Social and clinical determinants of preferences and their achievement at the end of life: prospective cohort study of older adults receiving palliative care in three countries

Social and clinical determinants of preferences and their achievement at the end of life: prospective cohort study of older adults receiving palliative care in three countries

Abstract Background Achieving choice is proposed as a quality marker. But little is known about what influences preferences especially among older adults. We aimed to determine and compare, across three countries, factors associated with preferences for place of death and treatment, and actual site...

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Main Authors: Irene J. Higginson, Barbara A. Daveson, R. Sean Morrison, Deokhee Yi, Diane Meier, Melinda Smith, Karen Ryan, Regina McQuillan, Bridget M. Johnston, Charles Normand, on behalf of BuildCARE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Palliative care
End-of-life care
Preferences
Place of death
Home
Hospice
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-017-0648-4

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