title: The preference of place of death and its predictors among terminally ill patients with cancer and their caregivers in China.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the preference of place of death among Chinese patients with cancer and their caregivers and to identify factors associated with the preference.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective questionnaire research was conducted in terminally ill patients with cancer and their caregivers. Questions included sociodemographic characteristics and information about patients' diseases and patients' preference of place of death.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Home (53.64%) was the first choice for 522 patients, 51.34% of participated caregivers chose home as the preferred place of death, and patient-caregiver dyads achieved 84.10% agreement. Patients who lived in rural area, with lower education level and lived with relatives, expressed more preference to die at home.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study described information about the preference of place of death and its potential predictive factors in terminally ill patients with cancer in mainland of China.
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrated Therapy, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoli
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrated Therapy, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China wenwucheng@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Wenwu
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrated Therapy, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Menglei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrated Therapy, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Minghui
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrated Therapy, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Zhe
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D002681:China; D003643:Death; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D010166:Palliative Care; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D019452:Terminally Ill / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: decision making; home death; palliative care; patients’ preference; place of death; terminally ill cancer