Reading the Research: Module 17

"Preferring to die at home"

The Student Learning Outcomes for this course include (1) exposure to empirical findings in the field of human development and (2) application of research findings as they relate to every day life.  Each module I will provide a current example (most often from a peer-reviewed journal article) of research connected to a topic explored in that module. 

The majority of people prefer to be at home as they approach their death. The article at the following link uses a systematic review to study this issue, while also noting that the majority of people do not die at home: http://bmcpalliatcare.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1472-684X-12-7 Links to an external site.