Factors associated with end‐of‐life by home‐visit nursing‐care providers in Japan

• DOI: 10.1111/ggi.12822
• Publication Date: 2016-07-08T04:53:21Z
• Authors: Miharu Nakanishi; Junko Niimura; Atsushi Nishida
• Keywords: Staffing; End-of-Life Care

Abstract Aim Home‐visit nursing‐care services in Japan are expected to provide home hospice for older patients with non‐cancer diseases. The aim of the present study was examine factors that contribute provision end‐of‐life care by home‐visit providers Japan. Methods retrospective carried out using nationally representative cross‐sectional data from 2007, 2010, and 2013 Survey Institutions Establishments Long‐Term Care. A total 138 008 randomly sampled service users were included this analysis. End‐of‐life (study outcome) defined as within last month life. Results Of at home, 2280 (1.7%) received home‐based nursing life, offered primarily cancer ( n = 1651; 72.4%). After accounting patient characteristics, more likely receive when they used had a greater number staff or located region fewer hospital beds. Conclusions Among providers, ratio availability beds related care. should establish specialist teams enhanced staffing ratios allow adequate community‐based network between hospitals also be established attain an integrated system elderly populations regions Geriatr Gerontol Int 2017; 17: 991–998.