated with the place of death among older Korean adults.
methodsThis secondary data analysis included a stratified random sample of 281 adults identified from the exit survey of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging aged ≥65 years and who died in 2017-2018.
resultsOverall, 69% of the patients died at hospitals, 13% died at long-term care facilities (LTCF), and 18% died at home. In the multinomial logistic regression analysis adjusting for age, sex, and marital status, older adults who died in the hospital had higher odds (2.02-4.43 times) of having limitations in activities of daily living (ADL) as well as symptoms of anorexia, depression, weakness, dyspnea, and periodic confusion 1 month before death than those who died at home. Older adults who died in an LTCF were more likely to have limitations in ADL and instrumental ADL as well as a higher likelihood (2-5 times) of experiencing pain, anorexia, fatigue, depression, weakness, dyspnea, incontinence, periodic confusion, and loss of consciousness than those who died at home.
conclusionSince the majority of subjects died either in a hospital or an LCTF, and this proportion is expected to increase, policy planning should focus on improving the palliative case in these settings. Future policies and clinical practices should consider the illness and symptoms of older patients at the end of life across different care settings.
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