Young Ho Yun1, Min Kyoung Lim, Kui-Son Choi, Young Sun Rhee. 1. Quality of Cancer Care Branch, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center 809, Madu-dong, Ilsan-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 411-769, Korea. lawyun08@ncc.re.kr
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the contribution of type of illness, socio-demographic factors, and area of residence to the place of death in a country with increasing hospital deaths. DESIGN: Descriptive study of hospital deaths using a 10-year death registration database from the Korean National Statistical Office. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Through the National Vital Statistics System, 2,402,259 deaths were registered in Korea from 1992 to 2001. MEASUREMENT AND MAIN RESULTS: There was a significant trend toward an increase in the proportion of hospital deaths, from 16.6% in 1992 to 39.9% in 2001. The proportion of deaths at home decreased over that period, from 72.9 to 49.2%. The risk of hospital death versus home death was lower for those aged 75 years and over (adjusted odds ratio: 0.212; 95% confidence interval: 0.210-0.214) compared with those <55 years, and for people who were highly educated (2.04; 2.02-2.06), had white-collar jobs (1.55; 1.54-1.57), and resided in areas with more available hospital beds (2.46; 2.42-2.51). Compared with other causes of death, the risk of dying in hospital was higher for patients with ischaemic heart disease (1.83; 1.79-1.86), cancer (1.25; 1.23-1.26) and chronic lower respiratory disease (1.21; 1.18-1.23). CONCLUSIONS: Trends in place of death are influenced by available hospital beds, socio-demographic factors and the nature of the terminal disease, in a country with increasing hospital deaths. These associations should be viewed within the context of culture and local health care systems.
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the contribution of type of illness, socio-demographic factors, and area of residence to the place of death in a country with increasing hospital deaths. DESIGN: Descriptive study of hospital deaths using a 10-year death registration database from the Korean National Statistical Office. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Through the National Vital Statistics System, 2,402,259 deaths were registered in Korea from 1992 to 2001. MEASUREMENT AND MAIN RESULTS: There was a significant trend toward an increase in the proportion of hospital deaths, from 16.6% in 1992 to 39.9% in 2001. The proportion of deaths at home decreased over that period, from 72.9 to 49.2%. The risk of hospital death versus home death was lower for those aged 75 years and over (adjusted odds ratio: 0.212; 95% confidence interval: 0.210-0.214) compared with those <55 years, and for people who were highly educated (2.04; 2.02-2.06), had white-collar jobs (1.55; 1.54-1.57), and resided in areas with more available hospital beds (2.46; 2.42-2.51). Compared with other causes of death, the risk of dying in hospital was higher for patients with ischaemic heart disease (1.83; 1.79-1.86), cancer (1.25; 1.23-1.26) and chronic lower respiratory disease (1.21; 1.18-1.23). CONCLUSIONS: Trends in place of death are influenced by available hospital beds, socio-demographic factors and the nature of the terminal disease, in a country with increasing hospital deaths. These associations should be viewed within the context of culture and local health care systems.
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