Longterm care, home care, Other Location vs' hospital

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Outcome Variables

• Long-term care, home care, Other Location vs.
  hospital
• Hospital, home care, Other Location vs.
  palliative unit
• Among hospital deaths - regular ward, ICU vs.
  palliative unit

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Regression Results Age 65
p lt .01 p lt .001
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Regression Results Cancer
p lt .05
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Key Findings

• Cause of death and age are major predictors of
  location of death.
• Few income effects, although for cancer deaths,
  the wealthiest were more likely to die on home
  care, relative to in a palliative care unit, than
  the poorest.

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Conclusions

• Despite the availability of palliative home care,
  there may be barriers to dying at home for the
  poorest.
• Whether the new Palliative Drug Access program
  will reduce barriers for the less wealthy needs
  to be examined.

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