Location of Death in Canada: A Comparison of 20th-Century Hospital and Nonhospital Locations of Death and Corresponding Population Trends

This report compares 20th-century Canadian hospital and nonhospital location-of-death trends and corresponding population mortality trends. One of the chief findings is a hospitalization-of-death trend, with deaths in hospital peaking in 1994 at 80.5% of all deaths. The rise in hospitalization was m...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Evaluation & the health professions 2001-12, Vol.24 (4), p.385-403
Main Authors: Wilson, Donna M., Northcott, Herbert C., Truman, Corrine D., Smith, Susan L., Anderson, Marjorie C., Fainsinger, Robin L., Stingl, Michael J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Analysis of Variance
Attrition (Research Studies)
Canada - epidemiology
Cause of Death
Cohort Studies
Comparative studies
Death
Developed Nations
Fatalities
Female
Health administration
Health Services
Health technology assessment
Hospital Mortality - trends
Hospitalization
Hospitals
Hospitals - utilization
Humans
Male
Marital Status
Middle Aged
Mortality
Population
Population Trends
Research Methodology
Residence Characteristics - classification
Residence Characteristics - statistics & numerical data
Socioeconomic Factors
Terminal Care - trends
Citations: Items that this one cites
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:This report compares 20th-century Canadian hospital and nonhospital location-of-death trends and corresponding population mortality trends. One of the chief findings is a hospitalization-of-death trend, with deaths in hospital peaking in 1994 at 80.5% of all deaths. The rise in hospitalization was more pronounced in the years prior to the development of a national health care program (1966). Another key finding is a gradual reduction since 1994 in hospital deaths, with this reduction occurring across all sociodemographic variables. This suggests nonhospital care options are needed to support what may be an ongoing shift away from hospitalized death and dying.
ISSN:0163-2787
1552-3918
DOI:10.1177/01632780122034975