KINLESSNESS AT THE TIME OF DEATH: IMPLICATIONS FOR END-OF-LIFE DECISION-MAKING

As our society continues to age and family size decreases, there is increasing concern about lack of caregiver availability. This may be especially important in the context of end-of-life decision-making. The goal of this study was to characterize the size and composition of the family network of adults at the time of death using a population-based register study. All adults in Denmark who died of natural causes 2009-2016 (n= 401,000) were...