Does place of XXXX from @entity5 vary between ethnic groups in South East England?

@entity1 @entity0 @entity5 @entity15449 @entity204
There is growing evidence that the palliative care needs of certain @entity1 , such as those from minority ethnic groups, are not being met. The aim of this study was to investigate whether place of @entity204 from @entity5 differs between ethnic groups. A total of 101,516 @entity1 resident in South East England and who died from lung, @entity0 between 1998 and 2006 were extracted from the Thames Cancer Registry database. Ethnicity data were available for 68,804 @entity1 (68%). The odds ratios (ORs) of @entity204 from @entity5 in a hospice, at home or in hospital were calculated. The results were adjusted for age at @entity204 , deprivation, @entity5 network of residence and time between diagnosis and @entity204 . Following adjustment, @entity204 in a hospice was significantly less likely for @entity15449 @entity1 (OR=0.47 95% CI [0.30-0.74]), Indian @entity1 (0.68 [0.55-0.84]) and Bangladeshi @entity1 (0.33 [0.19-0.56]). Death at home was significantly less likely in Black African @entity1 (0.48 [0.36-0.65]), Black Caribbean @entity1 (0.78 [0.67-0.90]) and Chinese @entity1 (0.46 [0.28-0.76]). @entity15449 , Indian, Bangladeshi, Black African, Black Caribbean and Chinese @entity1 were all significantly more likely than White @entity1 to die in hospital. The results were not substantially altered by recoding the unknown ethnicity group to White or using multiple imputation to assign those with a missing ethnicity an ethnic group. Place of @entity204 varies between ethnic groups. This may reflect differences in preferences for place of @entity204 or barriers to accessing specialist care in different settings. More detailed prospective qualitative studies are urgently required to determine reasons for this variation.
