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Place of death for people with HIV: A population-level comparison of eleven countries across three continents using death certificate data

Place of death for people with HIV: A population-level comparison of eleven countries across three continents using death certificate data
Place of death for people with HIV: A population-level comparison of eleven countries across three continents using death certificate data

Background: With over 1 million HIV-related deaths annually, quality end-of-life care remains a priority. Given strong public preference for home death, place of death is an important consideration for quality care. This 11 country study aimed to i) describe the number, proportion of all deaths, and demographics of HIV-related deaths; ii) identify place of death; iii) compare place of death to cancer patients iv), determine patient/health system factors associated with place of HIV-related death. Methods: In this retrospective analysis of death certification, data were extracted for the full population (ICD-10 codes B20-B24) for 1-year period: deceased's demographic characteristics, place of death, healthcare supply. Results: i) 19,739 deaths were attributed to HIV. The highest proportion (per 1000 deaths) was for Mexico (9.8%), and the lowest Sweden (0.2%). The majority of deaths were among men (75%), and those aged <50 (69.1%). ii) Hospital was most common place of death in all countries: from 56.6% in the Netherlands to 90.9% in South Korea. The least common places were hospice facility (3.3%-5.7%), nursing home (0%-17.6%) and home (5.9%-26.3%).iii) Age-standardised relative risks found those with HIV less likely to die at home and more likely to die in hospital compared with cancer patients, and in most countries more likely to die in a nursing home. iv) Multivariate analysis found that men were more likely to die at home in UK, Canada, USA and Mexico; a greater number of hospital beds reduced the likelihood of dying at home in Italy and Mexico; a higher number of GPs was associated with home death in Italy and Mexico. Conclusions: With increasing comorbidity among people ageing with HIV, it is essential that end-of-life preferences are established and met. Differences in place of death according to country and diagnosis demonstrate the importance of ensuring a "good death" for people with HIV, alongside efforts to optimise treatment.

Aids, End-of-life care, HIV, Mortality, Place of death
1471-2334
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Harding, Richard, Marchetti, Stefano, Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje D., Wilson, Donna M., Ruiz-Ramos, Miguel, Cardenas-Turanzas, Maria, Rhee, Yong Joo, Morin, Lucas, Hunt, Katherine, Teno, Joan, Hakanson, Cecilia, Houttekier, Dirk, Deliens, Luc and Cohen, Joachim (2018) Place of death for people with HIV: A population-level comparison of eleven countries across three continents using death certificate data. BMC Infectious Diseases, 18 (1), 1-8, [55]. (doi:10.1186/s12879-018-2951-x).

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Background: With over 1 million HIV-related deaths annually, quality end-of-life care remains a priority. Given strong public preference for home death, place of death is an important consideration for quality care. This 11 country study aimed to i) describe the number, proportion of all deaths, and demographics of HIV-related deaths; ii) identify place of death; iii) compare place of death to cancer patients iv), determine patient/health system factors associated with place of HIV-related death. Methods: In this retrospective analysis of death certification, data were extracted for the full population (ICD-10 codes B20-B24) for 1-year period: deceased's demographic characteristics, place of death, healthcare supply. Results: i) 19,739 deaths were attributed to HIV. The highest proportion (per 1000 deaths) was for Mexico (9.8%), and the lowest Sweden (0.2%). The majority of deaths were among men (75%), and those aged <50 (69.1%). ii) Hospital was most common place of death in all countries: from 56.6% in the Netherlands to 90.9% in South Korea. The least common places were hospice facility (3.3%-5.7%), nursing home (0%-17.6%) and home (5.9%-26.3%).iii) Age-standardised relative risks found those with HIV less likely to die at home and more likely to die in hospital compared with cancer patients, and in most countries more likely to die in a nursing home. iv) Multivariate analysis found that men were more likely to die at home in UK, Canada, USA and Mexico; a greater number of hospital beds reduced the likelihood of dying at home in Italy and Mexico; a higher number of GPs was associated with home death in Italy and Mexico. Conclusions: With increasing comorbidity among people ageing with HIV, it is essential that end-of-life preferences are established and met. Differences in place of death according to country and diagnosis demonstrate the importance of ensuring a "good death" for people with HIV, alongside efforts to optimise treatment.

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Accepted/In Press date: 5 January 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 25 January 2018
Keywords: Aids, End-of-life care, HIV, Mortality, Place of death

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Local EPrints ID: 417982
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/417982
ISSN: 1471-2334
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ORCID for Katherine Hunt: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-6173-7319

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Date deposited: 20 Feb 2018 17:30
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Author: Richard Harding
Author: Stefano Marchetti
Author: Bregje D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen
Author: Donna M. Wilson
Author: Miguel Ruiz-Ramos
Author: Maria Cardenas-Turanzas
Author: Yong Joo Rhee
Author: Lucas Morin
Author: Katherine Hunt ORCID iD
Author: Joan Teno
Author: Cecilia Hakanson
Author: Dirk Houttekier
Author: Luc Deliens
Author: Joachim Cohen

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