The objective of this study is to observe the place of death according to characteristics of patients.
In a sample of dying patients with cancer, place of death according to age, marriage, religion, duration of education, social class by occupation, cancer site, length of time between diagnosis and death and method of trearment was investigated.
The outcomes were as follows.
1. The sex is significantly related to place of death ; male patients with cancer are more likely to die at home. (male 73.2%, female 26.8% death at home, P<.001)
2. The social class by occupation is significantly related to place of death: patients with cancer resided in higher social class are more likely to die at home and who resided in lower social class are more likely to die at hospital(P<.001).
