Excess deaths by cause and place of death in England and Wales during the first year of COVID-19.
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DOI: 10.1002/hec.4698
Abstract: Using officially registered weekly mortality data, we estimate a counterfactual death count in the absence of the pandemic and we calculate the number of excess deaths in England and Wales during 2020 after the pandemic… read more here.
Keywords: place death; death; mortality; excess deaths ... See more keywords
Place of death for patients treated at a tertiary cancer center in Jordan
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DOI: 10.1007/s00520-020-05677-6
Abstract: Home death is considered to be a marker of good death. Little is known about the place of death and its determinants in patients with cancer in Jordan. A retrospective analysis of regularly collected data… read more here.
Keywords: home; death; cancer; care ... See more keywords
Changes in the place of death for older adults with cancer: Reason to celebrate or a risk for unintended disparities?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2020.10.008
Abstract: BACKGROUND Place of death is important to patients and caregivers, and often a surrogate measure of health care disparities. While recent trends in place of death suggest an increased frequency of dying at home, data… read more here.
Keywords: home; death; place death; older adults ... See more keywords
A Prospective Cohort Study of Factors Associated With Place of Death Among Patients With Late-Stage Cancer in Southern Africa.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.01.014
Abstract: CONTEXT Identifying factors that affect terminally ill patients' preferences for and actual place of death may assist patients to die wherever they wish. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to investigate factors associated with… read more here.
Keywords: death; prospective cohort; study; factors associated ... See more keywords
Adult mortality in sub-saharan Africa, Zambia: Where do adults die?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2017.02.001
Abstract: Place of death remains an issue of growing interest and debate among scholars as an indicator of quality of end-of-life care in developed countries. In sub-Saharan Africa, however, variations in place of death may suggest… read more here.
Keywords: place death; health; sub saharan; saharan africa ... See more keywords
Place of death trends among patients with dementia in Japan: a population-based observational study
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-56388-w
Abstract: Dementia is a major public health concern in ageing societies. Although the population of Japan is among the most aged worldwide, long-term trends in the place of death (PoD) among patients with dementia is unknown.… read more here.
Keywords: observational study; among patients; patients dementia; place death ... See more keywords
“It turned out right for both of us”: A qualitative study about a preference for home death and actual place of death
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DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2024.2369847
Abstract: Abstract This qualitative study was conducted in Norway to explore couples’ preference for home death when one of the partners was dying from cancer, and what made home death possible or not. We conducted dyad… read more here.
Keywords: home; home death; qualitative study; place death ... See more keywords
Factors Associated with the Place of Death in Huntington Disease: Analysis of Enroll-HD.
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DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2022.0143
Abstract: Background: Most people prefer to die at home. Hospice is the standard in end-of-life care for people with Huntington disease (HD), a neurodegenerative genetic disorder that affects people in middle adulthood. Yet, we have little… read more here.
Keywords: place death; huntington disease; factors associated; death ... See more keywords
Association between social vulnerability and place of death during the first 2 years of COVID-19 in Massachusetts.
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DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afae018
Abstract: We investigated the relationship between individual-level social vulnerability and place of death during the infectious disease emergency of the COVID-19 pandemic in Massachusetts. Our research represents a unique contribution by matching individual-level death certificates with… read more here.
Keywords: social vulnerability; place death; vulnerability place; death ... See more keywords
Disparities in end-of-life care and place of death in people with malignant brain tumors—A Swedish registry study
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DOI: 10.1093/nop/npae113
Abstract: Abstract Background Malignant brain tumors often lead to death. While improving future treatments is essential, end-of-life care must also be addressed. To ensure equitable palliative care, understanding the place of death is crucial, as disparities… read more here.
Keywords: brain tumors; care; malignant brain; place death ... See more keywords
Final transitions to place of death: patients and families wishes
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DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdw097
Abstract: Purpose This four‐country study (Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy and Spain) examines prevalence and types of final transitions between care settings of cancer patients and the extent to which patient/family wishes are cited as a reason… read more here.
Keywords: death; transition; final transitions; families wishes ... See more keywords