Family Ties at End-of-Life: Characteristics of Nursing Home Decedents With and Without Family

Background: Little is known about nursing home (NH) residents' family characteristics despite the important role families play at end-of-life (EOL). Objective: To describe the size and composition of first-degree families (FDFs) of Utah NH residents who died 1998?2016 (n?=?43,405). Methods: Usi...

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Main Authors: Caroline E. Stephens, Djin Tay, Eli Iacob, Michael Hollinghaus, Rebecca Goodwin, Brenna Kelly, Ken Smith, Lee Ellington, Rebecca Utz, Katherine Ornstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mary Ann Liebert 2023-11-01
Series:Palliative Medicine Reports
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Online Access:https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/PMR.2023.0023