OBJECTIVE: To analyze the place of death from cancer in México from 1999 to 2009 and find the associated factors. METHODS: We collected data on mortality by cancer from the national database including age, gender, area of residence, level of education, place of death, and type of cancer. RESULTS: The proportion of deaths at home and hospital was 55.67% and 39%, respectively. Factors associated with home deaths were old age, female gender, rural area of residence, and lack of formal education. There was a short but significant decrease in home deaths for cervical cancer and leukemia. CONCLUSIONS: In México, mortality in home is greater than in hospital for patients with cancer. Our results have important implications for palliative care professionals and health services of México.
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the place of death from cancer in México from 1999 to 2009 and find the associated factors. METHODS: We collected data on mortality by cancer from the national database including age, gender, area of residence, level of education, place of death, and type of cancer. RESULTS: The proportion of deaths at home and hospital was 55.67% and 39%, respectively. Factors associated with home deaths were old age, female gender, rural area of residence, and lack of formal education. There was a short but significant decrease in home deaths for cervical cancer and leukemia. CONCLUSIONS: In México, mortality in home is greater than in hospital for patients with cancer. Our results have important implications for palliative care professionals and health services of México.
Authors: Katja Seitz; Joachim Cohen; Luc Deliens; Andrea Cartin; Celina Castañeda de la Lanza; Emanuel A Cardozo; Fernando Ci Marcucci; Leticia Viana; Luís F Rodrigues; Marvin Colorado; Victor R Samayoa; Vilma A Tripodoro; Ximena Pozo; Tania Pastrana Journal: J Glob Health Date: 2022-04-30 Impact factor: 7.664
Authors: Katja Seitz; Luc Deliens; Joachim Cohen; Emanuel Adrian Cardozo; Vilma A Tripodoro; Fernando Cesar Iwamoto Marcucci; Luís Fernando Rodrigues; Lea Derio; Miguel Antonio Sánchez-Cárdenas; Valentina Salazar; Victor Rolando Samayoa; Ximena Pozo; Diane A Dykeman-Sabado; Celina Castañeda de la Lanza; Nineth Carolina Baltodano Algaba; Gabriela Píriz Alvarez; Leticia Viana; Tulio González; Tania Pastrana Journal: Rev Panam Salud Publica Date: 2021-12-16