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Social class differences in health and care in the year before death.

The aim was to identify any social class differences in health and care in the year before death emerging from a wider study of life before death. Data were collected at interviews, mainly of close relatives, with those who knew most about the people's lives in the year before they died. The sample...

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Published in:Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 54 - 58
Main Author: Cartwright, A
Format: Journal Article
Published: BMJ Publishing Group Feb1992
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        affil: Institute for Social Studies in Medical Care, Hampstead, London, United Kingdom.
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          Death
          Health Services Accessibility
          Quality of Life
          Social Class
          Adult
          Aged
          Communication
          England
          Family Health
          Family Practice
          Housing for Older Persons
          Hospice Care
          Hospitalization
          Housing
          Middle Age
          Nursing Homes
          Patient Attitudes
          Residence Characteristics
          Socioeconomic Factors
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Aged: 65+ years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
      ab: The aim was to identify any social class differences in health and care in the year before death emerging from a wider study of life before death. Data were collected at interviews, mainly of close relatives, with those who knew most about the people's lives in the year before they died. The sample was a random sample of adult (15 and over) deaths in 10 areas of England in 1987. Information was obtained about 639 persons, 80% of the initial sample of 800 deaths. While middle class people die at an older age, the symptoms and physical restrictions reported for middle class and working class people were similar, and middle class people were reported to have a better quality of life before death. More working class people were felt to be in financial need. Money and class contribute to the quality of life before death as well as postponing death.
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