Dying in long-term care facilities in Europe: the PACE epidemiological study of deceased residents in six countries

Dying in long-term care facilities in Europe: the PACE epidemiological study of deceased residents in six countries

Abstract Background By 2030, 30% of the European population will be aged 60 or over and those aged 80 and above will be the fastest growing cohort. An increasing number of people will die at an advanced age with multiple chronic diseases. In Europe at present, between 12 and 38% of the oldest people...

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Main Authors: Elisabeth Honinx, Nanja van Dop, Tinne Smets, Luc Deliens, Nele Van Den Noortgate, Katherine Froggatt, Giovanni Gambassi, Marika Kylänen, Bregje Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Katarzyna Szczerbińska, Lieve Van den Block, on behalf of PACE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
End-of-life care
Long-term care facility
Nursing homes
Palliative care
Policy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-7532-4

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