Better quality of end-of-life care for persons with advanced dementia in nursing homes compared to hospitals: a Swedish national register study
Abstract Background Hospitalisation of patients with advanced dementia is generally regarded as less preferable compared to care at home or in a nursing home. For patients with other diagnoses, young age has been associated with better end-of-life care. However, studies comparing the quality of pall...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-08-01
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Series: | BMC Palliative Care |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-020-00639-5 |