Impact of Caregiver Burden on the Preferred Place for End-of-Life Care Among Older Adults in Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study

Akihiro Ozaka, Sho Sasaki, Hiroaki Nakagawa, Ryohei Yamamoto, Hajime Yamazaki, Sugihiro Hamaguchi, Shunichi Fukuhara, Department of General Medicine, Shirakawa Satellite for Teaching and Research, Fukushima Medical University, Department of General Medicine, Iwase Satellite for Teaching and Research, Fukushima Medical University, Center for Innovative Research for Communities and Clinical Excellence , Fukushima Medical University, Section of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Community Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Department of General Internal Medicine and Family Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Published online on April 18, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundCaregiver burden may influence individuals’ preferences for their own End-of-Life (EoL) care, but evidence remains limited.ObjectiveExamine the association between caregiver burden and preferred EoL care settings across levels of anticipated ...