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Associations between home deaths and end-of-life nursing care trajectories for community-dwelling people: a population-based registry study.

Camilla KjellstadliLing HanHeather AlloreElisabeth FloBettina S HuseboSteinar Hunskaar
Published in: BMC health services research (2019)
We estimated few potentially planned home deaths. Trajectories of home nursing hours and probability of SNF stays indicated possible effective palliative home nursing for some, but also missed opportunities of staying at home longer at the end-of-life. Continuity of care seems to be an important factor in palliative home care and home death.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • palliative care
  • community dwelling
  • quality improvement
  • mental health
  • depressive symptoms
  • advanced cancer
  • chronic pain