How do our older adults die? The perception of family members about suffering in the last year of life

Objectives: To characterize the signs and symptoms of suffering, the circumstances of death, and health service use in the 12 months prior to death in a cohort of community-dwelling older adults according to relatives' perception, as well as to verify the relationships between baseline frailty...

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Published in:	Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging
Main Authors:	Daniela de Assumpção, Priscila Maria Stolses Bergamo Francisco, Gabriela Asenjo Seoanes, Roberto Chierighini, Larissa de Pontes Silva, Anita Liberalesso Neri
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology 2023-07-01
Subjects:	older adults physical suffering frailty end of life end-of-life care health services
Online Access:	https://ggaging.com/details/1789/en-US/how-do-our-older-adults-die--the-perception-of-family-members-about-suffering-in-the-last-year-of-life

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