Community end-of-life care among Chinese older adults living in nursing homes

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 273-284

  Chu, Leung Wing ^a,c   So, Jason C ^a   Wong, Lai Chin ^a   Luk, James Kh ^b   Chiu, Patrick Kc ^c   Chan, Cherry Sy ^a   Kwan, Fiona Sm ^a   Chau, June ^a   Hui, Elsie ^d   Woo, Jean ^e   Mcghee, Sarah M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Fung Yiu King Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^c GRANTHAM HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d SHATIN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aging; Conjoint analysis; End of life care; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERMINAL CARE; VERY ELDERLY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COST; ECONOMICS; HOME FOR THE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT PREFERENCE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84897555412     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ggi.12090     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. Census and Statistics Department, HKSAR. [Cited 3 April 2012.] Available from URL: http://www.census2011.gov.hk/en/census-result.html
2. Census and Statistics Department, HKSAR. Hong Kong population projections 2010-2039. [Cited 3 April 2012.] Available from URL: http://www.censtatd.gov.hk/products_and_services/products/individual_statistical_tables/index.jsp
3. Chu LW, Chi I. Long-term care and hospital care for the elderly. In: Leung GM, Bacon J, eds. Hong Kong Health Care System. Reflections, Perspectives and Visions. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2006; 223-252 & 515-517.
4. Chan TC, Shea YF, Luk JHK, Chan FHW, Chu LW. Development and Validation of a Prognostic Index for 2-year mortality in Chinese Older Residents living in nursing homes. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2012; 12: 555-562.
5. Woo J, Chau PP. Aging in Hong Kong: the institutional population. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2009; 10: 478-485.
6. Social Welfare Department of Hong Kong SAR. [Cited 30 July 2010.] Available from URL: http://www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_pubsvc/page_elderly/sub_residentia/
7. Leung GM, Bacon-Shone J. Commentary: organizational, management and quality of care. In: Leung GM, Bacon-Shone J, eds. Hong Kong Health Care System. Reflections, Perspectives and Visions. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2006; 137-186 & 506-511.
8. Leung JYY, Yu TKK, Cheung YL, Ma LC, Cheung SP, Wong CP. Private nursing home residents in Hong Kong- how frail are they and their need for hospital services. J Hong Kong Geriatr Soc 2000; 10: 65-69.
9. Hospital Authority, HKSAR. Hospital Authority Statistical Report 2006/2007. Hospital Authority, HKSAR. Hong Kong. 2009.
10. Gruneir A, Mor V, Weitzen S, Truchil R, Teno J, Roy J. Where people die: a multilevel approach to understanding influences on site of death in America. Med Care Res Rev 2007; 64: 351-378.
11. Gomes B, Higginson I. Where people die (1974-2030): past trends, future projections and implications for care. Palliat Med 2008; 22: 33-41.
12. Akiyama A, Numata A, Mikami H. Factors enabling home death of the elderly in an institution specializing in home medical care: analysis of apprehension of the bereaved family. Geriatr Geront Int 2008; 8: 73-79.
13. Nowakowska D, Guertin JR, Liu A etal. Analysis of willingness to pay for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy. Am J Cardiol 2011; 107: 423-427.
14. Kontodimopoulos N, Niakas D. Overcoming inherent problems of preference-based techniques for measuring health benefits: an empirical study in the context of kidney transplantation. BMC Health Serv Res 2006; 6: 3.
15. Lang HC. Willingness to pay for lung cancer treatment. Value Health. Value Health 2010; 13: 743-749.
16. Chu LW, Luk JK, Hui E etal. Advance directive and end-of-life care preferences among Chinese nursing home residents in Hong Kong. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2010; 12: 143-152.
17. Ryan M, McIntosh E, Dean T, Old P. Trade-offs between location and waiting times in the provision of health care: the case of elective surgery on the Isle of Wight. J Public Health Med 2000; 22: 202-210.
18. Ryan M, Farrar S. Using conjoint analysis to elicit preferences for health care. BMJ 2000; 320: 1530-1533.
19. Drummond MF, Sculpher MJ, Torrance GW, O'Brien BJ, Stoddart GL. Cost benefit analysis. In: Drummond MF, Sculpher MJ, Torrance GW, O'Brien BJ, Stoddart GL, eds. Methods for Economic Evaluation of Healthcare Programmes. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005; 211-240.
20. Ryan M, Gerard K. Using discrete choice experiments to value health care programmes: current practice and future research reflections. Appl Health Econ Health Policy 2003; 2: 55-64.
21. Kirchhoff KT, Faas AI. Family support at end of life. AACN Adv Crit Care 2007; 18: 426-435.
22. Ikegami N, Ikezaki S. Japan's policy of promoting end-of-life care in nursing homes: impact on facility and resident characteristics associated with the site of death. Health Policy 2012; 105 (2-3): 303-311.
23. Jones-Lee M, Loomes G, Philips P. Valuing the prevention of non-fatal road injuries: contingent valuation vs. standard gambles. Oxf Econ Pap 1995; 47: 676-695.
24. Carson R. Contingent valuation surveys and tests of insensitivity to scope. In: Kopp RJ, Pommerehne WW, Schwarz N, eds. Determining the Value of Non-Marketed Goods: Economic, Psychological and Policy Relevant Aspects of Contingent Valuation Methods. Boston: Kluwer Academic publishers, 1997; 127-163.
25. Tse DM, Chan KS, Lam WM, Leu K, Lam PT. The impact of palliative care on cancer deaths in Hong Kong: a retrospective study of 494 cancer deaths. Palliat Med 2007; 21: 425-433.
26. Liu F. Community palliative care in Hong Kong. In: Chan CLW, Chow AYM, eds. Death, Dying and Bereavement: A Hong Kong Chinese Experience. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2006; 183-193.
27. Mitchell SL, Teno JM, Miller SC, Mor V. A national study of the location of death for older persons with dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc 2005; 53: 299-305.
28. van der Velden LFJ, Francke AL, Hingstman L, Willems DL. Dying from cancer or other chronic diseases in Netherlands: ten-year trends derived from death certificate data. BMC Palliat Care 2009; 8: 4. doi: 10.1186/1472-684x-8-4.
29. Sim TC, Leung EM. Geriatric care for residents of private nursing homes. J Hong Kong Geriatr Soc 2000; 10: 84-89.
30. Chen H, Chiu AP, Lam PS etal. Prevalence of infections in residential care homes for the elderly in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Med J 2008; 14: 444-450.
31. Hui E, Ho SC, Tsang J, Lee SH, Woo J. Attitudes towards life-sustaining treatment of older persons in Hong Kong. J Am Geriatr Soc 1997; 15: 1232-1236.
32. Chan-Yeung M, Chan FH, Cheung AH etal. Prevalence of tuberculous infection and active tuberculosis in old age homes in Hong Kong. J Am Geriatr Soc 2006; 54: 1334-1340.
33. Birch D, Draper J. A critical literature review exploring the challenges of delivering effective palliative care to older people with dementia. J Clin Nurs 2008; 17: 1144-1163.
34. Goodman C, Evans C, Wilcock J etal. End of life care for community dwelling older people with dementia: an integrated review. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2010; 25: 329-337.