Relationship Between the Preferred Place of Death in Patients’ Health Records and the Actual Location of Death in Home Palliative Care: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Documentation alone was not independently associated with the place of death. These findings should be interpreted cautiously given the observational and exploratory design of the study and the limited explanatory power of the regression model. Notably, most patients expressed a preference to die at home, and most deaths also occurred at home. Recording preferences may still support advance care planning and patient-centred decision-making, but documentation should not be interpreted as sufficient in itself to influence place of death.
Authors
- Almudena Castaño Reguillo
- Jaime Barrio-Cortés (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2582-0203)
- Elena Polentinos-Castro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9460-2966)
- Raquel Sánchez Ruano
- ESAPD Espronceda Collaborative Group
Institutions
- Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (ES)
- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón (ES)
- Red de Investigación en Actividades Preventivas y Promoción de la Salud (ES)
- HM Hospitales (ES)
- Madrid Health Service (ES)
- Camilo José Cela University (ES)
- Bioef - Fundación Vasca de Innovación e Investigación Sanitarias (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Healthcare
- Published
- 2026-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14081043
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universidad San Jorge
- Universidad de Navarra
- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid