Inequality in place-of-death among children: a Danish nationwide study

Conclusions: The fact that household income was not associated with dying at home may be explained by the Danish tax-financed healthcare system. However, having haematological cancers, non-cancerous conditions or being an immigrant were associated with lower odds for home death. Cultural differences along with heterogeneous trajectories may partly explain these differences, which should be considered prospectively.What is Known:• Prior studies have shown disparities in place-of-death of terminally ill children with diagnosis, ethnicity and socio-economic position as key factors.• Danish healthcare is tax-financed and in principle access to healthcare is equal; however, disparities have been found in the intensity of treatment of terminally ill children.What is New:• In a tax-financed, equal-access healthcare system, children died just as frequently at home in families with low as high household income.• Disparities in home death were related to diagnosis and immigrant status.
Source: European Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research