Factors associated with the goal of treatment in the last week of life in old compared to very old patients: a population-based death certificate survey

Background: Little is known about the type of care older people of different ages receive at the end of life. The goal of treatment is an important parameter of the quality of end-of-life care. This study aims to provide an evaluation of the main goal of treatment in the last week of life of people aged 86 and older compared with those between 75 and 85 and to examine how treatment goals are associated with age. Methods: Population-based cross sectional survey in Flanders, Belgium. A stratified random sample of death certificates was drawn of people who died between 1 June and 30 November 2007... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Smets, Tinne
Verhofstede, Rebecca
Cohen, Joachim
Van Den Noortgate, Nele
Deliens, Luc
Dokumenttyp: journalarticle
Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
Schlagwörter: Medicine and Health Sciences / palliative care / End-of-Life / older people / DECISIONS / FLANDERS / BELGIUM / NATIONWIDE / AGE
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26589436
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Link(s) : https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/4432356