Family preference for place of death mediates the relationship between patient preference and actual place of death: a nationwide retrospective cross-sectional study.

BACKGROUND: Discrepancy between preferred and actual place of death is common in cancer patients. While previous research has elucidated the factors associated with congruence between patients' preferred and actual place of death, it is not known how the perspective of the family influences the...

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Main Authors: Yoshiki Ishikawa, Sakiko Fukui, Toshiya Saito, Junko Fujita, Minako Watanabe, Kazuhiro Yoshiuchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3592847?pdf=render