Abstract Introduction: Place of death is considered a quality indicator of end-of-life care and enabling people to die were they choose is an important aspiration of palliative care. This study aims to examine the association between involvement of palliative care services and place of death. Methods: Data about patient characteristics, use of general health care, and involvement of palliative care services in nonsudden or expected deaths in all health care settings in 2005-2006 (N ¼ 1690) were collected by a surveillance network of general practitioners (GPs) in Belgium. Bivariate and multivariate associations between involvement of palliative care services and dying at home, in hospital, in a care home, or in a palliative care unit were ...
Background: Studying where people die across countries can serve as an evidence base for health poli...
Abstract Background Hospital deaths following several hospital admissions or long hospital stays may...
Background Studying where people die across countries can serve as an evidence base for health polic...
Introduction: Place of death is considered a quality indicator of end-of-life care and enabling peop...
Background: Hospital deaths following several hospital admissions or long hospital stays may be indi...
Background: Hospital care plays a major role at the end-of-life. But little is known about the overa...
Background: Most people prefer not to die in a hospital, and for those with palliative care needs, d...
Background: Since most patients prefer out-of-hospital death, place of death can be considered an in...
Background: Due to a rising number of deaths from cancer and other chronic diseases a growing number...
Objectives: To evaluate the impact of palliative home care support on the quality of care and costs ...
Background: At the end of life, personalised and specialised care is often required. The way care is...
Background: Population-based studies monitoring end-of-life care are lacking. This study describes i...
Background: In the international debate about assisted dying, it is commonly stated that euthanasia ...
Background: Most people prefer not to die in a hospital, and for those with palliative care needs, d...
<p><b>BACKGROUND: </b>Due to a rising number of deaths from cancer and other chron...
Background: Studying where people die across countries can serve as an evidence base for health poli...
Abstract Background Hospital deaths following several hospital admissions or long hospital stays may...
Background Studying where people die across countries can serve as an evidence base for health polic...
Introduction: Place of death is considered a quality indicator of end-of-life care and enabling peop...
Background: Hospital deaths following several hospital admissions or long hospital stays may be indi...
Background: Hospital care plays a major role at the end-of-life. But little is known about the overa...
Background: Most people prefer not to die in a hospital, and for those with palliative care needs, d...
Background: Since most patients prefer out-of-hospital death, place of death can be considered an in...
Background: Due to a rising number of deaths from cancer and other chronic diseases a growing number...
Objectives: To evaluate the impact of palliative home care support on the quality of care and costs ...
Background: At the end of life, personalised and specialised care is often required. The way care is...
Background: Population-based studies monitoring end-of-life care are lacking. This study describes i...
Background: In the international debate about assisted dying, it is commonly stated that euthanasia ...
Background: Most people prefer not to die in a hospital, and for those with palliative care needs, d...
<p><b>BACKGROUND: </b>Due to a rising number of deaths from cancer and other chron...
Background: Studying where people die across countries can serve as an evidence base for health poli...
Abstract Background Hospital deaths following several hospital admissions or long hospital stays may...
Background Studying where people die across countries can serve as an evidence base for health polic...